Water and Wastewater Treatment Operators / Field Technicians

**Location:** Region 09 - Columbia- Pacific Northwest **Period of Performance**: June 2, 2026 through June 1, 2027 with four -one year options Join a team of ever-growing professionals who look to make a difference on projects both domestically and internationally. Our organization is growing, and we believe your career should too. **Project Overview:** Project Solutions Inc. is seeking a qualified Water and Wastewater Treatment Operators / Field Technicians to provide nationwide water and wastewater utility operations, maintenance, and repair services, including certified operator support, preventive maintenance, regulatory compliance, sampling, inspections, and emergency repairs at NPS-managed facilities. The contract is intended to ensure uninterrupted, compliant, and safe operation of potable water, wastewater treatment, water distribution, and wastewater collection systems across parks and territories. ***This role is contingent upon award of project.*** **Responsibilities and Duties:** - Operate and monitor 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, collection 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, Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), NPDES permit requirements, and applicable state and local regulations while coordinating activities with NPS personnel and the COR **Required Education, Skills, and Abilities:** **Education/Certification:** - 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 **Experience:** - Minimum 3 years of field experience operating and maintaining potable water systems, including treatment and distribution infrastructure - Minimum 3 years of field experience operating and maintaining wastewater treatment or disposal systems - Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting water treatment systems, including chlorination, filtration, distribution, and related utility infrastructure - Experience operating and maintaining wastewater treatment systems, including lift stations, septic systems, lagoon systems, and treatment processes - Experience performing routine operations, preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, inspections, and emergency repairs on utility systems and equipment - Experience conducting regulatory sampling, process control testing, water quality monitoring, analysis, and compliance reporting - Experience using SCADA, remote monitoring, instrumentation, and control systems to monitor performance and respond to alarms or operational issues - Experience working independently at remote field locations while maintaining detailed operator logs and complying with federal, state, and local regulatory and safety requirements. **Key Attributes & Skills:** - Strong knowledge of potable water and wastewater treatment system operations, maintenance, and repair activities - Ability to monitor, operate, and troubleshoot treatment processes, distribution systems, collection systems, lift stations, septic systems, and lagoon systems - Proficiency…