Are you a senior professional in the field of water quality seeking a new leadership role? Are you a self-starter who excels at problem solving and looks to improve operational efficiencies? Do you have experience with hands-on management of a laboratory? Are you looking for a collaborative leadership environment that supports your goals and growth? If so, Marin Municipal Water District (District) welcomes your application for the position of Water Quality Laboratory Manager.
As a valuable member of the Water Resources Division, serves as the laboratory Technical Manager and is responsible for oversight of the activities and operations of the District’s state certified Water Quality Laboratory, including the performance of a variety of chemical, microbiological, and physical analyses on raw and treated potable and recycled water. This position provides administrative and technical support for laboratory personnel, oversees the validation of analytical data, conducts studies, special research, program development, analyzes data, and prepares reports on a wide variety of water quality issues.
Some of the top organizational priorities of the incoming Water Quality Laboratory Manager include ensuring the highest quality of drinking water for Marin, assisting operations with analysis of water treatment chemistry to improve plant efficiency, ensuring regulatory compliance of laboratory activities, and modernizing the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) system.
Chartered on April 25, 1912, the Marin Municipal Water District is the first municipal water district in California. Prior to that, water in central and southern Marin had been provided by several small, private companies, many of them subsidiaries to local real estate developers. Recognizing the critical importance of reliable water service, the community came together to create a publicly owned and managed water system. Our proud history is what drives our work, and it is at the heart of our mission: to manage our natural resources in a sustainable manner, and to provide you with high-quality water at a reasonable price.
Today, we serve more than 191,000 people in central and southern Marin. We are proud to provide 100 percent locally sourced drinking water. About 75 percent of our water supply comes from our reservoirs on Mt. Tamalpais and in west Marin, with the remaining supply coming from neighboring Sonoma County’s Russian River water system. Our local water supply means you can be sure your water is clean, fresh, and sustainably sourced.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with major course work in chemistry, microbiology, or other closely-related field. AND
- Five years of increasingly-responsible journey level analytical work experience in chemistry or microbiology or other closely related discipline. A graduate level degree may in a directly related field may be substituted for one year of experience. AND
- Three years of demonstrated managerial or supervisory experience over a laboratory facility or major laboratory functional unit engaged in chemical and microbiological testing and analysis.
Salary: $157,296 - $190,044 Annually
Regional Government Services (RGS) and its staff are conducting this recruitment on behalf of Marin Municipal Water District.
Deadline to apply: May 12, 2024
Apply at: https://bit.ly/MMWDWaterQualityLabMgr Marin Municipal Water District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
