Senior Cross Connection Specialist

American Water•Pacific Grove, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram .

Requirements

High School Diploma required
3-5 years experience in water production and transmission.

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree or higher is preferred with an emphasis in a mechanical science.

Responsibilities

Perform technical inspections and field surveys, testing and maintenance of cross connection control devices and backflow assemblies to ensure protection of water supply systems; maintains and distributes listing of all certified backflow device inspector.
Assists Supervisor or program lead in coordinating the local enforcement of the cross connection control program to ensure compliance with regulations, company tariffs, and the American Water cross connection best operating procedure (BOP).
Provides training to personnel in the proper management of established cross connection/backflow protection programs.
Educates & trains contractors, regulators, local officials and customers with regards to the cross connection/backflow protection program.
Maintain database of backflow prevention assemblies used in AW water systems as well as in applicable industrial and commercial water systems.