Traveling Water/Wastewater Operations & Maintenance Specialist

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

For more than 25 years, Woodard & Curran has offered contract operations and management services for drinking water, municipal and industrial wastewater, groundwater remediation, and solid waste facilities nationwide. Currently we contract operate more than 85 facilities nationwide. Woodard & Curran draws on the experience of hundreds of certified operators across the country, backed by the knowledge and skills of hundreds more engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, to quickly tackle the most challenging operational issues and keep treatment plants running efficiently and in full compliance.    Who We Are Looking For:   We are growing!  Due to this growth, we have an immediate opening for an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Specialist to help support operations across the United States.   In this role, you will support operations through project transitions, providing technical support, backfilling management positions, provide assistance for process control or trouble shooting activities, working with various software technologies, and potentially perform day to day operations.    Travel Requirement: This position will be supporting operations across the United States and required to travel a minimum of 75% of the year.

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity for career progression through interaction with and coaching from the highest levels of our organization.
• Flexible work environment and competitive benefits.
• Career Growth.
• Strong bonus potential.

What You Will Be Doing at Woodard & Curran:

• Work with Area Managers and Project Managers to support project demands.
• Provide technical support and training onsite to implement the Asset Management Program.
• Utilize W&C technical platforms for data collection: Utility Cloud Hach WIMS, Do Forms, Power BI, etc.
• Provide operations and maintenance support at water and/or wastewater treatment facilities.

What will you need to succeed?

• Willingness to work in both indoor and outdoor environments including inclement weather.
• Solid water and wastewater background which may include certifications and licenses.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience with utility technology software including Hach’s Water Information Management System (Hach WIMS) is a plus.
• Knowledge of the water and wastewater industry to include equipment, controls, and process.
•  May be required to wear a respirator.
• Willingness to travel to support assigned projects and assist with emergency event repair and recovery efforts.
• Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check, pre-placement physical and drug screen before employment.

Employee Support & Benefits

 

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed

 

Time away from work:

• 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

 

Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:

• Disability: Paid short- and long-term disability
• Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
• Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• Wellbeing: