Padre Dam & The East County Advanced Water Purification Project is seeking applicants interested in working at our current Water Recycling Facility as permanent nightshift operators. We are looking for   candidates of all levels

Over the next five years, this site will be developed into a 16 MGD Water Reclamation Plant with 11.5 MGD being treated at an advanced level. This is an exciting project and we are looking for dedicated employees who will embrace change and commit to running a world class facility.

When you are hired, you will be responsible for monitoring, maintaining and operating a Class 4 Biological Nutrient Removal Process, Advanced Tertiary and Disinfection treatment plant, and Advanced Water Purification facilities to ensure proper treatment of wastewater and supply tertiary treated recycled water to the distribution system and lakes.  You will also be responsible for ensuring customers receive adequate recycled water without health risks and for repairing and maintaining the plant facilities and related equipment.  Incumbents are responsible for: monitoring, maintaining, and operating a 2 MGD Ray Stoyer Water Reclamation Facility (WRF), East Mission Gorge Pump Station (EMGPS), attending training sessions and commissioning of the East County Advanced Water Purification (AWP) Facilities through construction of AWP facilities and until Ray Stoyer is decommissioned.  Subsequent to decommissioning of Ray Stoyer WRF, commissioning, monitoring, maintaining, and operating a 16 MGD Class 5 WRF, associated Solids Handling Facility (SHF), Energy Recovery Facilities, a 12.5 MGD AWP Facility, appurtenant wastewater pump stations and conveyance facilities, product water pump station and conveyance facilities, and remote dechlorination facility; Ensuring customers receive adequate recycled and purified water without health risks; and any other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties

(M) Minimum Supervision
(C) Competent – Having requisite or adequate knowledge, ability, or qualities.
(P) Proficient – A thorough competence derived from knowledge, training, and practice on the job.

Knowledge, Skills, Training, Experience & Licensing

Knowledge of: (position requirements at entry)

1. Basic mathematics
2. Basic related theories and principles such as Water or Wastewater technology, Chemistry, Microbiology; Basic safety procedures and practices
3. Basic principles of valves, meters, pumps, and the operation of pumps
4. Basic electronic and electrical principles and practices.

 
Skills/Abilities: (position requirements at entry)

1. Use of hand tools and small motorized tools
2. Operating valves, pumps, and motors
3. Using computers and related software applications
4. Ability to perform basic mechanical repairs.
5. Communication, interpersonal skills to maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers and supervisors, vendors, contractors, suppliers etc. Sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

 
Training/Experience Required: (position requirements at entry)

1. High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.)
2. One year of related basic repair and maintenance experience; OR
3. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

 
Licensing Requirements: (position requirements at entry; must be obtained and/or maintained throughout employment)

1. Valid California Driver’s License.
2. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Grade I certificate or higher from the State of California, Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) within one year from date of hire; or
3. Currently holds SWRCB Water Treatment Operator Grade 1 certificate or higher.  CWEA/AWWA Advanced Water Treatment Operator (AWTO) Grade 3 certificate desired within 1 year of eligibility ;For an employee to advance into Grade 25, they must be dual certified (WW3 and AWTO 3), or (Water Treatment 3 and AWTO 3) . This option is only available upon commissioning of the ECAWP Facility.
4. Grade 27L is an assigned lead position and requires an employee to hold dual certification ((WW 3 and AWTO 3).  This option is only available upon commissioning of the ECAWP Facility.

Supplemental Information

For at least the first 2 months after hire, this position may be asked to work a 4/10 schedule (Tuesday-Friday) from 5:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. to familiarize themselves with the operation of the Ray Stoyer WRF. After that, the position will be working a seven on/seven off nightshift. Daily Hours will be 5:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M.

Once the Ray Stoyer WRF is decommissioned (Anticipated to be late 2025), there may be a three-six month window of working a 5/8 schedule (Monday-Friday) to accommodate the startup of, and training on the new ECAWP facilities. Once the ECAWP is running, it is envisioned that this position will return to a seven on/seven off 12 hour nightshift.

As part of the East County Advanced Water Purification Project (ECAWP), Padre Dam is entering into an Administrative and Operating Services Agreement (Agreement) with the East County CAWP Joint Powers Authority (JPA). Padre Dam, as the contracted Administrator and Operator, will provide management, administrative, operations, maintenance and similar or related services for JPA owned ECAWPAWP facilities. The Administrator and Operator functions will require Padre Dam to hire additional personnel for the development period of the project, or until the Agreement to provide those services is otherwise terminated or not extended. Once the Agreement is terminated or expires, Padre Dam will no longer need the additional personnel and will no longer have the funding to support additional personnel. ECAWP Project Funded Employees will be specifically hired as employees for the duration of time that the District is providing Administrative and Operating Services, but those employees may perform any work for the District within their employment classification, not just work under the Agreement.  ECAWP Project Funded Employees will be provided the same rights and benefits as other Permanent Padre Dam Employees, and be hired into the same classifications with the same salaries, except with respect to termination of employment if Padre Dam ceases to provide Administrator or Operator services to ECAWP.

The current Agreement is for a period of approximately ten years.  External applicants will be considered contract employees.

About Padre Dam Municipal Water District

Padre Dam provides water, wastewater, recycled water and park and recreation services to over 100,000 residents in the East San Diego County communities of Santee, El Cajon, Lakeside, Flinn Springs, Harbison Canyon, Blossom Valley, Alpine, Dehesa and Crest. We are a public agency with policies and procedures directed by an elected five-member Board of Directors. Our infrastructure is worth over $700 million and we have an annual budget of $76.3 million. We import 100% of our drinking water supply and treat two million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater at the Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility.

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