Requisition ID: 106785 Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.New Jersey American Water has a leadership opportunity available as a Sr. Manager of Operations. This role has the flexibility to be based out of our Farmingdale or Shrewsbury, NJ locations. As the Sr. Manager of Operations, you will oversee operational leaders and staff. This role will have budgeting responsibilities, will work with rates and billing, and will ensure that day to day field operations and/or production is running efficiently and within compliance. The ideal candidate will have field operations and/or production experience in the water utility industry. Primary Role Manage the development, management, and operation of the facilities and personnel of the Company engaged in the functional area of water and/or wastewater operations.Key Accountabilities * Develop operational strategies and direct and manage the field operations and production departments for water and wastewater operations within the state/state district. * Implement best operating practices, standards, policies and procedures to promote continuous improvement, efficiency, and excellent customer service. * Provide strategic and operational input to annual business plans, control budgets for responsible areas, and ensure that operational and financial targets are met or exceeded. * Implement effective reporting processes. * Provide analysis and support to Sr. Director Operations with information required for various reports, budgets, and business plans. (50%) * Ensure that operational integrity, including quality, environment, reliability, health, safety, and security is maintained. * Develop and maintain a strong safety culture supporting company initiatives to ensure our employees think about safety first in all jobs they perform. (10%) * Develop and direct cost effective solutions to meet customers' expectations and encourage best practice and innovation throughout all operational areas. * Work with the engineering staff to develop the strategy and priorities for capital investment programs, and drive the effective implementation of such programs. (10%) * Be the lead in establishing and managing personal relationships and rapports with political, civic and key stakeholders within area of responsibility. * Be interface with regulatory entities and represent company positions at rTo view the full job description, click here