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Water Quality Plant Manager of Maintenance Operations
- Palo Alto, California United States
- City of Palo Alto
- Aug 14, 2026
- $118,643.20 - $177,944.00 Annually - Full Time
City of Palo Alto

The Community The birthplace of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, is a community of approximately 68,000 residents and nearly 100,000 jobs. Located on the mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose, Palo Alto is recognized worldwide as a leader in cutting-edge technology, medicine, and green innovation. The community's treelined streets and historic buildings reflect its California heritage, and, at the same time, many world-class businesses maintain or started offices here, such as Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Amazon, Broadcom, Hewlett-Packard, Houzz, Rivian, SAP and SAP Ariba, Tesla, and Varian Medical Systems. Numerous start-ups are also at home in Palo Alto, arguably making it the start-up capital of the world. Stanford University is foundational to the history and prestige of Palo Alto, reflected in the community's dedication to lifelong learning. Stanford's cultural and educational offerings are integral to the vibrancy and charm of Palo Alto, while the City's exceptional K-12 school district ranks among the top public-school systems in the country. With more than 50% of adult residents holding a graduate degree or higher, Palo Alto is frequently listed as one of the most educated cities in the nation. Palo Alto boasts a genuine sense of community and an active citizenry with strong environmental values. Beautiful neighborhoods are complemented by vibrant commercial corridors and a bustling economy featuring premium shopping and dining options. Excellent healthcare facilities, performing arts, and diverse recreational opportunities are some of the community's incredibly desirable and cherished amenities. To learn more, visit https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/City-Manager/Latest-News City Government Palo Alto is a full-service charter city with a council-manager form of government. The seven-member City Council is elected at large, and the City Council annually selects the Mayor and Vice Mayor from among its members. The Mayor and City Council appoint the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Auditor. The City Manager is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the City. Palo Alto is organized into 15 departments/offices with 1,093.10 authorized positions in FY 2025. There is also a FY 2025 capital budget of $316.2 million. Palo Alto owns and operates its own utilities, including electricity (carbon-neutral), gas, water, wastewater, and an expanding fiber network. This dynamic municipal environment ensures an ever-engaging platform for unique problem-solving and advances new initiatives, including sustainability, broadband, and effective service delivery. Community assets also include five libraries, 36 parks, five community centers, a museum and zoo, youth centers, a general aviation airport, an 18-hole golf course, a regional water treatment plant, and wildland open space preserves at the San Francisco Bay and in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains offering 41 miles of walking/biking trails in addition to its police, fire, and ambulance services. Palo Alto has long been a leader in sustainability, and the City's ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals are part of what sets it apart. Since the City's first Climate Protection Plan was passed in 2007, Palo Alto has set goals that exceed State and Federal targets. Today, the City's goal to reduce emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 (the "80x30" goal) and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 guides sustainability efforts. An award-winning City, Palo Alto is recognized nationally as innovative and well-managed. City services and performance also receive impressive marks from community members in the Palo Alto Community Survey. Many of those ratings put City programs and services in the highest percentiles among the hundreds of benchmark cities. Palo Alto makes decisions through comprehensive processes and proactively seeks to involve its extremely informed, educated, and engaged residents. Projects are naturally a cooperative effort among the City Council, Boards, Commissions, Committees, engaged residents, neighborhoods, businesses, property owners, and staff. Join an Award Winning Team Palo Alto is an award-winning City recognized nationwide as innovative and well-managed. Palo Alto is one of a small number of California cities with a AAA bond rating. Recently, Palo Alto became one of the most livable cities in the U.S. by Livability.com. It's the only city to receive the Platinum Beacon Award in sustainability best practices by California’s Institute for Local Government. We offer a variety of career paths that relate to building and improving communities. The City has fourteen departments employing 1,000 full-time staff. Police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and building inspectors keep us safe. Engineers and public works staff build and re-build the physical infrastructure. City planners help envision and shape future community growth. Recreation, arts and library professionals enhance community life. Utilities provides electric, gas, water, sewer and other services. Internal services departments help manage, staff, and protect the City. Want to learn more about our benefits? Learn more by reviewing our "Benefits at a Glance Booklet." Contact Us Phone: 650-329-2376 Email: Recruit@paloalto.gov Location: City Hall, 1st Floor | 250 Hamilton Ave 94301 | View Map
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- $118,643.20 - $177,944.00 Annually
- Full Time
- Aug 14, 2026
Job Description
Description

Are you a dynamic leader and water treatment professional looking for your next career step into a cutting edge organization?

Do you have the hands-on experience and mechanical knowledge to be respected as a technical leader and not just an administrative manager?

Are you a collaborative team player who practices servant leadership, supports the success of others, and holds employees accountable to clear expectations and performance standards?

The City of Palo Alto and the Regional Water Quality Control Plant are seeking a Manager of Maintenance Operations to direct and coordinate the continuous operation of the plant and supervise a team of 7 mechanics. This position is fully on-site working either a traditional 5/40 shift or a Tuesday - Friday 4/10 shift. The position reports to the Assistant Plant Manager. The successful candidate will receive an excellent benefit package including a defined benefit pension plan.

The Ideal Candidate
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, environmental, or reliability engineering; maintenance or asset management; wastewater technology; or a closely related field. (Candidates without this degree may substitute additional years of field experience on a 1 year: 1 year basis.)

Seven or more years of progressively responsible maintenance or reliability experience in a wastewater treatment plant, water utility, power plant, manufacturing facility, or other continuously operating industrial environment.

At least three years of experience supervising multidisciplinary maintenance personnel, preferably including mechanics, electricians, and instrumentation and controls technicians.

Strong working knowledge of wastewater-treatment equipment, including pumps, blowers, mixers, valves, chemical-feed systems, solids-handling equipment, HVAC systems, standby generators, electrical distribution equipment, VFDs, instrumentation, PLCs, and SCADA systems.

Demonstrated ability to develop and manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, including equipment criticality assessments, condition monitoring, root-cause analysis, failure analysis, and reliability-centered maintenance.

Significant experience using SAP or a comparable CMMS/EAM system to manage asset hierarchies, work orders, preventive-maintenance schedules, labor and material costs, equipment history, inventory, maintenance backlogs, and performance metrics.

Experience planning major equipment shutdowns and coordinating maintenance activities without jeopardizing continuous plant operation, regulatory compliance, treatment performance, or employee safety.

Thorough knowledge of Cal/OSHA requirements and industrial safety practices, including lockout/tagout, confined-space entry, electrical and arc-flash safety, fall protection, hazardous chemicals, contractor safety, and emergency response.

Experience reviewing capital-project designs for maintainability, accessibility, redundancy, standardization, lifecycle cost, and operational reliability, as well as supporting commissioning and start-up.

Experience managing contractors, consultants, service agreements, RFPs, equipment procurements, maintenance budgets, inventory, and emergency repairs within a municipal or similarly regulated environment.

Ability to establish meaningful maintenance metrics, including preventive-maintenance completion, schedule compliance, equipment availability, repeat failures, emergency work, backlog age, labor utilization, and maintenance costs.

Proven ability to lead employees through change, establish accountability, address performance concerns, develop training and succession plans, and build cooperation among Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Laboratory, IT, and administrative personnel.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical problems, risks, resource needs, and recommendations to plant leadership, employees, contractors, partner agencies, and other City departments.

Ability and willingness to respond to plant emergencies and provide management support outside normal working hours.

Possession of a valid California driver’s license.

Preferred Certifications

CWEA Mechanical Technologist or Electrical and Instrumentation Technologist certification.

WECA Electrician Certification

Click here for a full job description and benefits list.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply early as the posting may close anytime after September 7th.
Round 1 interviews are expected to take place the week of September 21st
Round 2 interviews are expected to take place the week of October 5th
Estimated start date: November 2, 2026

Essential Duties

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Supervises staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; and making hiring, termination and disciplinary recommendations.
Manages maintenance operations section activities and participates in the monitoring, operating, servicing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of applicable equipment and tools to ensure proper operations, which includes: analyzing and reviewing work processes; scheduling maintenance; interpreting raw data; monitoring activities for compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards; ordering supplies and inventory; and/or, performing other related duties.
Manages the operations of the traffic control, street cleaning, storm drains, and/or streets sections.
Develops processes and procedures for management reporting.
Develops and facilitates employee safety training and monitors safety compliance in the performance of work activities.
Conducts citywide street maintenance inspections to identify potential hazards to the public and documents irregularities requiring action.
Operates, inspects, maintains, and repairs storm pumping stations and associated underground pipelines.
Serves as a liaison with employees and external organizations; represents the City at a variety of meetings, public events, training sessions, on committees, and/or other related events.
Participates in coordinating the exchange of information within the organization, with external agencies, and with the public.
Ensures compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
Prepares, reviews, interprets, and analyzes a variety of information, data, and reports; and makes recommendations and presentations based on findings.
Monitors and maintains division inventory; and orders required supplies, materials, and equipment to ensure efficient operations.
Coordinates initiatives for the enhancement and improvement of service, program, and/or project delivery.
Assists in developing and administering the division budget; and approves expenditures within established guidelines.
Investigates complaints received from internal divisions, the City Council, residents, business owners, and/or other interested parties.
Assists in developing and maintaining short and long-term strategic planning processes in assigned area of responsibility.
Updates and maintains operating, procedural, and/or maintenance manuals and related files.
Manages the coordination and facilitation of training on safety and/or other applicable issues.
Participates in/on a variety of meetings, committees, and/or other applicable groups in order to receive and convey information.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Minimum Qualifications

Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge and skills, which would typically be acquired through:

Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years of directly related experience
(Candidates not possessing a bachelor's degree may substitute additional years of work experience on a year for year basis)
Two years of supervisory experience

Preferred Certifications

CWEA Mechanical Technologist or Electrical and Instrumentation Technologist certification.

WECA Electrician Certification

Licensing Requirements:

Based upon area of assignment, some positions may require:
Valid California Driver's License.

Supplemental Information

The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

See our Benefits at a Glance Bookletfor more details.
Learn more about our Compensation Plan HERE.

Closing Date/Time: 9/7/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
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City of Palo Alto

The Community

The birthplace of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, is a community of approximately 68,000 residents and nearly 100,000 jobs. Located on the mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose, Palo Alto is recognized worldwide as a leader in cutting-edge technology, medicine, and green innovation. The community's treelined streets and historic buildings reflect its California heritage, and, at the same time, many world-class businesses maintain or started offices here, such as Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Amazon, Broadcom, Hewlett-Packard, Houzz, Rivian, SAP and SAP Ariba, Tesla, and Varian Medical Systems. Numerous start-ups are also at home in Palo Alto, arguably making it the start-up capital of the world. Stanford University is foundational to the history and prestige of Palo Alto, reflected in the community's dedication to lifelong learning. Stanford's cultural and educational offerings are integral to the vibrancy and charm of Palo Alto, while the City's exceptional K-12 school district ranks among the top public-school systems in the country. With more than 50% of adult residents holding a graduate degree or higher, Palo Alto is frequently listed as one of the most educated cities in the nation. Palo Alto boasts a genuine sense of community and an active citizenry with strong environmental values. Beautiful neighborhoods are complemented by vibrant commercial corridors and a bustling economy featuring premium shopping and dining options. Excellent healthcare facilities, performing arts, and diverse recreational opportunities are some of the community's incredibly desirable and cherished amenities. To learn more, visit https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/City-Manager/Latest-News

City Government

Palo Alto is a full-service charter city with a council-manager form of government. The seven-member City Council is elected at large, and the City Council annually selects the Mayor and Vice Mayor from among its members. The Mayor and City Council appoint the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Auditor. The City Manager is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the City. Palo Alto is organized into 15 departments/offices with 1,093.10 authorized positions in FY 2025. There is also a FY 2025 capital budget of $316.2 million. Palo Alto owns and operates its own utilities, including electricity (carbon-neutral), gas, water, wastewater, and an expanding fiber network. This dynamic municipal environment ensures an ever-engaging platform for unique problem-solving and advances new initiatives, including sustainability, broadband, and effective service delivery. Community assets also include five libraries, 36 parks, five community centers, a museum and zoo, youth centers, a general aviation airport, an 18-hole golf course, a regional water treatment plant, and wildland open space preserves at the San Francisco Bay and in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains offering 41 miles of walking/biking trails in addition to its police, fire, and ambulance services. Palo Alto has long been a leader in sustainability, and the City's ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals are part of what sets it apart. Since the City's first Climate Protection Plan was passed in 2007, Palo Alto has set goals that exceed State and Federal targets. Today, the City's goal to reduce emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 (the "80x30" goal) and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 guides sustainability efforts. An award-winning City, Palo Alto is recognized nationally as innovative and well-managed. City services and performance also receive impressive marks from community members in the Palo Alto Community Survey.

Many of those ratings put City programs and services in the highest percentiles among the hundreds of benchmark cities. Palo Alto makes decisions through comprehensive processes and proactively seeks to involve its extremely informed, educated, and engaged residents. Projects are naturally a cooperative effort among the City Council, Boards, Commissions, Committees, engaged residents, neighborhoods, businesses, property owners, and staff.

Join an Award Winning Team

Palo Alto is an award-winning City recognized nationwide as innovative and well-managed. Palo Alto is one of a small number of California cities with a AAA bond rating. Recently, Palo Alto became one of the most livable cities in the U.S. by Livability.com. It's the only city to receive the Platinum Beacon Award in sustainability best practices by California’s Institute for Local Government. We offer a variety of career paths that relate to building and improving communities. The City has fourteen departments employing 1,000 full-time staff. Police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and building inspectors keep us safe. Engineers and public works staff build and re-build the physical infrastructure. City planners help envision and shape future community growth. Recreation, arts and library professionals enhance community life. Utilities provides electric, gas, water, sewer and other services. Internal services departments help manage, staff, and protect the City.

Want to learn more about our benefits? Learn more by reviewing our "Benefits at a Glance Booklet."

Contact Us

Phone: 650-329-2376

Email: Recruit@paloalto.gov

Location: City Hall, 1st Floor | 250 Hamilton Ave 94301 | View Map
City of Palo Alto
- Palo Alto, California, United States
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