Asset Management Specialist: Water & Wastewater Treatment
Company: Woodard & Curran Source: remoteok Salary: $80,000 - $115,000 a year (Depending on local geography, qualifications, and experience)
About Woodard & Curran
Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility.
Woodard & Curran draws on the experience of hundreds of certified operators across the country, backed by the knowledge and skills of hundreds more engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, to quickly tackle the most challenging operational issues and keep water and wastewater treatment plants running efficiently and in full compliance. We also aid employees in earning, upgrading, and keeping their certifications within the industry.
About the Role
As our Operations & Management Strategic Business Unit (O&M SBU) grows, we are looking to add a new member to our Asset Management team. In this role, you will be responsible for tracking, analyzing, and optimizing the lifecycle of physical assets to ensure operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and cost-effectiveness. This role supports strategic planning, maintenance forecasting, and data-driven decision-making at our various projects. You will partner with our Area Managers, Plant/Project Managers, Technology Team, and clients, while reporting to our current Asset Management Services Manager.
Location: Flexible/Remote with the ability to travel as needed to facilities across the country. We anticipate an average of 50-65% travel required.
Responsibilities
- Work remotely and engage in frequent travel to project sites when required.
- Maintain accurate asset inventories using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) or EAM systems.
- Develop and implement asset lifecycle strategies (acquisition, maintenance, disposal).
- Conduct physical audits and condition assessments.
- Analyze asset performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with maintenance, finance, and operations teams to align asset strategies.
- Ensure compliance with relevant Asset Management standards.
- Prepare reports on asset health, risk, and replacement forecasting.
- Support capital planning and budgeting processes.
- Train staff on asset management procedures and tools.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree with coursework in computer science, mathematics, statistics, geography, or a closely related field preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Utility Industry with knowledge of CMMS Systems, Maintenance coordination, Asset Inventory, and facilities support.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience utilizing computerized maintenance management systems.
- Experience with utility assets.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Articulate and confident, with excellent presentation skills (both oral and written).
- Successful candidates who make it to the offer stage will need to pass a pre-placement background check, drug screen, and physical prior to establishing a start date.
Benefits & Total Rewards
We offer a generous total rewards package, including:
- Competitive compensation.
- Excellent benefits: retirement, generous paid time off, holidays, medical & dental insurance, and flexible spending account.
- Career growth opportunities.
- Support and reimbursement for earning, upgrading, and keeping licenses and certifications within the industry. Bonus potential for obtaining next-level licensure.
Retirement Savings
- 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed.
Time Away From Work
- Observed holidays: Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually.
- Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked.
- Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work-related illness or injury.
- Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding.
Coverage and Support
- Disability: Paid short- and long-term disability.
- Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
- Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
- Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.
Mutual Dispute Resolution (MDR)
As part of our commitment to a fair and respectful workplace, Woodard & Curran uses a Mutual Dispute Resolution (MDR) to help resolve most employment-related concerns efficiently and consistently.
- MDR applies to both you and the Company.
- Most workplace-related disputes are resolved through binding arbitration, rather than court proceedings.
- Certain exceptions are outlined in the full agreement.
Note: If you are offered a position with Woodard & Curran, you will be asked to review and sign the MDR as part of your offer packet. Review the full agreement here
E-Verify Participation
Woodard & Curran participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.