Exciting Career Opportunity: Workgroup Manager, Technical Services at Union Sanitary District

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Salary: Competitive -$245,283.17 - $321,934.29 annually

Final Filing Date: Monday, 8/17/2026, at 5:00 pm.

Build Your Future with USD – Join an Award-Winning Team!

Are you ready to elevate your career while making an impact in your community? Union Sanitary District (USD) offers an exciting opportunity to contribute your skills, grow professionally, and be part of a forward-thinking organization.

USD is a trailblazing special district renowned for providing top-notch wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over a century of service to the communities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City, we're committed to safeguarding the region's natural treasures. We serve over 342,000 residents and over 3,000 commercial and industrial parcels, making a significant impact on the local ecosystem.

We’re recognized for our innovation and proud of our diverse, talented workforce. We offer excellent work-life balance, continuous learning, and opportunities for career growth.

Learn more by visiting the full recruitment brochure:

https://unionsanitary.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/WGM_TS_Brochure-DRAFT-.pdf

Examples of Duties

Technical Responsibilities 

• Develops, promotes, supports, and ensures compliance with District-wide, workgroup, and team safety policies, procedures, District-wide initiatives, work practices, and safety initiatives; participates in investigations of serious accidents; and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements relating to the collection system. 
• Critical activities include development of the Capital Improvement Program that ensures the integrity of the existing infrastructure and provides future capacity for growth in the District; budget management; coaching and mentoring of technical professionals; oversight of the industrial pretreatment program; permitting program for developer projects; pollution prevention program; sewer service charge and capacity fee activities; updates, approves, and administers report preparation (in coordination with the Business Services Workgroup Manager; review of plans and specifications for District treatment, transport, and collection system projects; construction inspection; oversight of the GIS database maintenance; and assistance in resolving customer concerns. 
• Plans, develops, and implements goals and objectives for the Technical Services Workgroup; prepares and administers internal policies and procedures related to the Technical Services program activities; interprets and explains applicable rules, laws, and regulations to Executive Team, Coaches, and others.
• Directs, oversees, and participates in the development of the workgroup program work plan; assigns work activities, projects, and programs; monitors workflow; reviews and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures; implements needed work process and automation improvements, and methods for improving customer service.
• Serves as engineer in responsible charge for all engineering designs completed by District staff.
• Performs a variety of difficult professional engineering and design activities including providing oversight to various capital improvement projects; participates in master planning for facilities and service areas; reviews detailed facilities design, including plans, specifications, contract documents and cost estimates and oversees contract administration for capital projects
• Negotiates agreements with developers; procures and manages various technical and professional consultants; oversees negotiation for property and right-of-way acquisitions.
• In consultation with the General Manager, coordinates the District’s recycled water goals and directives.
• Serves on a variety of standing and ad-hoc committees and District committees while providing leadership to those efforts.
• Represents the District to outside groups and organizations; participates in outside community and professional groups and committees; provides technical assistance, as necessary.

Management Responsibilities

• TS Workgroup Manager is a resource to the General Manager and Board of Directors on