Workforce Development Manager - Water Sector
At AlphaX · United States
- Full-time
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- Posted
- 3 October 2026
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- 3 November 2026
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Job description
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WIL is seeking a Workforce Development Manager in the water sector, at a workforce board, utility association, or employer partnership, to convene regional utilities, employers, and training providers around water-sector hiring and retention.
About the Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL)
WIL is assembling regional collaborations that connect utilities, employers, workforce boards, labor, and training providers to address water-sector recruitment, retention, and retirement-driven vacancies. This seat 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.
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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
Represent a workforce board, economic development organization, utility consortium, association, or multi-employer partnership
Help map regional hiring demand and training gaps for water occupations
Coordinate multi-partner collaboration structures and shared metrics
Support regional partnership documentation for joint proposals when agreed
Advise on recruitment and retention innovations that can transfer across regions
Requirements
Required
Affiliation with a workforce board, regional partnership, utility association, public works network, or multi-employer group
Experience convening employers and training providers
Ability to speak to a defined geography and partner roster
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
Existing water-sector sector partnership or talent action plan
Data on vacancies or retirements in the region
Prior federal workforce grant partnership experience
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