About this role
WIL is seeking a Training Specialist for onsite wastewater (septic) systems, at a training provider, public health agency, extension program, or employer, to co-design training for septic installers, inspectors, and service providers.
About the Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL)
WIL is seeking partners who train or employ professionals serving onsite wastewater (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.
Learn more: https://wilinstitute.org
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.
What you'll do
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Represent a training provider, public health agency, cooperative extension, nonprofit, or employer serving well and septic professionals
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Co-design education and training for decentralized water workers
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Define target geographies, often rural, and trainee pathways
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Support partnership documentation for joint proposals when agreed
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Advise on credentials, safety, and public-health competencies for the field
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Requirements
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Required
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Direct experience with septic or onsite wastewater training or service delivery
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Organizational affiliation able to host or co-deliver training
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Willingness for time-bounded collaboration
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Authorization to work with a U.S. research organization
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Open to full-time employment or project-based contract engagement; remote-first with travel as partner and field work requires
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Nice to have
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State onsite or wastewater certification program ties
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Rural or tribal community reach
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Existing trainee placement into decentralized water jobs