We’re Hiring Entry-Level Engineers!: Dozens of job openings need to be filled through July 2023!
August 17, 2022
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PWD Recruiting
New PWD opportunities have been posted for entry-level engineers. Dozens of job openings need to be filled through July 2023!
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Want to join the Water Department? We’re hiring!: You may qualify for Engineering, Sciences, and Construction Project Tech positions!
April 18, 2022
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Public Affairs
Application periods are open now for five positions!
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Green City, Clean Waters: A Homegrown Workforce
November 9, 2021
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Public Affairs
Ten years ago, we planted the seeds to grow a green economy. Today, with thousands of skilled individuals working around green stormwater infrastructure tools, this dream has blossomed into a reality.
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Green City, Clean Waters: Growing with Local Business
August 2, 2021
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Public Affairs
When Green City, Clean Waters started 10 years ago, a key factor in the plan’s success would be growing a green economy through collaborations with local businesses.
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Apprenticeship Spotlight: Johanna Lopez-Lacayo: Bringing Philly’s Women and Girls into Science and Engineering
May 6, 2021
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PWD Human Resources Team
This Girls High School grad is turning her passion for Green City, Clean Waters into a career as the first female apprentice to become a full-time PWD Civil Servant.
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Together, We Moved Forward in 2020: A message from Commissioner Hayman
December 29, 2020
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Randy E. Hayman, Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner
Through dedication, strategic planning, prudent financial management, and creative thinking, we didn’t just maintain critical services: we moved forward. Here’s how.
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Top Five Reasons to Soak It Up with PWD: Could your local group benefit from green infrastructure minigrants?
December 12, 2019
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Dan Schupsky
We’re looking for new organizations to join our small but mighty Soak It Up Adoption roster, ideally in January 2020.
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Why Work At PWD? Ask Joanne Dahme: Retiring Head of Public Affairs On the Rewards of a Career in Water
September 5, 2019
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Public Affairs
Nearly four decades after she began her career at PWD as an engineer, Public Affairs General Manager Joanne Dahme is passing the baton. Watch her exit interview to see why a career in water is rewarding.
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Immigrant Heritage Month Spotlight: Meet Nafissa Bizo, an Engineer Protecting Philly Rivers
June 26, 2019
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Nafissa Bizo
We are celebrating the last week of Immigrant Heritage Month with a perspective fromNafissa Bizo, an Environmental Engineer who immigrated from Niger and now helps run a Water Pollution Control Plant.
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New ‘Sewer U’ Serves Infrastructure Workers: Gold LEED-Certified Site Trains Increasingly Gender-Diverse City Workforce for Critical Infrastructure Jobs
May 16, 2019
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Public Affairs
A sort of campus that serves as a state-of-the-art training and operations hub for the City’s sewer infrastructure workforce, the project cost approximately $17 million to build.
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