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Water Utility Apprenticeship & Internship Program Partner (WIL Collaborator)

Water Utility Apprenticeship & Internship Program Partner (WIL Collaborator)

alpha hireDenver, CO

yesterday

Water Resource SpecialistsTraining and Development SpecialistsWater/Wastewater Engineers
Water Supply and Irrigation SystemsWater and Sewer Line and Related Structures ConstructionSewage Treatment Facilities
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About the Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL)WIL is building partnerships with water and wastewater utilities, registered apprenticeship sponsors, and training providers to expand career pathways into water-sector trades. This is a collaboration and affiliate track. Engagement is scoped by project. Full-time employment or a project-based contract may be used when a joint award calls for it. Learn more: https://wilinstitute.orgWe engage experienced practitioners for both full-time employment and project-based contract roles, as applicable to the award and staffing model. Engagements are remote-first with travel as required for partner and field sites. We build ready teams for live grant and sponsored-research pursuits. This opportunity is contingent upon grant or sponsored-project award and final staffing approval. Permission will be requested before including a candidate's name or resume in a proposal or funding package. WIL is seeking organization leads and practitioners who can co-design and host internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or postsecondary bridge pathways with measurable placement outcomes.
What you'll do:
  • Represent a utility, apprenticeship sponsor, labor partner, or training provider willing to co-deliver water-trades pathways
  • Help define trainee cohorts, supervisors or mentors, and job-placement pathways into water and wastewater roles
  • Share non-proprietary program design inputs: hours, credentials, safety and onboarding, and success metrics
  • Coordinate letters of support or MOU language for joint workforce proposals when mutually agreed
  • Optionally advise WIL on evaluation metrics for completion, placement, and retention
Requirements:
  • RequiredCurrent role at a drinking water or wastewater utility, registered apprenticeship sponsor, labor organization, community college or technical school, or nonprofit training organization serving the water sector
  • Authority, or a clear path to authority, to discuss partnership or host-site arrangements
  • Experience running or supporting internships, apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, or bridge programs
  • Willingness to be considered for time-bounded collaboration (affiliate, consulting, or institutional partnership)
  • Authorization to work with a U.S. research organization
  • Open to full-time employment or project-based contract engagement; remote-first with travel as partner and field work requires
Nice to have:
  • Registered apprenticeship standards already in place for water or wastewater occupations
  • Track record of measurable trainee placements into utility jobs
  • Experience with federal or state workforce grants as a partner
  • A geographic focus you can host and an approximate annual trainee capacity

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Level

Intern

Location

Denver, CO

Occupation

Water Resource Specialists

Industry

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

Posted

yesterday

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