Texas Gulf Coast Wastewater Treatment Team Lead
Texas Gulf Coast Wastewater Treatment Team Lead
An experienced wastewater treatment professional is sought to lead day-to-day operations across treatment facilities in the Texas Gulf Coast region. This role is responsible for maintaining safe, compliant and efficient plant performance while providing practical leadership to operational teams.
Key responsibilities
- Supervise, coach and develop wastewater treatment operators, technicians and support personnel.
- Coordinate daily plant activities, including process monitoring, equipment checks, sampling and maintenance requirements.
- Monitor treatment performance and make operational adjustments to maintain discharge quality and permit compliance.
- Review operational data, laboratory results and maintenance records, escalating issues and implementing corrective actions where required.
- Lead responses to equipment failures, process upsets, severe weather events and other operational emergencies.
- Ensure accurate completion of shift reports, regulatory documentation, work orders and incident records.
- Work closely with maintenance, laboratory and engineering teams to improve reliability and treatment performance.
- Promote a strong safety culture, ensuring procedures, risk assessments and safe systems of work are followed.
About you
You will have substantial experience working in municipal or industrial wastewater treatment, with a sound understanding of biological treatment processes, pumping systems, chemical handling and sludge management. Experience leading a team in a regulated treatment environment is essential, along with the ability to interpret process data and make confident decisions under pressure.
A relevant technical qualification or equivalent practical experience is required. A current wastewater operator licence or the ability to obtain the appropriate Texas certification will be expected. Familiarity with environmental permits, health and safety requirements, preventative maintenance systems and computerised operational records would be advantageous.
What you can expect
This is an opportunity to take ownership of critical wastewater operations while supporting a capable team and contributing to continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be practical, organised and approachable, with excellent communication skills and a commitment to environmental protection, operational excellence and public health.
The role may involve shift work, on-call responsibilities, outdoor activities and occasional travel between local facilities. A valid driving licence and the flexibility to respond to operational needs are required.
Texas Gulf Coast Wastewater Treatment Team Lead
Other similar jobs
Popular job searches
Your next job
starts here.
JOB SPECIALISMS
LATEST JOBS
TOP SEARCHES
LOCATIONS
- Advanced Buildings
- Wastewater
- Land Development
- Water
- Rail
- Commercial
- Transportation
- Structural Engineering
- Natural/Cultural Resources
- Highways
- Water
- Wind
LATEST JOBS
- 180 Recruiter - Cape Town, Hyb...
- Primary Design Engineer
- 360 Recruiter - Cape Town, Hyb...
- International Recruitment Cons...
- 360 Private Equity Recruiter,...
- Graduate Sales Executive - Orl...
- International Recruitment Cons...
- Preconstruction Manager
- Lead Sr. Project Manager - Lan...
- Senior Project Manager
- General Superintendent
- Preconstruction Manager - Comm...
TOP SEARCHES
LOCATIONS
- Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Senior Data Scientist
- Head of Data Science
- Trainee Data Scientist
- Data Science Graduate
- Senior Financial Accountant
- Management Accountant
- Cost Accountant
- Civil Engineer
- Senior Civil Engineer
- Civil Design Engineer