Water Utility Trainer and Support Specialist Job Albuquerque area,New Mexico USA,Engineering

Training & Devt Specialist

The Southwest Environmental Finance Center (Southwest EFC) is searching for a Water Utility Trainer and Support Specialist to join our team. This position is intended for early-career water resources professionals who are looking for an entry-level position with room for growth. The work will involve providing training and technical assistance to primarily small water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities in EPA Region 6 and across the broader United States and US Territories.

Ideal candidates will have familiarity with water resources and/or water or wastewater utilities and a willingness to learn how to develop and provide training and/or technical assistance on topics related to regulatory compliance, operations and maintenance, financial management, or funding. This position is project specific, grant funded, but our intention is to renew staff term contracts annually pending continued funding and satisfactory performance.

The Southwest EFC was created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992. We provide training and technical assistance to water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities on a variety of technical, managerial, and financial topics. Our clients include tribal, local, state, and federal institutions around the country including the U.S. territories. We strive to work with the entities we serve rather than for the entities we serve to build capacity and support sustainable utility management.

Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico, is located along the Rio Grande, adjacent to the Sandia Mountains. A high desert city, the climate is mild most of the year, enabling a full range of outdoor activities year-round. Albuquerque is an inclusive, diverse city with a fabulous climate, low-cost lifestyle, and excellent outdoor recreation.

Position Duties

Participate in technical assistance efforts for water, wastewater, and/or stormwater utilities on technical, managerial, or financial topics. The assistance may be in-person, completely remote, or a combination thereof and the successful applicant will be comfortable in any of these settings.

Assist with and deliver training—both in-person and virtual—on managerial, financial, and technical topics for water, wastewater, and/or stormwater utilities. Training content will be drawn from the Southwest EFC’s existing curriculum or developed in collaboration with other staff.

Prepare and contribute to multimedia deliverables including podcasts, educational videos, blogs, templates, and supplemental educational material. Participate in the review and editing of a wide range of materials to ensure clarity, consistency, and technical accuracy.

Collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders, including utility personnel (operators, managers, board members), community organizations, and local, tribal, state, and federal agencies, on a broad spectrum of environmental and infrastructure-related topics.

Travel as required throughout EPA Region 6 states (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana), and occasionally nationwide to support training, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement activities (up to 25%).

See the Position Description for additional information.

Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Please include a current resume and cover letter detailing how your experience matches the position as described above, including any preferred qualifications.

Three references may be requested from candidates who are invited to interview for the position. References will only be contacted after the interview if a candidate is a finalist for the position.

Official transcripts will be required for hire. Please see minimum qualifications for specifics.

Veteran Preference

Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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