Pump Station Technician

Weston & Sampson

The Role

Overview

Operate, maintain, and test municipal drinking water systems in MA region.

Key Responsibilities

  • water sampling
  • system operation
  • preventive maintenance
  • equipment repair

Tasks

-Water quality sampling and testing -Operate and maintain municipal and/or private drinking water treatment & distribution systems -Preventive maintenance and repair of treatment equipment

Requirements

  • repair experience
  • verbal communication
  • motor vehicle license
  • surveyor license
  • treatment operator
  • distribution operator

What You Bring

-Basic mechanical and electrical repair experience preferred -Good verbal communication skills, basic math skills, computer, and the ability to read technical instructions -Valid Commonwealth of Massachusetts motor vehicle license -Cross Connection Testing &/or Surveyor license preferred -Massachusetts Drinking Water Treatment Operator license – Grade 2 or higher -Understanding of Massachusetts drinking water regulations and treatment processes. -Massachusetts Drinking Water Distribution Operator license – Grade 2 or higher

The Company

About Weston & Sampson

-Founded in 1899 by Robert Spurr Weston, the firm pioneered U.S. wastewater treatment and grew with George Sampson to become a water-treatment innovator. -From a one-person consultancy in Boston, it expanded across the East Coast into a multi-practice engineering and environmental services firm. -Today it delivers interdisciplinary design, engineering, and environmental services for public and private sectors, tackling projects from parks to water treatment plants. -Typical engagements include large urban park renewals, flood mitigation studies, PFAS removal at treatment facilities, and structural engineering for civic plazas. -Sector strengths include infrastructure systems and water resource projects, supported by environmental permitting, geotechnical, landscape architecture, and construction management. -Unusual facts: it continues to build on century-old innovations in wastewater treatment while evolving into climate resiliency and community revitalization.

Sector Specialisms

Water

Sewer

Electric

Gas

AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction)

Municipal

Commercial

Buildings

Utilities

Government