Traveling Wastewater 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.

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.

We are growing! Due to this growth, we have an immediate opening for a Wastewater Treatment Operator to help support several industrial wastewater treatment facilities around the United States. In this role, you will perform operation and maintenance of assigned treatment, mechanical and electrical equipment and other facility components. You will work with staff to evaluate maintenance and ensure Asset Management practices are consistently implemented and tracked.

You will work with various software technologies and may respond to emergency calls at facilities and take the required corrective action or assist Woodard & Curran and our client personnel. In many cases, you will provide shift coverage assistance (if properly licensed) as directed to maintain staffing compliance and/or integrity. You may also support clients with interim support and maintenance activities.

Lastly, you will provide technical assistance for process control changes and troubleshooting activities. The position requires a high level of reliability, as project teams count on the O&M Specialist to provide critical coverage and assistance.

• 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.

• Provide operations and maintenance support at water, wastewater and/or industrial treatment facilities.
• Work with the Operations Leader, Area Managers and Project Managers to support project demands with coverage, routine & corrective maintenance, capital planning, and process control improvements.
• 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.

• This position will be supporting operations primarily in the upper Midwest, but will be expected to travel to other locations around the United States. You will be required to travel a minimum of 75% of the year.

• Knowledge of the water and wastewater industry including equipment, controls and process.
• Willingness to travel to support assigned projects and assist with emergency event repair and recovery efforts.
• Ability to utilize business intelligence systems including PowerBI is a plus.
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence systems and implementation is a plus.
• Solid maintenance background which may include certifications and licenses 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.
• Ability to lift 40 pounds.
• Successful candidates will be expected to complete a pre‑placement background check, drug…