Water Reclamation Facilities Maintenance Supervisor (1st 50 qualified applicants)

Are you looking for an opportunity for professional growth and development? Consider joining the City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department as a Water Reclamation Facilities Maintenance Supervisor.

The City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department is seeking a self-starter able to work in a fast-paced environment responsible for supervising, planning, scheduling, assigning, monitoring, reviewing, leading, guiding, motivating, and evaluating the work of staff engaged in facilities maintenance.

This is the working supervisory level in the Water Reclamation Facilities Maintenance series. The incumbent supervises and inspects the work of contractors; trains, instructs, and corrects the work of assigned staff members; assists in the design, planning, scheduling, and construction management of projects; participates in the gathering and compiling of data and preparation and review of designs, plans, estimates, specification, and reports for the construction, alteration, and maintenance of the Water Reclamation Plant, RIX, Lift Stations, and the Department’s Southern Campus buildings, facilities and grounds; directly responsible for the implementation and adherence to the weekly work schedule and coordinating its execution with applicable sections/Divisions of the Department; directly responsible for the implementation of the work order system at the line level; and control job interruptions due to emergency requests.

The ideal candidate will have graduated from high school, or the equivalent, at least 5 years of experience in facilities and/or maintenance, 4 years of which must have included responsibility in leading the work of others, and a valid California Class “C” driver’s license.

Click here to view the Water Reclamation Facilities Maintenance Supervisor job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:Graduation from high school, or equivalent,

AND

Experience:Five (5) years of experience in facilities construction and/or maintenance including four (4) years of responsibility for leading the work of others.

Necessary Special Requirements:

Possession of a valid California Class “C” driver’s license. For out of state applicants, a valid driver’s license is required, and a valid California Class “C” driver’s license must be obtained within ten (10o) days of appointment (CA Vehicle Code 12505c).

An employee within this classification may be designated as a “key responder” and as such shall be required to respond to non-normal working hour emergency operational conditions.

Physical Tasks and Environmental Conditions:

The physical tasks and environmental conditions below are representative of those necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations for physical and/or mentaldisabilities may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Work is primarily performed in a field environment that is frequently loud and prolonged, in a variety of environmental and extreme weather conditions (both indoors and out), and in or near street traffic with significant exposure to hazardous drivers.Incumbents regularly work near moving mechanical parts, are exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and heavy vibrations and work in precarious places.Incumbents frequently work on slippery or uneven surfaces or work occasionally involves exposure to potential harm, to fumes or airborne particles, sewage (untreated wastewater), communicable disease, toxic, hazardous, or caustic chemical, smoke, or fumes in various states (gaseous, liquid, or solid), and risk of electric shock.

Incumbents require sufficient mobility to work in a field setting in varying weather conditions, to operate hand tools and mechanical and motorized equipment, to transport materials andsupplies, and to travel to various locations.Incumbents must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently over 100 pounds.

Incumbents are regularly required to sit, walk, stand, talk and hear, use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, perform repetitive movements of hands or wrists, climb or balance on ladders or stairs, stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, crouch or crawl, and smell.Incumbents may be required to work from heights on ladders, scaffoldings, motorized platforms, building roofs, or other elevated surfaces. Incumbents must be able to identify and tolerate unpleasant order and environments and take appropriate safety precautions.

Incumbents must be able to see in the normal visual range, with or without correction, with sufficient vision to read small print and gauges, to see up close and at a distance, use both eyes, have depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.Must be able to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Apply online at: www.sbmwd.org

Recruitment opens 3/30/2026 and closes on 4/26/2026.

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