Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator – 12-Hour Shift | Midnight–Noon

Woodard & Curran is an employee-owned engineering, science, and operations firm dedicated to clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. We foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that supports professional growth, flexibility, and meaningful work, empowering our employees to make a lasting impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

For more than 30 years, Woodard & Curran has provided contract operations and management services for drinking water, municipal and industrial wastewater, groundwater remediation, and solid waste facilities nationwide. Today, we operate more than 100 facilities. You’ll be backed by hundreds of certified operators across the country, along with hundreds more engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, so we can quickly tackle the most challenging operational issues and keep treatment plants running efficiently and in full compliance.

 

What would you be doing at Woodard & Curran?

 

As an Operator, you’ll join a team responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of our main CSO detention and treatment facility, as well as remote monitoring of the treatment facility and pump stations.

Working under the direction of the Assistant Project Manager and Project Manager, you’ll work alongside a team of operators to support the operations, monitoring, maintenance, and housekeeping of the facilities.

 

Pay

$26–$34 per hour, depending on experience.

Overtime is paid for any hours worked over 40.

 

Schedule

Operators work 12-hour shifts on a two-week rotating cycle:

 

Week 1

• Saturday: Midnight–Noon
• Sunday: Midnight–Noon
• Monday & Tuesday: Off
• Wednesday: Midnight–Noon
• Thursday: Midnight–Noon
• Friday: Off
• Total: 48 hours, including 8 hours of overtime paid at time and a half

Week 2

• Saturday & Sunday: Off
• Monday: Midnight–Noon
• Tuesday: Midnight–Noon
• Wednesday & Thursday: Off
• Friday: Noon–Midnight
• Total: 36 hours