Water Treatment Plant Superintendent

Job Summary

This position controls treatment plant machines and equipment to purify and clarify water. Coordinates all maintenance and repair work and outages in a manner that minimizes the disruption of potable water services. This position is located at the United States Naval Academy.  Our mission is to provide highly responsive and quality facility support to the midshipmen, staff, faculty and sailors located in Annapolis at USNA and Naval Support Annapolis.

Primary Job Functions

• Operates and controls electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow of raw water into treating plants.

• Dumps specified amounts of chemicals such as chlorine, ammonia, and lime into water, or adjusts automatic devices that admit specified amounts of chemicals into tanks to disinfect, deodorize, and clarify water.


• Mixes chemicals and allows impurities to settle to bottom of tank, turns valves to regulate water through filter beds to remove impurities, pumps purified water into water mains, monitors panel board and adjusts controls to regulator flow rates, loss of head pressure and water elevation and distribution of water.


• Cleans tanks and filter beds, using backwashing, repairs and lubricates machines and equipment, using hand- and power tools, tests water samples to determine acidity, color, and impurities.


• May operate portable water-purification plant to supply drinking water and purify wastewater from the preparatory plant to pump water into rivers and streams or city mains.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience and Certification:

Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Required: 2 years of experience in similar role

Required: Certification in Maryland Class T4 Superintendent Water Treatment Certification

Required: Valid Driver's License

Working Conditions:

• Regular exposure to extreme temperatures, wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes and airborne particles, loud noises, chemicals, etc.


• Physical demands include frequent standing, walking, reaching, and use of hands; regularly lifting and/or moving up to 25 lbs. and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 lbs.


• Requires use of hand and power tools applicable to trade.


• Ability to maneuver a job site, including small spaces in and around equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in similar plants and systems

• Required to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.


• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

Disclaimer: 

CBRE Government and Defense is thrilled at the opportunity for you to apply to one of our roles. The rate for this position is $45.82. This position may also be eligible for a wide range of benefits based on applicable bargaining unit agreements.

This description is not intended to be an “all inclusive” list of the accountabilities of the job described. Rather, it describes the general nature of the job. In addition, some aspects of this job may change over time, according to business needs, and these changes may not be recorded immediately. The requirements stated represent the minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities to qualify and satisfactorily perform this job.

THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS CREATING A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN CBRE GOVERNMENT & DEFENSE SERVICES AND ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR OTHERWISE ALTERING AN EMPLOYEE’S AT WILL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH CBRE GOVERNMENT & DEFENSE SERVICES.