Traveling Drinking Water Treatment Specialist

Woodard & Curran • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we foster collaboration in an inclusive culture and seek diverse talent to address water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering professional growth, ownership, and flexibility to make a meaningful impact. For over 25 years, Woodard & Curran has provided contract operations and management for drinking water, wastewater, groundwater remediation, and solid waste facilities nationwide, operating more than 85 facilities. Our team of hundreds of certified operators, engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts tackles challenging operational issues to ensure efficient and compliant plant operations. We are currently seeking an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Specialist to support several drinking water treatment facilities in the eastern New England region.

Requirements

• Solid maintenance background which may include certifications and licenses.
• Knowledge of the drinking water treatment industry to include equipment, controls and process.
• Experience in the inspection, condition assessment, reporting, and repair and maintenance of sanitary sewer mains, manholes and lift stations and distribution system force mains, services and pump stations.
• Willingness to travel to support assigned projects and assist with emergency event repair and recovery efforts.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds on a regular basis.
• All successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-placement background check, drug screen, and physical before employment.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to utilize business intelligence systems including PowerBI is a plus.
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence systems and implementation is a plus.
• Experience with utility technology software including Hach’s Water Information Management System (Hach WIMS) is a plus.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance equipment and best practices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform operation and maintenance of assigned treatment, mechanical and electrical equipment and other similarly related facility components and equipment.
• Work with staff to evaluate maintenance and ensure Asset Management practices are consistently implemented and tracked.
• Work with various software technologies.
• Respond to emergency calls at facilities and take the required corrective action or assist Woodard & Curran and our client personnel.
• Provide shift coverage assistance, if properly licensed, as directed to maintain staffing compliance and/or integrity.
• Support clients with interim support and maintenance activities.
• Provide technical assistance for process control changes and troubleshooting activities.
• Work with the Operations Leader, Area Managers and Project Managers to support project demands with routine & corrective maintenance, capital planning, process control improvements and training of staff on industry standard maintenance practices.
• Provide technical support and training onsite to implement the Asset Management Program.
• Assist with preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance and emergency repairs.
• Support instrument calibrations and upgrades.
• Utilize W&C technical platforms for data collection: Utility Cloud Hach WIMS, Do Forms, Power BI, etc.
• Assist in interpreting and updating GIS maps and plant plans and specifications.
• Provide operations and maintenance support at water, wastewater and/or industrial treatment facilities.

Benefits

• Employee ownership
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Flexibility
• Competitive benefits
• Career Growth
• Strong bonus potential
• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions
• Company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
• Observed holidays: Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually
• Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
• Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work-related illness or injury.
• Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
• Paid short- and long-term disability
• Medical plan options
• Dental plans
• Vision plans
• Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits
• Additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed