Water​/Wastewater Utility Technician

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.

The City of Groveland is one of the most rapidly growing cities in Florida, known as ‘The City of Natural Charm and Unlimited Possibilities. As a Field Service Technician, you will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of wastewater collection and water distribution systems with remote pump station equipment, valves, piping, lift stations and water meters. If you enjoy working outdoors protecting nature’s precious resource, water, then you will find this position challenging and rewarding.

This is an entry‑level position with the opportunity for upward mobility to advance your career in the utility field. Woodard & Curran is dedicated to our employee’s growth and development and wants to help you on your career path!

• Monday – Thursday, 7am‑5:30pm or Tuesday – Friday, 7am‑5:30pm. Flexibility and extended shifts to meet the seasonal demands of the water and wastewater system. Reliable and dependable attendance is an essential function of the position.

• Availability for standby duty and the ability to be “on‑call,” working evenings, weekends and holidays as needed. Response to emergency events and alarm call‑outs required as scheduled and when required.

Everyone needs clean water— for drinking, cooking, cleaning, bathing…and even to flush the toilet! Providing high quality water to your community allows you to make a significant impact not only on the environment, but in the lives of your neighbors, family, and friends. The ability to turn on your faucet knowing that clean water will always come out is a luxury that we have come to expect.

Like all things, the way we treat our water changes with the times. Much of the process involves using up‑to‑date technology that allows you to learn a variety of digital platforms. This assists us in keeping a treatment facility running efficiently and accurately in order to meet compliance standards that are put in place for producing a safe product.

The need for clean water will never go away, which makes this one of the most recession‑proof careers out there. Woodard & Curran provides the chance to grow and develop a life‑long career through hands‑on learning, assistance and rewards for achieving treatment licenses, additional continuing education in the industry, and opportunities for advancement… all the way from intern to senior level managers!

• Preventative & Corrective Maintenance on lift stations and their assets (generators/auxiliary pumps) including inspections.
• Servicing the Vacuum station (a collection system that relies on vacuum suction to transport sewage from homes within the neighborhood) is different from the typical gravity/force main sewer system.
• Fix & repair leaks to water, reclaim, and force mains as they arise.
• Installs and changes out water and reuse meters.
• Perform meter reads.
• Work with Utility billing and customer service relations.
• City hall generates work orders, whether this is turn on or turn off’s for accounts.
• Flushes hydrants, maintenance, exercises valves, and performs pressure tests of fire hydrants.
• Service backflows (if the license is obtained).
• Work with GIS for locates.
• Operates various heavy and light equipment including backhoes, crane truck, vac trucks, etc.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

• Graduation from a standard high school or vocational school, including or supplemented by courses in…