Construction & Maintenance Superintendent

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is currently recruiting for Construction & Maintenance Superintendents (CMS). These are outstanding opportunities for qualified individuals who possess excellent leadership skills, solid technical knowledge, and outstanding communication skills. The CMS plans, organizes, coordinates, and/or directs the major construction, maintenance and repair of underground water pipelines, or paving on a geographic or EBMUD-wide basis. Successful CMSs effectively plan and coordinate multiple short-to-long-term projects and work crews with competing resource demands. There is currently one CMS opening in DMC.

Every employee adds value to the EBMUD team as they are committed to responsible stewardship of our resources. The employee standard is to act with integrity, treat others with respect, and value a teamwork culture while fulfilling EBMUD's mission to provide reliable, high-quality water and wastewater services at fair rates. Competitive candidates will share these values and are prepared to:

Provide a safe workplace by:

Conducting and documenting safety meetings, monitoring accident investigations, and recommending safety-related improvements.

Ensuring production standards do not adversely affect quality of work or employee safety.

Overseeing field operations to ensure maximum efficiency, effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and minimal impact to the public.

Promote good working relationships by:

Ensuring timely job completion at minimum cost by communicating ongoing and proposed projects to other departments.

Coordinating efforts with other divisions and departments.

Ensuring feasible scheduling of activities between EBMUD and applicable agencies by attending job coordination meetings and communicating EBMUDs position relative to various projects.

Remaining within the approved budget by regularly monitoring, analyzing, and directing changes in priorities of work or spending.

Directing work to meet EBMUDs and the divisions operational goals.

Maintain a well-disciplined, highly functional work team by:

Participating in the hiring process from initiating a request to fill one or more vacancies, to providing written justification of selection(s).

Resolving operational and personnel matters by consistently applying sections of the applicable union Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Civil Service regulations, and EBMUD policies and procedures.

Correcting poor job performance by meeting with employee(s), preparing written documentation, and/or attending various personnel hearings.

The salary range is $15,071 per month increasing to $15,825, $16,616, and $17,447 after 6, 18, and 30 months, respectively.

EBMUD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity (including transgender status), gender expression, marital or registered domestic partnership status, age for individuals age forty or older, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental or physical), medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veterans status, family or medical leave status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical condition), pregnancy disability leave status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and other categories protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

1.A high school diploma, or its equivalent; AND

2a.Three (3) years* of field supervisory experience** in the installation, maintenance, or repair of underground pipelines and distribution systems or street pavement equivalent to EBMUDs Maintenance Shift Supervisor, General Pipe Supervisor, Pipeline Welding Supervisor, or Assistant Construction and Maintenance Superintendent classes; or,

2b. Four (4) years* of experience** in the engineering design, construction inspection, or construction contract administration of underground pipelines and distribution systems equivalent to EBMUDs Construction Inspector, or Senior or Supervising Construction Inspector classes; or Assistant, Associate, or Senior Engineer classes; or,

2c. Four (4) years* of experience** in construction project planning that included estimating and scheduling of equipment, material, and labor for multiple underground pipeline and distribution system installations, repair, or maintenance projects at the level of an EBMUD Assistant, Associate, or Senior Engineer, or Construction and Maintenance Scheduler.

2d. Four (4) years* of experience** directing the installation, maintenance, or repair of water distribution pipelines or street pavement equivalent to the EBMUD Water Distribution Crew Foreman or Paving Crew Foreman classes.

*For qualifying paths 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d above, years of experience may be combined as an equivalent combination. To meet the equivalent combination of experience, the path with the highest number of years in the combination is the threshold.

**An associate degree or bachelors degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of experience under any of the qualifying paths.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered. To be considered under the equivalent combination of education and experience provision, it is your responsibility to include in your application materials written evidence of employment performed at the level of the typical duties of this position and/or coursework in subject areas directly related to this position. For more information, see our FAQ page at

License, Certificate, or Credential

Must possess a valid California drivers license and have a satisfactory driving record. Must possess a valid California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) certificate as a D1 operator within 12 months of appointment to the position. Incumbents must meet State Water Board continuing education requirements to renew certifications.

Other Requirements

Must possess the physical characteristics to perform the critical and important duties of the job. Must be willing to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. Must be available for regularly scheduled on-call standby and willing to work irregular hours outside of the regular work schedule as needed.

1.Submit a completed EBMUD application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.ebmud.com by 4:30 p.m., Friday, June 27, 2025. Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.

2.Candidates must achieve a passing score on each test part in order to advance to the next step in the selection process.

3.All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, with those candidates receiving a passing score to be invited to a panel interview and work sample project tentatively scheduled for July 2025.

4.Successful candidates will be placed on the hiring list, based on rank, for further consideration to fill the current regular vacancies, as well as others occurring over the next 12 to 24 months.

5.The probation period for this position is: 12 months. For those holding civil service status the probation period is 6 months.

6.All employment offers are conditional, pending the results of a Live Scan background screening. All selected finalists must participate in the Live Scan background screening process to remain in consideration for EBMUD employment.

As the first step in the selection process, responses to the supplemental questions must be submitted online with the regular EBMUD application. The purpose of this supplement is to obtain sufficient information to determine which candidates possess the best job-related qualifications for this classification. Those candidates will be invited to the next step in the selection process.

Due to the competitive nature of the review, it is very important to fill out this supplement completely and accurately . Incomplete or inaccurate applications and supplements will not be considered by the review panel. It is your responsibility to describe your work experience, including specific details, which are relevant to the position.