Seasonal Environmental Compliance Aide - Internship at Essential Utilities

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. 

Are you looking for a Seasonal Opportunity with Aqua, NC a subsidiary of Essential Utilities? We are currently hiring for full time seasonal Lead and Copper Samplers, from May through August.
In this role, the primary responsibilities are assisting an environmental sampling effort by reviewing and updating system plans, identifying sites for voluntary requests to collect samples, delivering sample kits to customers and working with Aqua’s compliance and sampling team

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Coordinate seasonal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) sampling effort with assistance from Aqua compliance team
• Responsible for becoming familiar with USEPA LCR rule and following guidelines and procedures as needed.
• Review maps and GIS data to locate potential new sites. Provide updates as needed to Aqua’s compliance team as needed to update Aqua LCR sampling site plan.
• Review and establish sampling schedules
• Contact customers and verify willingness to participate in Aqua’s LCR sampling program
• Delivery and collection of sample kits to Aqua customers
• Track daily sample collection through Aqua’s work order system or other method as defined by Aqua’s compliance manager
• Updates and maintains documentation of work activities (data entry), including closing work orders as needed in the operating system.
• Adheres to all safety and security operating policies, procedures, practices, and standards to ensure a safe working environment
• Participate in daily/weekly coordination calls
• Assists with other tasks or projects as assigned  
• Pay Rate $15.00

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must have a valid driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Familiarity with computers and work systems such as Microsoft office suite
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; communicate effectively (clearly, concisely, and professionally) with customers and internal staff.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedules
• Must always follow directions and safety procedures
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, and the public
• Willingness to drive throughout Raleigh-Metro and/or Charlotte-metro area.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• May be subject to extreme temperatures, noise, wet and/or humid conditions, mechanical, electrical, gas exposure hazards, fumes, dusts, mists, gases and/or poor ventilation atmospheric conditions.
• Working conditions include travel to work sites of Aqua, NC and/or other constituents

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.