Work for LOTT
LOTT offers job opportunities with generous salary and benefits packages. LOTT also contracts for a range of services through bidding or rosters.
Clean Water Careers
The clean water field offers a variety of rewarding jobs. LOTT staff manage the wastewater treatment process and much more – including engineering, construction, maintenance, finance, planning, public outreach and education, laboratory analysis and computer system controls. LOTT is a great place to work, with opportunities for professional development, great benefits and a dynamic work environment.
In Their Own Words
Our people are the heart of our organization – here is what they have to say about working at LOTT.
Faith | Water Quality Lab
The culture here at LOTT is encouraging and allows for creativity, while also facilitating camaraderie through wellness programs and staff events.
Ryan | Engineering
I enjoy the challenges of capital improvement projects and take pride in delivering results that reinforce LOTT’s infrastructure, ensuring resilience and reliability.
Danika | Education
It makes me proud to be a part of an education program that gets such consistently positive feedback from the community.
Craig | Maintenance
Working at LOTT is unlike anywhere else because of the people, our vision to move forward and our commitment to delivering the best results.
Jeff | Operations
People are willing to teach and explain their expertise to others, and we all come out better informed and better able to support others as a result.
Salary & Benefits
Eligible employees and their family members enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salaries, plus medical, dental and vision coverage. LOTT offers paid state and federal holidays and generous leave accrual.
Competitive Salaries
LOTT strives to be a workplace of choice. Salary surveys are regularly conducted to ensure that staff compensation is competitive in the industry.
Medical Plans
Employees can choose from two high-quality, comprehensive medical plans provided through the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) benefits trust. Coverage is available for eligible employees and their family members.
Dental Plan
Dental benefits are provided by Washington Dental Service. This high quality plan is provided through the AWC benefits trust.
Vision
Vision benefits are provided by the Vision Service Plan offered through the AWC benefits trust.
Retirement Plan
Staff in eligible positions are enrolled in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Deferred Compensation
LOTT offers two optional, employee-funded plans to help employees save for retirement – tax-deferred 457 accounts and Roth IRAs.
Health Reimbursement
Employees contribute to a health reimbursement VEBA (Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association) program for current or future health care expenses.
Life Insurance
LOTT provides a group life insurance policy for eligible employees. Employees may apply for supplemental life insurance on a self-pay basis.
Other Benefits
Additional benefits include Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, AFLAC, Guaranteed Education Tuition and an Employee Assistance Program.
LOTT’s Commitment to Staff
One of LOTT’s core values is a commitment to our workforce, including staff support, professional development, wellness and safety. This commitment is essential to LOTT’s ability to meet its mission – it results in an overall team that is skilled, capable, motivated and well prepared to do the job.
Career Development
Training
Apprenticeships
Safety Program
Wellness Program
Career Development
An active Career Development Program offers customized training plans to enhance employee skills and create professional growth opportunities. Training plans can help prepare staff for potential in-house advancement opportunities.
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Career Development
Career Development
An active Career Development Program offers customized training plans to enhance employee skills and create professional growth opportunities. Training plans can help prepare staff for potential in-house advancement opportunities.
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Training
Training
Many trainings, conferences and certificates are available to employees. For some positions, continuing education is necessary to maintain required certifications. In other positions, ongoing training keeps staff up to date with increasingly complex technologies. LOTT also provides job-specific safety training, CPR and first aid training, defensive driving classes and more.
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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
The Apprenticeship Program offers an entry-level training opportunity that opens the door to careers as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Control Systems Technician or Maintenance Technician. Apprenticeships involve extensive instruction with on-the-job training by skilled journey-level staff. Upon successful completion of the program, apprentices “graduate” and become eligible to fill vacancies for full-time, professional jobs.
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Safety Program
Safety Program
A robust Safety Program provides training and education, as well as financial incentives for staff to participate in optional activities and become safety leaders within the workplace. This program promotes a continuous focus on workplace safety, which is critical in the industrial setting of a treatment plant.
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Wellness Program
Wellness Program
An active Wellness Program helps motivate LOTT employees toward healthier lifestyles. Staff enjoy a variety of fun and educational activities to promote healthy choices and address physical, mental, spiritual and intellectual aspects of wellness. An onsite gym, sport court and gardening area provide employees with additional wellness opportunities. In recognition of this excellent wellness program, LOTT has received the WellCity Award annually since 2011.
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Employment Policies
LOTT strives to provide a safe, comfortable and rewarding work environment for all employees. Employment policies and programs allow our employees to do their best work by offering support and resources for professional development, work-life balance, personal wellbeing and a connection to the community we serve. LOTT is an equal opportunity employer. Discrimination against any individual in regard to hiring, promotion, discipline or other employment practices because of age, sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or the presence of any physical, mental or sensory disability is prohibited.
Labor Relations
Positive employee and labor relations are essential to creating a productive work environment. Many LOTT employees are represented by the Washington State Council of County and City Employees (WSCCCE), Council 2 of the American Federation of County and City Employees (AFSCME). LOTT uses a collaborative bargaining approach to negotiate its labor agreement with the Union. This agreement addresses wages, hours and working conditions for represented employees.
Open Positions
For job descriptions and information on how to apply, click on an open position link or go to GovernmentJobs.com. If the feed has no items, please check back soon for newly added openings.
Bidding on LOTT Project Work
Bid documents, including addenda, are listed on the procurement portal at MRSC Rosters – Municipal Research and Services Center. Interested parties must register for a free-of-charge account to view and download documents and to be notified of addenda.
Consultant and Small Public Works Rosters
LOTT’s consultant roster and small public works roster are hosted by the non-profit Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) of Washington in the MRSC Rosters shared online database. To join, register online and select LOTT Clean Water Alliance in your account. For registration questions, please visit MRSC Rosters or call (206) 436-3798. Consultant services of interest include architectural and engineering services, photography and graphic design. Small Public Works projects are under $300,000 and may include installation, construction, remodeling, improvement or repair (other than ordinary maintenance) on real property owned or leased by the LOTT Clean Water Alliance and/or emergency response to sanitary sewer spills.