Remote Utility Advisor: Non-Revenue Water & Metering

Moonshot Missions; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Fully remote with travel

Job summary

Moonshot Missions seeks a Utility Advisor with hands‑on NRW experience to support nationwide water loss control and technical assistance projects. You will work directly with public water systems, tribes, and agencies to identify water loss, improve metering, and implement practical reduction strategies, with travel across the US.

This role offers fully remote work with required travel, a salary range of $75k–$115k, health insurance, and 401(k) contributions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in water resources, engineering, planning, environmental science, public policy or related field is required.
• 5+ years of full‑time experience working in or with water utilities in operations, water loss control, distribution system management, or related technical work.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or relevant water operator certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Moonshot Missions team to work directly with water systems across the country.
• Conduct water loss audits using AWWA M36 methodology and support utilities in interpreting and acting on results.
• Assist with Level 1 water loss audit data quality review and validation.
• Support leak detection and repair planning, including coordination with field crews and equipment vendors.
• Evaluate metering infrastructure and recommend improvements to reduce apparent losses.
• Assist water systems in developing NRW reduction workplans and tracking progress toward water loss goals.
• Support development of technical reports, regulatory documents, and funding applications related to water loss control.
• Support other Moonshot Missions technical assistance projects as needed, including asset management, infrastructure planning, and funding navigation.
• Contribute to internal planning, coordination, and QA/QC processes.
• Oversee consultant work products.

Skills

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in water resources, engineering, planning, environmental science, public policy or related field

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

AWWA M36

AWWA Free Water Audit Software

Volumetric Water Benefits Accounting

AMI

Job description

Moonshot Missions seeks a Utility Advisor with hands‑on NRW experience to support nationwide water loss control and technical assistance projects. You will work directly with public water systems, tribes, and agencies to identify water loss, improve metering, and implement practical reduction strategies, with travel across the US.

This role offers fully remote work with required travel, a salary range of $75k–$115k, health insurance, and 401(k) contributions.