Peter Brooks, the VP of WaterTalent, sat down with Water Online to discuss how his company is forging a new paradigm in utility and industrial operations staffing in response to labor trends, economic realities, and still in-demand water/wastewater treatment expertise....
In a perfect world, we’d all get plenty of advance notice for those times when we need to staff up. But how often does that happen? If you’re responsible for staffing or managing critical infrastructure, such as a water or wastewater treatment facility, it pays...
How I envy licensed water and wastewater operators. Their skills are always be needed, so they can work until they die. No one needs retired journalists, so I’ll have to find another line of work....
Every day we trust people we’ve never met to do their jobs responsibly and diligently. Some of the people we rely on most—and think about least—on a daily basis are our local water and wastewater operators....
Say you’re minding your own business, year after year without incident. Suddenly, out of the blue you get hit with a steep fine from the Environmental Protection Agency. Maybe you never even saw it coming. What happened?...
Are you responsible for hiring the new manager or operator for a water or wastewater plant? Obviously, you want to find the most qualified and experienced candidate. What may not be so obvious is how to determine who has the right mix of expertise for...
A Q&A with Peter Brooks, vice president, waterTALENT...