UPCOMING SALARY INCREASES:

Additional 2% Salary Increase effective January 2026

Additional 2% Salary Increase effective July 2026

Are you passionate about leading and coaching others? Are you eager to use your expertise in water treatment maintenance to make a difference in the community? If so, then APPLY TODAY and join the City of Napa's Utilities Department!

The City of Napa is currently seeking a dedicated Water Plant Maintenance Superintendent within the Utilities Department, Water Division, to become a valued member who values teamwork, adaptability, professionalism and accountability. The City of Napa Utilities Water Division supplies clean, safe, reliable drinking water to over 86,000 customers throughout the City of Napa and unincorporated Napa County. The Utilities Department includes three sections including engineering and administration, distribution, and water treatment. The plant maintenance group is an integral part of the water treatment section. The Utilities Department owns and operates two conventional water treatment plants (20 MGD each) that treat water from the State Water Project and from a City-owned reservoir and a third seasonal treatment plant (3MGD) that treats another smaller but pristine local reservoir. The water system is composed of 380 miles of pipe, five pressure zones, 13 storage tanks, 11 pressure regulating stations, and 10 pump stations that serve 10 percent of customers in the hillsides above the valley floor.

The Water Plant Maintenance Superintendent will report to the Water Quality Manager and oversee the planning, organization, and supervision of maintenance and repair activities for water treatment and storage systems, facilities, and equipment. This includes managing the upkeep of supply reservoirs, pump stations, and City-owned watershed property. The work group performs predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance to keep equipment in optimal working condition and respond to emergency needs to insure the reliability for 24/7 operation. The Superintendent will also supervise the work of assigned maintenance staff and perform other related duties as needed.

Hiring Incentives (one of the following): 1) New Hire Appointment Incentive: The $15,000 incentive will be paid to hired candidates in three $5,000 installments: $5,000 at first pay period of hire, $5,000 after successful completion of probationary period, and $5,000 after one year of passing probationary period. 2) Relocation Assistance: The relocation reimbursement applies to eligible candidates for moving expenses as defined by IRS rules. 3) Vacation accrual credit includes 80 hours that may be granted at time of hire.

A career with the Utilities Department offers many rewards including competitive salaries, excellent benefits and opportunities to make a significant positive impact on the community. In addition to the competitive salary listed above, the City of Napa offers an attractive benefits package including:

• Vacation - New employees can accrue up to 120 hours annually.
• Prior Years of Service - Full-time service in a City, County, State, Federal Agency, or Special District may be counted towards vacation accrual tiers at the City of Napa.
• Paid Holidays - 15 paid days per year.
• Extra Paid Time Off - 104 hours (13 days) of Management Leave 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 $142 per month to 401(A) plan.
• Life Insurance and AD&D - $100,000 of coverage paid for by the City.
• Phone Stipend
• Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement – Up to $2,500 per fiscal year.

For a full list of benefits, please visit our Employee Benefits webpage.

Ideal candidates for the position of Water Plant Maintenance Superintendent will have shown success in demonstrating the following competencies:

• Technical/Professional Knowledge & 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, leveraging resources, and staying focused.
• Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.
• Coaching and Developing Others - Providing feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities; planning and supporting the development of individual skills and abilities.
• Adaptability - Maintains effectiveness 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 new approaches.
• Driving Execution - Translating strategic priorities into operational reality; aligning communication, accountabilities, resource capabilities, internal processes, and ongoing measurement systems to ensure that strategic priorities yield measurable and sustainable results.
• Building a Successful Team - Uses appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team; facilitating the completion of team goals.
• Driving for Results - Sets high goals for personal and group accomplishment; uses measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals; tenaciously works to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement.
• Safety Leadership - Actively protecting others’ well-being, ensuring compliance with safe operating procedures, and inspiring others’ commitment to create and maintain a safe work environment.
• Building Trust - Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions and those of the organization.

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

For a full, detailed job description of Water Plant Maintenance Superintendent, please click here.

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***

Selection process

The City of Napa utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad outreach efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to take part in a process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, an eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments and eligible lists may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

What happens next?

• 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.

Language Equity

• 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.

Reasonable Accommodations

The City of Napa Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate qualified disabled applicants. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the testing process must inform the HR Department in writing by the final filing date. A Reasonable Accommodation Request Form is available from HR and may be obtained by calling 707-257-9505, or dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service, offering free text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish-language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The City of Napa is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace will maximize our talents to benefit the residents we serve.