Apex Companies, LLC
Apex Companies, LLC
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
ConsultingHealthcareLogistics
Apex Companies, LLC is a consulting and engineering firm working across water resources, environmental solutions, and infrastructure development. Its services include health and safety compliance, environmental assessment, civil engineering, and sustainable infrastructure management. With a team of more than 1,000 employees, Apex supports clients and communities through projects focused on practical, long-term improvements to safety, sustainability, and infrastructure.

Water and Wastewater Operations Manager

Lead water and wastewater treatment compliance, staffing, and field services for Apex Companies. Support municipal, commercial, and private water infrastructure projects across Pennsylvania.

Description

  • Lead daily water and wastewater operations and maintenance, providing technical guidance and compliance oversight.
  • Supervise and support staff delivering circuit-rider services at multiple client facilities.
  • Coordinate staffing, operator coverage, site visits, sampling, maintenance, and emergency response.
  • Visit and assess treatment plants, pump stations, lift stations, and related infrastructure.
  • Review operations, process controls, field observations, operating and laboratory data, samples, logs, reports, and facility records.
  • Serve as or coordinate with the operator in responsible charge when required and appropriately licensed or certified.
  • Direct and review sample collection, field measurements, operational readings, and compliance data.
  • Support regulatory reporting, permit compliance, and client communications.
  • Troubleshoot operational, mechanical, process, maintenance, and compliance issues and help resolve them.
  • Recommend improvements to operations, maintenance, process controls, and compliance.
  • Advise project managers on operational, maintenance, startup, commissioning, and compliance needs.
  • Contribute to proposals, scope definition, project delivery, client meetings, change management, and account coordination.
  • Assist with startup and commissioning for new or modified treatment facilities.
  • Train Apex staff and clients in treatment operations, maintenance, sampling, safety, documentation, and troubleshooting.
  • Check field work for compliance with safety rules, regulations, client requirements, and standard procedures.
  • Lead or support safety meetings, tailgate talks, and field coaching.
  • Assess employee performance, identify training needs, counsel staff, and address skill gaps.
  • Mentor operators, support certification progress, and build technical and professional skills.
  • Maintain working relationships with operators, project managers, engineers, clients, subcontractors, laboratories, vendors, and regulators.
  • Provide technical advice on treatment systems, process performance, maintenance needs, and compliance concerns.
  • Handle administrative work in supervision, scheduling, documentation, reporting, training, performance management, and project support.
  • Support project delivery, client and personnel coordination, regulatory reporting, subcontractor coordination, and maintenance planning.
  • Carry out other duties as required.

Requirements

  • Previous supervisory experience with water or wastewater operators, field teams, maintenance staff, or circuit-rider teams is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of water or wastewater treatment operations, including treatment processes, pump and lift stations, sampling, maintenance, troubleshooting, and regulatory compliance.
  • Current advanced water or wastewater operator certification with relevant subclasses is preferred.
  • A Professional Engineer license or other relevant technical credentials may be considered, depending on experience and role responsibilities.
  • Experience as an operator in responsible charge, lead or chief operator, operations supervisor, compliance lead, or in a similar technical operations role is preferred.
  • Ability to lead field staff and provide practical technical direction on treatment operations, process controls, sampling, maintenance, and compliance issues.
  • Ability to interpret permits, operating requirements, engineering plans and specifications, process data, laboratory results, maintenance records, and regulatory correspondence.
  • Familiarity with DEP reporting, sampling requirements, compliance records, and regulatory expectations for water and wastewater systems.
  • Practical knowledge of water and wastewater sampling, pump operation and repair, plumbing, electrical troubleshooting, controls, mechanical systems, and facility maintenance.
  • Ability to troubleshoot operational problems under pressure and recommend effective corrective actions.
  • Ability to identify system deficiencies, maintenance needs, process issues, safety concerns, and potential compliance risks.
  • Strong communication skills to explain technical issues to operators, project managers, engineers, clients, contractors, and regulatory stakeholders.
  • Ability to coach, mentor, and develop operations staff, including certified and uncertified operators and employees pursuing certification.
  • Strong organizational skills to manage schedules, records, reporting deadlines, staff assignments, client needs, and multiple facilities.
  • Ability to collaborate with project managers and engineering staff while maintaining technical and compliance standards.
  • Comfort working with varied treatment technologies across multiple water and wastewater facilities.
  • Commitment to safety, regulatory compliance, client service, operational reliability, and practical problem-solving.
  • Ability to travel to client sites as needed.

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance subsidized by the company.
  • Company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401(k) matching contributions.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Cross-training and work across a range of environmental projects.
  • Performance-based bonuses and other incentives.
  • Ongoing technical and professional development opportunities.
  • Work alongside experienced environmental industry professionals.
  • Access to a national firm with more than 70 locations across the United States.
  • A $10,000 sign-on bonus, subject to the terms and conditions of the company's sign-on bonus program.
  • Annual bonus opportunities.

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