<p>Date Opened: Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:00 AM</p> <p>Close Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026 12:00 AM</p> <p>Department: Charlotte Water Department</p> <p>Salary: $106,196.00 - $132,745.00 Commensurate with Experience</p> <p>Welcome to the City of Charlotte</p> <p>Charlotte is America's Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.</p> <p>Our guiding principles include:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce</p> </li><li> <p>Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development</p> </li><li> <p>Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services</p> </li><li> <p>Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions</p> </li></ul> <p>SUMMARY</p> <p>Charlotte's local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $3.65 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone - a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.</p> <p>Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1100 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water's FY 26 budget is $651 million and a five-year capital program of $2.2.28 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from Moody's and S&P Global as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.</p> <p>SALARY:</p> <p>The salary for this postiion is: $119,470.50 - $132,744.99, Commensurate with Experience</p> <p>JOB SUMMARY:</p> <p>This position directs, manages, and oversees a division of related but diverse work units comprised of at least one engineering or project/construction management section or program, with emphasis on administrative management, program development and implementation, and strategic planning for the division. Work involves designing, upgrading, and maintaining power distribution equipment, control systems, and instrumentation at facilities; serves as a primary contact for engineering needs; creates standards and ensures that resources are allocated; prioritizes projects; addresses hazards and creates appropriate work rules to ensure employees' safety; supervises assigned staff; and complies with related regulations. This position assists operations in developing proper energy management systems to collect and analyze energy usage; serves as the primary contact for utility providers and local agencies; and establishes standards, goals, timelines, and expectations for future upgrades.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:</p> <ul> <li>Serves as a member of the executive management team for the assigned key business unit. </li><li>Leads development of strategic plans, goals, and objectives; develops benchmarks and performance measures for assigned operations and capital improvement programs; monitors and evaluates programs, projects, and services; identifies and initiates corrective action. </li><li>Facilities development of a list of infrastructure improvement projects; analyzes and prioritizes programs and projects to maximize impact and return on investments. </li><li>Develops project designs; reviews drawings and specifications; meets with consultants; manages projects; procures equipment; and coordinates resources. </li><li>Develops contracts and provides administration for contract services and commodities. </li><li>Develops engineering standards and processes. </li><li>Supervises and coordinates work activities of assigned engineers and technical staff; assigns work, monitors status of work, and inspects completed work; participates and provides input in staffing decisions relative to hiring, firing, discipline, and promotional opportunities; evaluates performance; mentors staff; and aids with career development. </li><li>Directs the preparation and/or allocation of financial resources across assigned programs; develops annual operating and/or capital expenditure budgets. </li><li>Coordinates division/program activities with other divisions, agencies, consultants, contractors, and the public. </li><li>Consults with others; reviews problems; receives advice; and provides recommendations. </li><li>Serves on various City, community, and agency boards and communities; meets with citizens and industries to resolve issues; and provides technical assistance as requested. </li><li>Represents the City on various communities and in outreach situations. </li><li>Performs other related job duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field; master's degree in engineering, business administration, or public administration is preferred. </li><li>Seven (7) years of related work experience, including one (1) year of supervisory experience. </li><li>OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant work/industry/military/job-specific experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job duties. </li></ul> <p>LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS:</p> <ul> <li>Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License. </li><li>Must obtain and maintain a City Driver's Permit. </li><li>Registration as a Professional Engineer in NC is preferred. </li></ul> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of fundamental project management principles to support project planning and implementation. </li><li>Knowledge of fundamental engineering and construction principles to support project design or planning. </li><li>Skill in communicating, both verbally and in writing. </li><li>Ability to apply organizational development and leadership concepts towards the effective and efficient management of divisional staff and resources. </li><li>Ability to work cooperatively with other City employees, elected officials, and the public. </li><li>Ability to supervise employees. </li></ul> <p>PHYSICAL DEMANDS:</p> <p>The work is light work and requires applying 10 pounds of force frequently, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: manual dexterity, hearing, mental acuity, speaking, talking, visual acuity in data and observations, and walking.</p> <p>WORK ENVIRONMENT:</p> <p>Work is performed dealing with crisis situations that require making decisions involving people, resources, and property. Requires working on-call as scheduled.</p> <p>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:</p> <p>This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position, activities, and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties at any time. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.</p> <p>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were written out in this job description.</p> <p>CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT</p> <p>The City's Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.</p> <p>Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate's written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.</p> <p>Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.</p> <p>The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.</p> <p>Our culture is to serve the community honorably.</p> <p>HOW TO APPLY</p> <p>Apply online.</p> <p>Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.</p> <p>You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.</p> <p>For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email Careers@ci.charlotte.nc.us</p> <p>The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.</p> <p>BENEEFITS</p> <p>The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.</p> <p>Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte's benefits.</p> <p>The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.</p>