Water & Wastewater Treatment Field Operator

Project Solutions Inc; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Telehealth access

HSA

Life insurance

Disability coverage

$800 monthly insurance allowance

401(k) with company match

PTO and holidays

Professional development

Job summary

Project Solutions Inc. is seeking qualified Water and Wastewater Treatment Operators / Field Technicians to provide nationwide operations, maintenance, and repair services at NPS-managed facilities.

You will monitor, maintain, and repair treatment and distribution systems, perform regulatory sampling and reporting, keep detailed logs, and respond to alarms while ensuring compliance with EPA/SDWA and other regulations.

Qualifications

• Valid state-issued Water Treatment, Distribution, or Wastewater Operator License (Class I or higher).
• 2-3+ years of hands-on experience in water or wastewater system operations.
• Minimum 3 years of field experience operating potable water systems.
• Minimum 3 years of field experience operating wastewater treatment or disposal systems.
• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting water treatment systems including chlorination, filtration, distribution, and related utility infrastructure.
• Experience conducting regulatory sampling, process control testing, water quality monitoring, and compliance reporting.
• Experience using SCADA, remote monitoring, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Experience working independently at remote field locations while maintaining detailed operator logs.

Responsibilities

• Operate potable water and wastewater treatment systems to ensure safe, continuous, and compliant utility services.
• Perform routine, preventive, and corrective maintenance on treatment plants, distribution systems, pumps, valves, lift stations, and related infrastructure.
• Conduct regulatory sampling, testing, analysis, and reporting in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements and permit conditions.
• Maintain accurate operator logs, maintenance records, inspection reports, compliance documentation, and monthly operational reports.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair equipment failures, system malfunctions, alarms, and operational deficiencies to restore system performance.
• Operate and maintain SCADA, control, monitoring, and instrumentation systems, responding promptly to alarms and performance issues.
• Conduct asset inspections, condition assessments, seasonal startup/winterization activities, and identify corrective actions to maintain system reliability.
• Ensure compliance with EPA, OSHA, SDWA, NPDES permit requirements, and applicable state/local regulations while coordinating with NPS and the COR.

Skills

SCADA operations

Regulatory compliance

Troubleshooting

Field instrumentation

Log keeping

Education

Operator License (Class I+)

Tools

SCADA software

Pumps & valves

Testing equipment

Job description

Project Solutions Inc. is seeking qualified Water and Wastewater Treatment Operators / Field Technicians to provide nationwide operations, maintenance, and repair services at NPS-managed facilities.

You will monitor, maintain, and repair treatment and distribution systems, perform regulatory sampling and reporting, keep detailed logs, and respond to alarms while ensuring compliance with EPA/SDWA and other regulations.