City of Oceanside

Water Treatment Superintendent

Onsite - Oceanside, CA
$125K - $175K Annually
Full-Time
Application Deadline: 8/8/25

 4% Base Salary Increase effective 7/6/25

About Oceanside’s Water Utilities Department & Our Water Treatment Plants

The City of Oceanside is accepting applications for the position of Water Treatment Superintendent in the Water

Treatment Plants Division, which is responsible for the efficient production and delivery of safe drinking water to all Oceanside residents.

The Oceanside Water Utilities Department is an innovative and forward-looking organization whose goal it is to ensure ongoing access to safe, affordable drinking water & reliable wastewater collection & treatment services by maintaining top talent, resource resiliency, dependability, and system efficiency.

You should be excited about this opportunity because you will…

  •   Apply various levels of training and experience to become an integral part of our water treatment system.
  • Oversee regulatory compliance and day-to-day operations of water treatment facilities.
  • Be progressively relied to manage each aspect of our water treatment plants.
  • Collaborate with operation and maintenance staff to improve processes and protect our capital assets.
  • Utilize a modernized SCADA system to remotely monitor processes in addition to manually reading and operating the system.

Who we are looking for…

The ideal candidate for this position will be confident in water treatment processes and plant oversight, and will be able to make decisions that ensure safe, efficient and reliable production of drinking water for Oceanside’s residents, businesses and tourists.

Experience and Training

Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in the operation and maintenance of water treatment facilities including two years of supervisory or lead responsibility in water treatment facilities.

Training:  Associate of Arts in water treatment, waterworks management, environmental science or a related field. OR

60 semester units (90 quarter units) of college level coursework in water treatment, waterworks management, environmental science or a related field. 

License/Certificate:  

Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid driver’s license.

Possession of a State Water Resource Control Board Water Treatment Operator Grade V certification. 

Application Deadline: 8/8/25

Apply directly on the City of Oceanside’s Employment Opportunities Page

Recruiter Information:

AS Alma Sanchez