Drinking Water Treatment Operator

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.

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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. Woodard & Curran also aids employees in earning, upgrading, and keeping their certifications within the industry.

Woodard & Curran is seeking a full-time Secondary Operator for the Town of Manchester‑by‑the‑Sea, Massachusetts Drinking Water Treatment Facilities. As the Secondary Operator, you will report to the Projects Plant Manager, and participate in the daily operation and general maintenance of equipment, structures, and grounds at the Town of Manchester‑by‑the‑Sea’s 3 MGD Trident Microfloc Surface Water Treatment Facility, two groundwater wells, and a 1.7 MG storage tank – to include assisting with the management of all associated regulatory sampling programs – in a safe and timely manner.

Each day presents different challenges and learning opportunities. Woodard & Curran is dedicated to our employees’ growth and development and wants to help you on your career path. The Secondary Operator is responsible for helping foster and maintain a safe work environment for all plant personnel and visitors.

• Support daily operations and maintenance of assigned equipment to include residual management, electrical and mechanical components, SCADA and remote communications networks, and strategic pump and flow management.
• Complying with all Woodard & Curran Health and Safety Programs and instilling a Safety-First culture within the project.
• Manage and/or maintain the use of the daily operations log.
• Help manage the town's drinking water sampling programs, to include collecting samples and conducting laboratory tests where/when necessary, in support of regulatory compliance.
• Meet with the Plant Manager on a regular basis to discuss and review plant operations and maintenance.
• Monitor operations by inspecting and reviewing data, records and reports, coordinates sampling.
• Assist Project Manager with keeping accurate and up to date records for the project.

• This project operates on a two‑week rotating schedule, rotating with the facility’s Plant Manager and Primary Operator. The Plant Manager and Secondary Operator rotate long and short weeks and on‑call coverage.
• Example schedule below:
  • Week 1 – Long Week – 7 days on:
    Tuesday through Monday first shift,  or .
  • Long week operator is on call this week, from beginning of Tuesday shift, to beginning of next operator’s Tuesday shift.
  • Week 2 – Short Week:
    Off duty Tuesday first shift, on duty Wednesday through Friday first shift,  or , off duty Saturday through Monday.
• Availability for standby duty and the ability to be “on‑call”, working evenings, weekends and holidays as needed. Response to emergency events and alarm callouts as needed and required within 45 minutes. The operator on their long week will also be on‑call for that week. On‑call coverage begins of Tuesday shift, to beginning of next operator’s Tuesday shift.

• Must possess a minimum of a Massachusetts Grade 2T OIT Drinking Water Operator License, with the ability to acquire the Grade 3T OIT within 2 years.
• Minimum of 1‑2 years’ experience in the water treatment industry preferred.
• Proficiency with computers, including an ability to work with: SCADA, Microsoft Word, Excel,…