Engineer Co-op for Water/Wastewater Utility

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we're delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities. If you're looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

We are a private investor owned water and wastewater company producing and providing potable water to approximately 54,500 water connections (over 182,000 population) to 31 municipalities in the state of New Jersey. With 53 treatment facilities, 88 wells, and 728 miles of pipe, the company can treat and deliver 13 million gallons of water to customers each day. Water is sourced from the Precambrian, Gneiss, Stratified Drift, Kittatinny, Igneous Rock, Allentown, Potomac-Raritan-Magothy, Stockton, Vincentown, Mt. Laurel, and Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifers. We also provide wastewater services to approximately 6,200 customers.

About:
This position consists of a combination of both field work and office work. You will also interact and work with many different departments including but not limited to operations and environmental compliance. Our goal is to provide an environment where you can learn the drinking water and wastewater utility industry and apply what you have learned to your future career goals.

Tasks may consist of -

• Monthly compliance reporting support
• Vertical asset inspections for asset management program
• Records management for Aqua and developer projects programs
• Engineering drawings organization and record keeping on the shared drive and/or OnBase
• Assist in reviewing engineering design for water main replacement projects
• Visit construction sites as needed
• Lead service line inventor
• Assist the engineering team in project management
• Cross connection control program support
• Permit applications (Municipal, NJDEP, NJDOT, County, etc.)
• Perform general data entry as needed
• Assist with other tasks or projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Possess valid driver's license
• Ability to work independently to complete assignments
• Ability to communicate clearly in speech and writing
• Willingness to work in both office and field environments

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.