MWRA

Technical Information Clerk

MWRA  •  $63k - $85k/yr  •  Winthrop, MA (Onsite)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

Are you looking to make a meaningful impact on public health and the environment? Join the MWRA team! We deliver some of the nation's highest-quality drinking water to 3 million residents, restored Boston Harbor, and continue to invest in protecting vital public resources. Be part of a mission-driven organization where your work truly makes a difference-in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment.

Ensures the efficient control and availability of technical information for engineering and construction projects for assigned facilities and sites.

Posting Period: 12/30/2025 to 1/19/2026

Location: Deer Island (Winthrop), MA

Salary: $62,697.84 - $84,744.96 Annually $1,205.73 - $1,629.71 Weekly

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm

Key Responsibilities

  • Catalogs, files, retrieves, copies, and distributes drawings and plant documents in accordance with established procedures.
  • Uses the Document Control System to search, cross reference, change and update document control records.
  • Operates a variety of equipment including blueprint machines, electronic scanners, fax, microfiche readers and plotters. Demonstrates operation of self-service equipment to the Center's customers.
  • Retains facility records in accordance with MWRA record retention policy.
  • Organizes, types, and formats specifications, reports, and technical publications submitted by the department staff.
  • Administers and updates the equipment, schedule, component and library databases.
  • Provides construction, engineering, operations and maintenance personnel with initial assistance in locating drawings required to perform work at MWRA sites.
  • Sorts and classifies drawings, references (periodicals, journals), service contracts and MWRA standard engineering specifications for integration into records groups and series, in accordance with established procedures. Collects and distributes mail and timesheets.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • Reading, writing, mathematical, scientific and oral communication skills as normally acquired through two (2) year business education degree or equivalent; and
  • Working knowledge of engineering drawings and document cataloging as normally attained through at least two (2) years of engineering aide work; and
  • Working knowledge of office practices and procedures as evidenced by at least three (3) years experience in projecting supply usage and equipment replacement, developing correspondence and documenting procedures; or
  • Any equivalent combination of education or experience.
  • Must have successfully completed the MIS and professional development-related Administrative Certificate Program (ACP) requirements for this position. If no qualified ACP certified applicant applies for the position, the selected candidate will have 6 months to complete the ACP program.
  • Position may telework up to 2 days/week after an initial waiting period.

Knowledge and Abilities

  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook and Word.
  • Demonstrated experience in the operation of scanners, viewers, imager, printers, plotters and reproduction equipment.
  • Ability to follow oral and written instruction.
  • Ability to learn and use facility information software.
  • Knowledge of graphic printing processing as obtained through exposure to computer aided drafting and design, computer aided publishing, geographic information systems, document scanning/printing systems or similar systems.

Tools and Equipment Used

Hand tools, mobile radio, telephone, beeper, scanners, plotters and personal computer including word processing and other software, copy and fax machine.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Works under the general supervision of the Senior Program Manager or Program Manager.

Other Position Information

PCR 2971003

Division Operations

Department Deer Island - Cap Prg Mgt

UnionGrade United Steelworkers Local 9358 (Unit 1)/Grade 17

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.

MWRA

About MWRA

MWRA supplies some of the best drinking water in the country and provides wastewater treatment services to over 3 million people in eastern and central Massachusetts.

Every day, our highly talented staff work to protect the public health and the health of the environment. We are passionate about developing and retaining a high-performance workforce that reflects our service area and underscores our core principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, enables us to achieve our mission, brings value to our staff and makes us better able to serve our ratepayers.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including Health and Dental Insurance, paid holidays and vacations, our own MWRA Retirement System, tuition reimbursement, training and more! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. MWRA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender identity or expression including a transgender identity, genetics or veteran status.

HOW TO APPLY

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If you need an alternative form of the job application, please contact MWRA's Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator Tomeka Cribb via email at tomeka.cribb@mwra.com. If you are a person with a disability who would like to self-identify, please contact the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator.

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Year Founded
1985
Website
mwra.com
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