Decentralized Water Systems Training Partner - Wells & Septic (WIL Collaborator)

About the Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL)

WIL is seeking partners who train or employ professionals serving private wells and onsite or septic systems, expanding the decentralized water workforce that protects public health in communities not on centralized systems. This is a collaboration track. Full-time employment or a project-based contract may be used when a joint award calls for it.

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We 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 a training provider, public health agency, cooperative extension, nonprofit, or employer serving well and septic professionals.

What you'll do

Represent a training provider, public health agency, cooperative extension, nonprofit, or employer serving well and septic professionals
Co-design education and training for decentralized water workers
Define target geographies, often rural, and trainee pathways
Support partnership documentation for joint proposals when agreed
Advise on credentials, safety, and public-health competencies for the field

Requirements

Required

Direct experience with private well, septic, or decentralized water training or service delivery
Organizational affiliation able to host or co-deliver training
Willingness for time-bounded collaboration
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

State onsite or wastewater certification program ties
Rural or tribal community reach
Existing trainee placement into decentralized water jobs

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