Careers

With an inviting culture and long-standing history, Northern Water is committed to hiring and retaining the best employees. Northern Water is growing and we’re seeking employees who are passionately committed to helping us collect and deliver water to more than 1.1 million people and about 615,000 acres of irrigated farmland. Since 1937 our strong and stable reputation has attracted employees to be a part of our mission. 

We offer competitive pay, exceptional benefits and a workplace environment that offers great culture and collaboration. With more than 195 employees, most are based at our beautiful Berthoud, Colo. headquarters, and about 25 are based in scenic Grand County on the West Slope of the Continental Divide. We employ a variety of professions including engineers, IT professionals, financial services, construction and maintenance workers, administrative and more. Employees enjoy competitive compensation and excellent benefits package.      

This is an exciting time to become a part of our organization as we embark on building two of the largest water storage projects in recent United States history. Construction on the Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project was completed in late 2025. We also anticipate starting construction on Northern Integrated Supply Project in the coming years, which will help meet the growing water needs of the region for generations to come.  

We’re proud of our reputation as a leading water delivery, conservation and management organization, not only in the western United States, but across the nation. Come join our team!

Apply for a Current Opening

• Current openings are listed when available. Sign up to receive an email when we post new career openings to our website. 
• To apply for an opening at Northern Water, attach your resume and cover letter to an email indicating which position you’re interested in to careers@northernwater.org. Please include the position in which you're applying in the subject line (please ensure your resume is an attachment and not a link).
• Northern Water will only accept applications for current open positions.
• Job openings can be removed at any time if sufficient resumes are received.  
• All job offers are contingent on passing the appropriate background checks and position-specific post-offer testing.  

Conservation Garden Intern
Berthoud, CO

This internship position is responsible for supporting water efficient program services which include, but are not limited to, assisting with garden tasks, supporting various education and outreach tasks, and other landscape and irrigation tasks as assigned.

Environmental Data and Water Quality Intern
Berthoud, CO

This internship supports environmental and water quality data management at Northern Water. The intern will support production-level data entry using established SOPs and automated workflows while gaining hands-on experience with enterprise data management and quality assurance processes.

Financial Services Intern
Berthoud, CO

This position is responsible for a variety of financial and accounting-related tasks for the Financial Services Department, including bank deposits, AP data entry, cash receipt coding, purchase requisitions, data uploads, and more.

GIS Technician Intern
Berthoud, CO

Northern Water is seeking a GIS Technician Intern to work among a three-member GIS team focused on the Geospatial program. Learning and tasks will help execute a GIS strategy, assist in the review and improvement of real estate records, coordinate with various staff on improving GIS records and collect field data. Interns in this role can benefit from mentoring among a professional GIS team while increasing technical GIS skills.