Division Manager for Operations

$116,875 - $182,312/Yr

Ada County Highway District - Brownsville, TX

Full-time - Senior

Brownsville, TX

About the position

The Division Manager for Operations at the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) is a senior management role responsible for overseeing the operations of the utility's water and wastewater services. This position involves strategic planning, project management, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while delivering exceptional customer service. The manager will lead teams, optimize processes, and report directly to the Director of Water/Wastewater Engineering and Capital Planning.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, directs, and guides the execution of strategies, processes, programs, budgets, and business operations within the assigned operations area functions and departments.
• Plans, directs, and evaluates the work of assigned department heads.
• Maintains current knowledge of organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as well as legal requirements related to assigned departments; makes recommendations to division director of changes in policies, organization programs, methods, and procedures, and communicates changes.
• Assists in reviewing and evaluating results of program impact; provides summary findings to senior management and recommends options to optimize programs and processes.
• Assumes project management responsibility for projects within areas of responsibilities and within the assigned division.
• Leads teams focused on process improvements, system enhancements, industry benchmarking, and organizational learning to drive continuous improvement.
• Prepares and reviews reports as part of the process of monitoring and communicating performance result; ensures timely preparation of appropriate regulatory reports or other documents.
• Assists in upgrading supporting infrastructure, resources, and tools to maximize process efficiencies.
• Takes direction from and provides strategic and administrative support to the assigned director in the areas of planning, research, communications, project management, and problem solving.
• Monitors and identifies legal requirements, government reporting regulations, and legislative issues and priorities affecting assigned functional areas and determines their respective impacts on current and future operations. Assures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
• May serve as utility representative with local, State, Federal and International agencies concerning utility regulations, grants, operational functions, and procedures.
• Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities, including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal of all assigned employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in science, engineering, or a related field.
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience, including at least four (4) years in a management capacity.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license in the State of Texas.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree or a Professional Certification/License in a field related to the job may substitute for two (2) years of the required, non-managerial experience.
• Experience working with TCEQ guidelines.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package