1 Opening Available in the City of Napa's Utilities Department for:

Then APPLY TODAY to employ your technical skills and bring a collaborative work style to your team and the community we serve!

• Supervises staff responsible for meter repairs, changes, and installations; inspects and evaluates work in progress and upon completion to ensure maintenance and project activities are performed in accordance with City standards, established procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Plans, coordinates, and implements cross connection program, meter replacement program, meter reading activities, meter testing, automated infrastructure programs.
• Serves as main liaison between Finance-Revenue and Water Distribution work groups.
• Supervises the operation and maintenance of equipment, instruments, and vehicles required for the work; ensures shop and working areas are maintained in a clean and orderly condition.
• May perform installations, repairs, and maintenance of water distribution facilities as needed.

• Supervises the installation, construction, maintenance, and repair of the City’s new and existing water distribution facilities; inspects and evaluates work in progress and upon completion to ensure maintenance and project activities are performed in accordance with City standards, established procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervises the locating and marking of underground facilities. Schedules Underground Service Alert (USA) Standby assignments as needed.
• Supervises the operation and maintenance of various heavy, medium, and light equipment and tools, including but not limited to dump trucks, tractors and attachments, backhoes, excavators, hydrovac trucks, skidsteer, compressors, jack hammers, generators, pumps, tampers, pipe cutters, saws, tapping machines, chipping guns, valve turners, and related equipment.
• May perform installations, repairs, and maintenance of water distribution facilities as needed.

• Technical Knowledge and Skills - Technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; using expert knowledge to accomplish results.
• Planning and Organizing - Establishes a course of action to ensure work is completed efficiently through prioritizing, using resources, and staying focused.
• Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares information from different sources to draw conclusions and develop appropriate solutions; Committing to an action after weighing alternative solutions against important decision criteria.
• Leading Teams - Using appropriate methods and interpersonal styles to develop, empower, and guide the team to attain successful outcomes and objectives.
• Collaborating - Working cooperatively to help a team or work group achieve its goals.
• Safety Intervention - Knows conditions that affect the team or self under normal conditions and conditions that occur in crisis situations; Skilled in identifying conditions that might cause hazards.
• Adaptability - Maintains efficiency when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusts to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures; adapts quickly to change and easily considers innovative approaches.
• Coaching & Developing Others - Guides others to make the most of their available skills and provides timely mentorship and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or resolve a problem.
• Driving for Results - Setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment; Using measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals; Tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement.
• Leadership Disposition - Using appropriate methods and interpersonal styles to develop, motivate, and guide the team to attain successful outcomes and business objectives.
• Resolving Conflict - Helping others deal with an antagonistic situation to minimize damage to the relationships and promote shared goals; Using appropriate interpersonal methods to reduce tension between two or more people and facilitate agreement.

In-Person Panel Interviews are tentatively scheduled to take place in-person on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Please save this date in order to plan your calendar accordingly.

• Vacation Leave - New employees can accrue up to 104 vacation hours annually.
• Paid Holidays - 15 paid holidays per year.
• Sick Leave - Employees can accrue up to 96 hours annually.
• Dental and Medical Insurance Plans - The City provides significant contributions to dental and medical plans.
• Retirement - The City participates in the CalPERS retirement pension system.
• Deferred Compensation Program - Employees are eligible to enroll in a 457 Plan and the City contributes $83.33 per month to a 457 plan.
• Life Insurance and AD&D - $50,000 of coverage paid for by the City.
• Phone Stipend - Up to $110 per month
• Tuition Reimbursement - $2,000 per year
• Stand By Pay - $525 per week as assigned

This recruitment and examination is being conducted to fill one (1) vacancy for Water Distribution Supervisor and may be used to fill future similar vacancies as they occur during the active status of the employment list. The active status of this employment list will be six (6) months unless abolished sooner or extended beyond that date in accordance with the Civil Service Rules.

MISSION STATEMENT for the City of Napa
Rooted in public service, our mission is to grow a vibrant, sustainable community for all who live in, work in, and visit the City of Napa, through thoughtful leadership and dedication to excellence.

CORE VALUES for the City of Napa

• Integrity - Consistently demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct with accountability and pride.

• Service - Engaging in meaningful work to care for our community through resourceful dedication and humble actions.

• Inclusion - Creating a sense of ease and belonging through respect, acceptance, and mindfulness of our collective diversity.

• Collaboration - Working together with a shared purpose while respectfully considering all voices to achieve common goals, solutions, and greater outcomes.

***NOTE: CITY OF NAPA EMPLOYEES SHOULD USE A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS***

• We will review your application and all supplemental materials to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the selection process. Application appraisal includes a review of qualifications, education, training, and experience related to the job, as well as supplemental questions if applicable.
• Applicants moving forward in the selection process may be asked to participate in any combination of the following (at any phase of the selection process): online assessment, written examination, job-related exercise, phone interview, and panel interview. These testing steps may be conducted on a pass/fail basis, and/or percentage-based scoring methodology.
• Based on the City Charter, the final phase of the selection process is the Probationary Period, which in most cases is six (6) months but may be twelve (12) months depending on the classification.
• When three or fewer candidates are available, the testing procedures outlined in the Job Announcement may be waived by the Human Resources Department.

• If you need assistance with the recruitment and selection process in Spanish, contact us at 707-257-9505. These request will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
• Si necesita ayuda con el proceso de reclutamiento y selección en español, contáctenos al 707-257-9505. Estas solicitudes se evaluarán caso por caso.