Full-Time
Wastewater Operator – Entry Level
Posted on 1/12/2026
Veolia
10,001+ employees
Water, waste, and energy services provider
No salary listed
Saginaw, MI, USA
In Person
Travel up to 75% of time; multiple sites across the U.S.; 1–3 weeks away at a time.
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- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be proficient with MS Office or Google Apps
- 3 - 5 years of related work experience
- Mechanical background is preferred
- Willingness to travel and learn from several styles of treatment facilities while training across the United States
- Learn to operate and control electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow of water into treatment facilities
- Learn to collect and test water samples to determine concentration levels and impurities
- Learn to perform all scheduled maintenance, service, and new installations of water treatment equipment
- Learn to be responsible for accurate record keeping of client data such as residual content of chemicals, water turbidity, and water pressure
- Comply with all client safety parameters
- Provide regular communication with fellow operators and management of any non-routine operating parameters that occur
- May be responsible for assisting with compiling data for the Environmental Protection Agency
- Coordinate with Veolia's purchasing department to order wastewater treatment supplies, such as equipment and chemicals, in order to maintain the client’s wastewater treatment equipment
- Learn to troubleshoot problems within client’s wastewater treatment equipment and coordinate repairs as necessary
- On an individual basis, study for either the physical/chemical or biological wastewater certification exam
- Be able to work different shifts (days, evenings, nights) as well as length of shifts (8 to 12 hrs)
- Will require travel to several locations outside of the area that you originally applied for
- Travel could be anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks away from home to learn new treatment processes
- Could be as much as 75% travel away from home to learn new wastewater treatment processes/systems
- Mechanical background is preferred
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Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Aubervilliers, France
Founded
1853
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI data centre market growing 11% annually; Veolia targets €1B revenue by 2030.
- PFAS contamination treatment demand accelerating; Enviropacific acquisition advances €1B micropollutants target.
- Mumbai 15-year contracts supply 60% of city's water needs by 2030.
What critics are saying
- Nearly half of planned data centres face permitting delays; threatens €1B AI revenue target.
- Amazon Mississippi facility operational delay beyond 2027 undermines Data Center Resource 360 proof-of-concept.
- Leverage ratio at 2.79x limits M&A capacity; further debt-funded deals risk covenant breach.
What makes Veolia unique
- Proprietary portfolio of 350+ water technologies addresses diverse treatment challenges globally.
- Integrated Data Center Resource 360 offering achieves 75% water reduction, 20% energy reuse.
- 25-year India operational track record reduced non-revenue water losses from 70% to 30%.
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Benefits
Paid Vacation
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Company News
Veolia has launched Data Center Resource 360, a global integrated offering designed to address environmental and operational challenges in the rapidly expanding data centre industry. The announcement was made in London. The global data centre market is projected to grow approximately 11% annually through 2034, but nearly half of planned facilities could face permitting delays due to concerns over water consumption, energy use and local resource constraints. The market for integrated data centre solutions is valued at around $5 billion annually by 2030. Veolia currently works with 10 leading global data centre operators across over 100 facilities. The company's offering aims to transform data centres into carbon-neutral, water-positive, circular hubs, achieving up to 20% energy reuse, 75% reduction in water footprint and 95% waste recycling and reuse.
Veolia Environnement SA plans to nearly double revenue from artificial intelligence industries to €1 billion by 2030, up from €560 million last year. The French utility will provide services to data centre operators and chip manufacturers, including heat capture, cooling water reuse, and electronic waste treatment. Chief executive officer Estelle Brachlianoff announced the plans at a presentation in London on Tuesday. The expansion targets the rapidly growing AI sector's environmental needs as demand for data processing infrastructure continues to surge.
Veolia has successfully placed a dual-tranche bond issue totalling €1 billion. The offering comprises a €500 million five-year tranche with a 3.69% coupon and a €500 million 10-year tranche with a 4.122% coupon. The transaction attracted over 400 orders, with total demand reaching €7.7 billion. Strong investor interest allowed Veolia to price the bonds with zero new issue premium despite recent fixed-income market volatility. The company said the oversubscription and favourable terms reflect positive investor sentiment towards its credit profile and international growth prospects. Deputy CEO Emmanuelle Menning expressed confidence in executing the company's GreenUp strategic plan for sustainable growth in ecological security.
Veolia Environnement has completed the annual update of its €22 billion Euro Medium Term Notes programme. The French environmental services company received approval from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers on 30 March 2026, with approval number 26-067. The base prospectus is available on Veolia's website and the AMF website. Veolia operates across five continents with 215,000 employees, providing water, waste management and energy services. In 2025, the company served 110 million people with drinking water, produced 45 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 64 million tonnes of waste, generating consolidated revenue of €44.4 billion.
Veolia has acquired Enviropacific, an Australian soil remediation company, for approximately AUD 220 million to strengthen its PFAS treatment capabilities. The deal, subject to customary closing conditions, adds a company with roughly AUD 250 million in FY25 revenue and nearly 300 employees. The acquisition addresses growing demand for PFAS contamination treatment in Australia, where historical use of firefighting foam at defence sites, airports and industrial facilities has contaminated soil and groundwater. Veolia has operated in Australia's PFAS treatment market for over 20 years. The transaction advances Veolia's goal of reaching €1 billion in micropollutants treatment revenue by 2030. The acquisition combines Enviropacific's local remediation expertise with Veolia's global technologies, expected to drive revenue growth and operational synergies across water treatment, hazardous waste management and soil remediation services.