Lead Wastewater Operator - Southbridge, MA
Listed on 2026-08-17
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Engineering
Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Engineer, Environmental Compliance & Protection
Lead Wastewater Operator - Southbridge, MA
Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Capabilities Operations and Maintenance Office Setup Office/Onsite Job#43681
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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. Through the delivery of our operations and maintenance services, you’ll make it simpler and more seamless for our municipal clients to operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most to them – people.
As a Lead Wastewater Operator, you’ll join a collaborative team ensuring that our clients can deliver their services – uninterrupted. You’ll perform a variety of tasks in the operation and maintenance of a water treatment plant, leading weekly meetings, scheduling and directing tasks, assigning and training team members. You’ll contribute to the success of our program with proactive process monitoring and control, comprehensive data review and reporting and efficient preventive maintenance, establishing and maintaining effective sample procedures of plant operations and water quality, and providing effective solutions to facility and process needs.
You’ll diagnose operating problems, make process control adjustments, direct and perform necessary corrective action. You’ll also prepare reports, collect samples, perform laboratory testing, determine proper chemical flow rates, maintain shift logs and perform other duties as required. Most importantly, you’lltake actionto ensure the safety, health and well-being of you and your team.
Bring your team-focus, adaptability, and commitment to excellence, and we’ll help you grow what drives you – and deliver the world’s most challenging Operations Management projects, together.
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Here's what you'll need
- State of Massachusetts Wastewater Operator License Grade V or above required or ability to obtain through reciprocity within 6 months of hire
- Four (4) plus years of experience in operating wastewater treatment plants
- Experience leading teams and assigning work to ensure consistent process performance and regulatory compliance
- Proficient in the use of computer software including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Proficient in the use of plant SCADA systems and software
- Experience with DMS and CMMS
- Experience collecting regulatory and process control samples, reviewing sample results and understanding trends
- Hands-on experience performing basic maintenance activities in coordination with the local maintenance team
- Possess a valid MA driver’s license
- Must participate with the rotating on-call and weekend schedule
- Required to work some holidays
- Six (6) years of experience operating water treatment plants
- Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools employed in the general operation of engines, pumps, valves, motors, and related equipment; general maintenance work; safe work practices; principles and methods of biological and chemical sewage analyses, effects and problems of industrial waste in water/wastewater treatment processes, principles of supervision
- Knowledge of computer software including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, data management systems and be able to operate plant PLC’s and SCADA systems
- Class B CDL or higher with tanker endorsement or ability to obtain
- Massachusetts hoisting license
Physical Requirements:
Safety is a core value are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety sensitive labor or services.
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