Public water and wastewater utility serving Greater Charleston
Charleston Water System is a municipal water and wastewater provider serving the Greater Charleston area with 440 staff. The org is mid-implementation on an ERP system while deploying PowerPlan for project tracking and managing a tactical asset management rollout — a classic infrastructure utility modernization pattern. Active hiring across engineering, ops, and accounting reflects the operational complexity of system upgrades and the persistent challenge of asset data stewardship in legacy utility environments.
Notable leadership hires: Accounting Director
Charleston Water System is an independent public utility governed by an elected Board of Commissioners, operating since 1917. It delivers water and wastewater services to the Greater Charleston Community across a 201–500-person workforce. The organization runs on a tech foundation of CMMS, Dynamics 365, GIS, SCADA, and PLC systems — standard for water utilities — and is actively implementing an ERP system alongside PowerPlan project tracking and strategic asset management initiatives. Current operational priorities include fleet maintenance optimization, asset database integration, accounting system complexity, and insurance reimbursement recovery.
CMMS, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Cityworks, GIS, SCADA, PLC, Power BI, CCTV, and GPS. The utility is currently adopting ERP.
Charleston, South Carolina. It is a government agency and independent utility established in 1917.
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