EMPLOYMENT

NHWWA offers its members the opportunity to post job openings here for free. Non-members can post openings for $50 per posting, per 30 day period. Postings will appear for 30 days unless you contact us to extend.  We have added an Internship section for companies looking for interns as well as individuals looking for internships. In keeping with our workforce development goals, all internship and intern inquiries are free to post.

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CURRENT JOB OPENINGS

Utility Director – Georgetown Water Department, MA

Posted May 7, 2025

The Town of Georgetown, MA is accepting resumes for the position of Utility Director of the Georgetown Water Department. The Georgetown Water Department (GWD) serves a population of approximately 8,000 and provides water to residential, municipal, commercial, and industrial customers. Primary oversight responsibilities include administrating, organizing, strategic planning, overall departmental budgets, inter-departmental cooperation, and the GWD’s mission to provide the highest quality of water and customer service at the lowest reasonable cost. The Utility Director coordinates activities with the communities and outside agencies, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • The successful candidate should have a minimum of fifteen years of engineering or water treatment & and distribution experience and five years of recent senior management experience in the field of municipal water supply systems.
  • Possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, or a related field. A master’s degree in engineering, environmental sciences or business administration is a plus, but not required.
  • The successful candidate must also possess, or be able to obtain within 12 months, a minimum D2 and T2 Massachusetts Drinking Water Licenses, and any applicable Massachusetts licenses required by law for managing a water utility.
  • The successful candidate is to have extensive knowledge of the design, construction and operational issues of water systems, water quality, a high level of computer skill, and should be familiar with
  • SCADA system knowledge.
  • Certification as a Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official is a plus, but not mandatory.
  • A valid driver’s license is required.
  • This position requires positive interaction with other town departments, as well as state and town officials and with the general public. The candidate must maintain public relations and customer service in order to ensure best possible outcome for the customer.

For more information about the position, click here for a link to the Georgetown Water Department’s website.

Compensation will be between $135,000 to $160,000, along with a full benefits package, commensurate with experience and qualifications. To apply, send cover letter, resume, and salary requirements by email to Jeff McClure at HR@georgetownma.gov. All resumes must be submitted by June 30, 2025.

Water & Sewer Utility Support Technician – Plymouth Village Water & Sewer District

Posted May 6, 2025

The Plymouth Village Water & Sewer District is seeking a hardworking, personable, environmentally aware, career oriented individual to join our small, award winning team of professionals engaged in treatment and distribution of drinking water and collection

and treatment of wastewater for our community. As a Utility Support Technician you will assist and support our staff in multiple tasks involved in running and maintaining our water systems and infrastructure.

Work includes hands-on operating, maintenance, and custodial functions of the water and wastewater systems as well as operation of heavy equipment, tools, and technology used in maintenance, repair, and construction of water utility infrastructure. This position requires an individual with strong troubleshooting, data collection and management, record keeping, communication, electronic device skills, organization, and attention to detail.

The position provides the opportunity for over-time pay for call back, occasional emergency response. The District offers an excellent wage and benefit package, and a friendly, respectful, collaborative, working environment with support for employee training, growth and advancement.

At a minimum candidate must obtain a NH Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator Grade I OIT certification within 6 months of hire and full certification within 1 year of hire.  Must obtain a NH Water Works Treatment and Distribution Grade I certification within 1 year of hire.  NH Wastewater and Wate Works Certifications preferred.

Compensation is negotiable based upon relevant experience and skills, starting at $22 to $26 per hour.

Please email a letter of interest and a brief bio or resume including three references to: kim.haines@pvwsd.org.

Supply Operator (Union) – Aquarion Water Company, Hampton, NH

Posted April 2, 2025

Aquarion Water Company is the public water supply company for more than 750,000 people in 72 cities and towns throughout Connecticut, as well as serving customers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It is the largest investor-owned water utility in New England and among the seven largest in the U.S. Based in Bridgeport, CT, it has been in the public water supply business since 1857. Across its operations, Aquarion strives to act as a responsible steward of the environment and to assist the communities it serves in promoting sustainable practices. Aquarion Water Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eversource.

Job Summary

A position is available in the Hampton, New Hampshire area for a Supply Operator (Union). This position works under general supervisory direction in the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration of a variety of equipment and facilities that supply, treat, pump, store, and distribute drinking water. Application of knowledge and abilities in water treatment and distribution processes,

Principal Responsibilities

  • Performs distribution and customer service functions, including, but not limited to:
    • Reading meters
    • Installing, removing and testing water meters
    • Delivery of shut off, door hangers and other customer notices
    • Operating and maintaining service line valves; distribution and transmission valves; and fire hydrants
    • Repairing main breaks and service line leaks
    • Performing line locations and marking; flushing operations; leak surveys and investigations; grounds and building maintenance (such as yard work, cleaning, painting and general repairs); backflow preventer tests and cross connection surveys (with appropriate certifications)
    • Assisting contractors in capital and maintenance activities
  • Performs Supply and Production duties, including, but not limited to:
    • Monitoring and adjusting chemical treatment equipment
    • Performing water quality sampling and tests; water quality complaint investigations; maintenance on wells, pumps, chemical feed and storage equipment, tanks, pressure control valves, and other supply and production equipment
    • Assisting contractors in capital and maintenance activities
  • Shares in On Call rotation (4 to 6 week cycle) upon satisfactorily achieving necessary qualifications

Preferred Requirements

  • Three years or more of water utility operations and maintenance experience.
  • Literate in English
  • Aptitude for effective use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and SAP is a plus
  • Applicant must be in good physical condition and be capable of lifting 50-lbs and able to work in spaces that require the ability to crawl, climb and contort.

Education/Certifications

  • The applicant must be a high school or vocational school graduate or have an equivalent GED.
  • Applicants must possess and maintain valid New Hampshire Class I water treatment and distribution licenses within 3 years of appointment.
  • Applicant must hold a valid motor vehicle operators license at the time of appointment

Salary

  • The hours of the role are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. plus overtime and on call duties
  • The rate of pay is a 6-step scale starting at $33.79 per union contract
  • Per the union contract, It is understood and agreed that in all cases of promotion or transfer of employees within the scope of this Contract, length of continuous service shall govern when all relevant factors are considered comparable.
  • The Company reserves the right to return a successful candidate to his or her previous job without loss of seniority if the Company determines, within thirty (30) working days on the new job, that the employee is performing such new job in a less than satisfactory manner.  This thirty (30) day period shall exclude the initial training period.

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Aquarion Water Company is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.