{"id":739432,"url":"https://alion.io/job/vvater-operations-program-manager","title":"Operations Program Manager","company":{"id":692373,"name":"VVater","domain":"vvater.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/vvater","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Breezy","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Austin, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":76000,"max_usd":178000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":13135},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"ChatGPT","optional":false},{"name":"Claude","optional":false},{"name":"Claude Code","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Project","optional":false},{"name":"Power BI","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-25T00:40:16Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-25","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T22:45:21Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":73,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":73},"description":"VVater is America’s Next Water Company, delivering the future of purification through its award-winning Farady Reactor (CES Best of Innovation 2025, World Future Award 2025, Time Best Invention Award 2025), proprietary ALTEP (Advanced Low Tension Electroporation Process), Advanced Dissolved Air Flotation, and Micro & Nano Bubble technologies. Unlike outdated chemical, filter, and membrane systems, VVater’s electric-field breakthroughs eliminate PFAS, microplastics, microorganisms, and other contaminants with record retention times, without toxic byproducts or costly consumables.\nWith over 4.3B gallons treated and validation from global leaders, VVater is scaling into municipal drinking water and wastewater, DPR/IPR, onsite reuse for data centers, commercial buildings, and resorts, residential purification, and consumer health water, delivering a 60% smaller footprint, 40% CapEx savings, 80% OpEx savings, and 40% less energy use.\nJob Description:\nTHIS IS AN ONSITE POSITION BASED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS - NO REMOTE OR HYBRID AVAILABILITY FOR THIS POSITION\nThe Operations Program Manager is the planning and execution engine of VVater's Operations organization. Reporting to the Director of Operations, you build the plans, the schedules, the systems, and the coordination that turn strategy and vision into work that is executable and measurable.\nYou are the person who takes a big goal and turns it into a project plan with owners, dependencies, and dates. You build the Gantt chart. You stand up the dashboard. You run the cross-functional coordination between manufacturing, field ops, engineering, procurement, and O&M. You build the lightweight tools and automations that make the whole operation run faster. You track the metrics and surface the problems before they become fires.\nWHY THIS ROLE EXISTS\nThis role exists to bring rigorous planning, systems, data, and coordination to a fast-scaling Operations organization. Working in close partnership with the Director of Operations and the broader operations team, the Operations Program Manager provides the structure and tooling that turn strategy and vision into executable plans and measurable results. It is a true partnership seat, and success is measured by how much more the entire Operations organization can accomplish because of it.\nYou translate the plan into specific, assigned actions, and you make sure every team knows what to do and by when.\nWHAT THIS IS - AND WHAT IT IS NOT\n\nThis role IS:\nThe planning, scheduling, and program-management backbone across manufacturing, field ops, and O&M\nA systems-and-tools builder who creates dashboards, trackers, automations, and lightweight internal apps\nA cross-functional coordinator who keeps every team aligned and every project on track\nA data and reporting engine that gives leadership real-time visibility\nAI-native and software-fluent; you build tools, not just use them\nA high-versatility Swiss Army knife who can jump across many types of problems\nThis role IS NOT:\nA single-function production scheduler who only touches the factory floor\nA people-management or P&L-ownership role (the Director of Operations owns that)\nA purely administrative coordinator role (this requires real planning and technical skill)\nA specialist who only does one thing\nA 9-to-5 (more on that below)\nWe will be direct, because that is one of our values. This role is demanding. VVater moves at an uncommon pace, and Operations sits at the center of it. Production deadlines are real. Field deployments happen on their own schedule. Problems do not wait for Monday.\nWe are not asking anyone to grind for the sake of grinding. We are transparent and respectful of personal time when the operating tempo allows. But this is a foundational seat in a fast-scaling operations organization, and the right person is energized by that pace rather than drained by it.\nIf you need rigid, predictable hours and fully defined work, this is not your seat. If you love bringing order to fast-moving complexity and being the person who makes the whole operation run, this is exactly where you want to be.\nKey Responsibilities\n\nPlanning & Program Management\nBuild and maintain project plans, schedules, and Gantt charts for all major operations initiatives across manufacturing, field deployment, and O&M, including critical path, dependencies, milestones, resource conflicts, and recovery plans.\nDefine scope, milestones, dependencies, owners, and timelines; track progress and drive accountability to dates\nManage multiple concurrent programs and projects, keeping all of them visible and on track\nAnticipate bottlenecks, resource conflicts, and schedule risks, and resolve them before they become problems\nRun planning tools such as Microsoft Project, or equivalent modern project and work-management platforms\n\nCross-Functional Coordination\nCoordinate across manufacturing, field operations, engineering, procurement, quality, and O&M to keep work flowing\nRun the operating cadence, including production and project standups, status reviews, and cross-team syncs\nServe as the connective tissue that keeps every team aligned on priorities, timelines, and hand-offs\nTranslate the Director of Operations' vision and priorities into concrete, assigned, tracked action\n\nData, Reporting & Dashboards\nBuild and maintain operations dashboards and reporting across production output, project status, KPIs, utilization, and performance metrics\nUse Power BI, Excel, or equivalent tools to turn raw operational data into clear, actionable visibility for leadership\nEstablish and track the metrics that matter across manufacturing, field ops, and O&M\nProvide the Director of Operations and executive team with accurate, real-time operational reporting\n\nSystems, Tools & Automation\nBuild internal tools, trackers, and automations that make the operations organization faster and more efficient\nVibe-code internal applications, automations, dashboards, forms, and workflows when a fast build beats a slow manual process or an expensive vendor tool.\nUse modern AI tools (Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Grok, and others) to accelerate planning, documentation, analysis, and coordination\nOwn and improve the operations technology stack in coordination with IT, including work-management, ERP, scheduling, and reporting tools. Operations-side power user/administrator, not just familiarity.\nDocument processes, build SOPs, and create the operating infrastructure that lets the organization scale\n\nExecution Support\nJump in wherever the operation needs an extra set of capable hands; this is a high-versatility role\nSupport procurement, logistics, and materials coordination as needed to keep production and field work moving\nPrepare operational documentation, reports, and presentations for internal and customer-facing use\nTake ownership of ad-hoc operational projects and see them through to completion\nQualifications\n5+ years in operations program management, project management, production planning, manufacturing operations, or a similar structured operations role\nDemonstrated mastery of project planning and scheduling (Microsoft Project, Gantt charts, or equivalent) with a track record of keeping complex projects on time\nStrong data and reporting skills (Power BI, advanced Excel, or equivalent); you can turn operational data into clear dashboards and insights\nSoftware and technical fluency; comfortable learning and configuring tools, and able to build lightweight internal tools or automations, including vibe-coding with modern AI\nHands-on fluency with AI tools (Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, or equivalents)\nExperience in manufacturing, hardware, industrial, construction, energy, or field services operations\nFamiliarity with ERP and MRP systems, work-management platforms, and manufacturing or field-service software\nPMP, CAPM, CPIM, Lean, or Six Sigma certification\nExperience supporting both factory/production operations and field operations or O&M\nReal examples of internal tools, dashboards, automations, or apps you have personally built\nWater, wastewater, or utility industry exposure\nProven cross-functional coordination experience; you have kept multiple teams aligned and moving\nExceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through\nStrong written and verbal communication\nComfort with ambiguity and rapid change; ability to work independently and build your own structure\nBachelor's degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or equivalent practical experience\n** As a part of our process to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of all applicants, assessment tests are required as part of our recruitment process. 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