Chief Operating Officer (COO), Water Utility Enterprise

The Company is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to lead its water utility operations, infrastructure, and long-term planning. The role oversees water supply, treatment, conveyance, maintenance, and capital improvements, while guiding strategic plans for water resources, drought response, emergency readiness, and environmental initiatives. The COO represents the organization with public agencies, elected officials, water providers, regulators, and community stakeholders, and serves as a key spokesperson. The position also requires building consensus, advancing complex projects, and ensuring reliable and effective operations. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least eight years of increasingly responsible administrative or managerial experience in the public sector, water, or a related industry; experience overseeing multiple water utility functions is highly desirable. Expertise in large-scale water utility operations, water supply and imported water issues, water policy, water rights, and regulatory and environmental requirements is important. Strong leadership, communication, decision-making, relationship-building, and team development skills are essential. A related master’s degree and a professional engineering license are highly desired.