Groundwater Recharge Supervisor
Inland Empire Utilities Agency - 4.3 Chino, CA
Job Details
Full-time
$136,777.16 - $166,649.34 a year
1 day ago

Benefits
- 401(a)
- 457(b)
- AD&D insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance

Qualifications
- Management
- Groundwater Laboratory experience
- Non-CDL Class C
- Senior level
- 4 years Professional Engineer

Full Job Description

**THE POSITION**
Are you interested in working with a team of groundwater recharge professionals dedicated to enhancing and preserving the quality of life throughout the region? Are you an approachable mentor with a drive for coaching others and ensuring the success of a team? Are you a collaborative individual who works well with stakeholders and can safely and efficiently lead a groundwater recharge program? The Agency is seeking an organized individual to serve as its next Groundwater Recharge Supervisor. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating groundwater recharge programs while providing guidance and growth for their team.

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA/Agency) serves approximately 935,000 residents in western San Bernardino County and is proud of our reputation of promoting greater water supply reliability through significant contributions to a diverse regional water supply portfolio, including water from stormwater capture, recycling and reuse, and imported water supplies. The Agency continues to be fully committed to ensuring long-term success for the region by leading the way in water resource management, environmental sustainability, and providing essential sanitation services in a regionally planned and cost-effective manner while safeguarding public health and promoting economic development.

Here are a few ways the Inland Empire Utilities Agency is committed to helping you feel your best, work your best, and live your best while working with us:
- A 4-day work week with remote hybrid work schedules for some positions
- A pension through California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
- Generous employer monthly health benefit allowances to go towards the cost of medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Competitive vacation, floating holiday, sick time in addition to 9 agency paid holidays
- Education Reimbursement up to $5,250 per fiscal year
- Basic life insurance coverage provided
- 457b Deferred Compensation Contribution
- Interest free loan for a computer purchase up to $3,000

There is one (1) vacancy in the Operations & Maintenance Department. This recruitment is being conducted to fill one (1) vacancy and will establish an eligibility list which may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur during the active status of the eligibility list.

**PLEASE NOTE**
An 8% salary increase is currently pending Board of Directors Approval.
Salary Range: SU 187
FLSA Exempt
Probationary Period: 12 months

Under direction, plans, organizes, oversees and directs the operation and maintenance of the groundwater recharge and recycled water distribution systems and associated facilities and basins and ensures the program is in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations; conducts and oversees studies pertaining to the Agency's groundwater and surface water needs; provides professional advice to Agency management and stakeholder agencies on the effectiveness and reliability of the groundwater recharge and recycled water distribution programs; and performs related duties as assigned.

**DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS**
A Groundwater Recharge Supervisor is responsible for managing and coordinating the groundwater recharge program and supervises the staff operating and maintaining the recycled water distribution system. Incumbents perform professional, supervisory, and technical tasks necessary to administer and operate the Agency's recycled water distribution and groundwater recharge programs. Additionally, incumbents coordinate and prioritize projects including supervising consultants and contractors, and interact with program stakeholders and regulatory agencies. Assignments are broad in scope and carried out with considerable independence within the framework of established policies, procedures, and guidelines. Work and results are reviewed through inspections and analysis of records and reports, system performance, and compliance with regulatory requirements. An employee in this class reports to the Manager of Operations and Maintenance and manages the work of professional, technical, and nontechnical employees in the Groundwater Recharge and Recycled Water Distribution program.

**EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.
- Plans, organizes, controls, integrates, and evaluates the work of the assigned program; with staff, develops, implements, and monitors work plans to achieve goals and objectives; contributes to the development of and monitors performance against the annual department budget; supervises and participates in developing, implementing, and evaluating plans, work processes, systems, and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives, and work standards.
- Responsible for various regional operational water resource responsibilities including but not limited to: serve as the Santa Ana River Watermaster technical appointee; administration of the Prado Basin Adaptive Management and Stormwater Management Plans; technical advisor for groundwater recharge capital projects and leadership for all groundwater production related activities.
- Manages the performance of division staff; interviews and selects new staff; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets; regularly monitors performance and provides coaching for performance improvement and development; recommends compensation and provides other rewards to recognize performance; hears and makes recommendations on grievances; subject to management concurrence, approves or takes disciplinary action, up to and including termination, to address performance deficiencies, in accordance with Agency human resources policies and labor contract agreements.
- Provides day-to-day leadership and works with staff to ensure a high-performance, customer service-oriented work environment that supports achieving the department's and Agency's mission, objectives, and values regarding teamwork, mutual trust, and respect; applies process improvement and quality management principles to assigned areas of responsibility.
- Participates in the formulation and implementation of departmental policy, planning, and strategy development; leads and directs staff and outside consulting resources in the development and application of new methods and processes to achieve higher efficiency, quality, and innovation in department work processes.

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This benefits overview is a summary and is not to be considered all-inclusive or applicable to all employees.