Water@PSU: Jobs & Resources

Below you can find a variety of water-related job boards and career resources. The sections are separated by opportunities in Oregon and across the US. If you know of any additional resources to share please reach out to waterpsu@pdx.edu.


Interested in learning what water-related jobs are?

Learn about Careers in Water from Work for Water
Work for Water put together a great website showcasing the different types of careers you can have in water and how you can prepare to enter the water workforce.
 
Water Career Guide by Freshwater Society
Explore “A Day in the Life” of different water-related careers from Civil Engineer to Water Treatment Lab Tech and more!
 
Learn about Water Treatment Operator from Regional H20
The Regional Water Providers Consortium put together a short guide about what a career is like as a Water Treatment Operator.

Water-Related Jobs Boards for Oregon

O*NET Online Oregon Job board
The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with occupations. This information can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational counseling, and a variety of human resources functions, such as developing job orders and position descriptions and aligning training with current workplace needs.

Oregon Association for Water Utilities Job Board
Oregon Association of Water Utilities is a nonprofit, independent association of water and wastewater utilities. Their site hosts an Oregon job board for water utilities positions.

Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association Job Board
The Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association (PNCWA) is the preeminent state association dedicated to education, dissemination of technical and scientific information, increased public understanding, and promotion of sound public laws and programs in water resources and related environmental fields in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The PNCWA has a job board and career resources for job seekers interested in promoting a healthy water environment.

Water Environment Federation Oregon job board
Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a resource to connect organizations within the water, science, and engineering sectors with our network of highly qualified job candidates. Whatever your recruiting or job search needs, WEF’s Career Center delivers the tools, resources and diverse access you need to succeed.

Water-Related Job Boards in the US

American Water Works Association Job Board
The American Water Works Association is an international, nonprofit, scientific and educational society dedicated to providing total water solutions assuring the effective management of water. They’ve put together a job board for opportunities in the US.

Explore Careers in Hydropower
The Hydropower Foundation is a dedicated group of engineers, scientists, green energy supporters, technologists, biologists, businesses, industry, and non-governmental organizations with a mission to increase the waterpower community’s contribution to society and the environment. They've created a page dedicated to sharing opportunities in the waterpower industry.

Josh’s Water Job Board
The Josh’s Water Jobs platform connects the immense and diverse talent in the global water community with the wealth of career opportunities available worldwide. All of the jobs we post are related to water, which includes (but is not limited to) water policy, governance, law, economics, management, finance, advocacy, science, communications, and more.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Job Board
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is transforming energy through research, development, commercialization, and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. They’ve put together a job board for opportunities in the US.

WateReuse Career Center
The WateReuse Association is the nation’s only trade association solely dedicated to advancing laws, policy, funding, and public acceptance of recycled water. Their career center page shares job openings and professional resources like creating a resume and LinkedIn and preparing for interviews.

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Updated: February 8, 2024