Water Industry Provides Career Opportunities

With hundreds of highly skilled employees retiring from the region’s water and wastewater industry each year, the industry provides vast opportunities for exciting careers that directly support the well-being of communities across San Diego County.  

Join The Water Industry

The water industry offers a career path with competitive pay and excellent benefits. Many operational positions require technical skills that may be obtained through on-the-job training and industry-specific certifications. In addition to operational jobs, there are a number of other professions that play critical roles in engineering, finance, public affairs, human resources, administration, and information technology.

The Water Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy status), gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability (whether perceived or actual), ancestry, military or veteran status, citizenship status, medical condition, and/or national origin. 

How To Apply

First-time applicants need to create an account to complete an online application. Applications can be saved and used for multiple jobs. 

For further assistance creating an account and filing an online application contact the job listing site administrator, NeoGov, at 1-855-524-5627

Job Openings

Water Authority Jobs

Current job openings at the Water Authority, are posted on GovernmentJob.com/careers/sdcwa. Job seekers can sign up for job alerts to receive email notifications about open positions in more than 40 job categories.

Regional Industry Jobs

For job openings, internships and education opportunities across the region’s water and wastewater industry, go to San Diego Water Works.

Internships

When student internships at the Water Authority are available, they are posted under Current Job Openings. In addition, the Water Authority oversees the Regional Water and Wastewater Internship Program, which is designed to give water and wastewater technology students hands-on experience at participating water agencies throughout the San Diego region.

Applications are accepted once a year in the spring and the program year coincides with the traditional school year.

Career Development

College programs across the San Diego region support careers in the water and wastewater industry.

linkCuyamaca College – Center for Water Studies linkPalomar College – Water & Wastewater Programs linkCSUSM – Water Certificate Program