Clean Water Professionals of Kentucky & Tennessee

Classified Ad Title:
Plant Engineering Manager (Water Quality) - City of Lexington, KY

Post Date
9/17/2025

Expiration Date
10/6/2025

Details:

SALARY 
The minimum salary is $96,112.64 annually.
This position is not eligible for overtime (exempt); however, the city has a compensatory time leave program for employees that grants leave time for hours worked in excess of forty hours.

Pay Grade 531

FILING DEADLINE DATE

The deadline to apply is Monday, October 6, 2025

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this classification is to provide technical management over all wastewater treatment plant capital improvements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Directs and manages all wastewater treatment plant capital improvements and establishes short and long range goals for the treatment plants
  • Develops project scopes, selects design engineers, oversees contractor selection and manages construction contracts to ensure program goals are met
  • Prepares, coordinates, evaluates and/or approves bids, designs, specifications, plans, contracts, applications, and estimates
  • Develops and administers annual budget for current and upcoming programs and projects; manages project financials including pay applications and change orders
  • Performs research, design solutions, coordinates recommendations, and manages in-house projects from design through construction to resolve issues within the treatment plants; communicates with and advises plant superintendents, staff, contractors and the administration.
  • Supervises and evaluates the work of subordinates; directs the work of project engineers, contractors, inspectors, and clerical staff
  • Performs related work as assigned

SPECIAL LICENSE/CERTIFICATION

All Certifications and licenses must be maintained as a condition of employment.

Professional Engineer License issued by the State of Kentucky; those with an equivalent license issued by another state, must obtain licensure in the State of Kentucky within the six (6) month probationary period.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

All positions require drug testing and background check before employment and may require a post-job offer physical as stated in Ordinances 21-14(b), 22-13 and 23-16.

HOW TO APPLY 

Submit LFUCG electronic application through lexingtonky.gov/jobs and attach/upload applicable documents to verify your education, training, certification/license(s), or DD214 (for military preference with appropriate discharge) by filing deadline date. 

RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE APPLICATION, but are highly encouraged to be attached/uploaded to the application. 

Please note that the section titled "Application Questionnaire" has to be completed every time a new or revised application is submitted.  Even if other information is pre-filled, the Questionnaire does not transfer.

***APPLICANTS WHO FAIL TO COMPLETE THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION IN ITS ENTIRETY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER***

CLOSING STATEMENT

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government offers an outstanding benefits package.  Links to our most popular benefits are below: The LFUCG is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, and as such is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay and other aspects of employment.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • Eight (8) years of related experience, 2 years of which should be directly related to water or wastewater treatment plant design.
  • Additional years of related education may substitute for years of experience



Email:
jobs@lexingtonky.gov

Website:
https://jobs.lexingtonky.gov/psp/candidate/EXTERNAL/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=6030&PostingSeq=1

Are you an UPP member?:
Yes