The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to training, supporting, and promoting the water and wastewater professionals that serve small and rural communities across the country. NRWA provides training and technical assistance through Nationwide Programs that currently have over 31,000 utility system members. Rural Water training and technical assistance covers every aspect of operating, managing, and financing water and wastewater utilities.
The Circuit Rider position is funded under the USDA Circuit Rider Contract, administered by NRWA. The purpose of the program is to protect the nation’s multi-billion-dollar investment in rural and small municipal water system infrastructure by providing on-site technical assistance, which ensures cost-effective operations and adequate income for both operations and debt service within each state.
The Circuit Rider Position will be for the State of Nevada, with the primary goal of assisting small, rural, and economically challenged communities in enhancing and maintaining the financial sustainability of their water systems through technical assistance and training.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide technical assistance to rural, unincorporated small municipal systems, tribal systems, and incorporated municipal systems under 10,000 population.
- Travel throughout the state of Nevada to offer on-site technical assistance and training.
- Provide assistance and expertise in all areas of operations, maintenance, management, security, finances, loan application, health, and environmental issues.
- Provide the type of assistance that offers “training” rather than “fixing”.
- Prioritize requests to ensure coverage of water systems with serious health or economic problems first.
- Review new technical standards set and proposed by public and private organizations.
- Respond to inquiries from facilities, consumers, governmental agencies, and others regarding technical matters.
Qualifications and Skills
- Multi-year employment required (five (5) or more years preferred) in working for, operating, maintaining, or managing a rural/community water system
- Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Knowledge of the financial, managerial, and operational characteristics of effectively run utility systems
- Willingness to travel extensively within the State of Nevada and to NRWA events.
- Frequent overnight travel may be required to efficiently provide Circuit Rider services to eligible water systems throughout the state.
- Computer skills and knowledge for logging activity within the program and writing reports.
- Water Operator License/Certification preferred or the ability to continue education to obtain a state license.
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
