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Hiring Company: LUQ Water
Location: Virginia — Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg/Stafford, Richmond and surrounding areas
Job Type: Full-time or part-time opportunity
Compensation: Paid per completed appointment + commission on installed systems
Earning Potential: Approximately $75,000–$150,000+ annually, depending on availability, performance and territory coverage
Job Overview
LUQ Water is expanding throughout Virginia and is looking for a dependable, professional in-home water treatment specialist to handle pre-scheduled homeowner appointments.
This is not a cold-knocking position.
LUQ Water provides qualified leads and scheduled appointments. Your responsibility is to visit the customer’s home, test the water, inspect the installation area, explain the results clearly, recommend the appropriate LUQ Water system and help the customer move forward with installation.
We already have professional installation coverage, equipment suppliers, financing options, customer support and active leads. The missing piece is a reliable field representative who can professionally represent LUQ Water inside the home and convert qualified appointments into installed customers.
The ideal candidate understands that this role is about more than performing a water test. You must be comfortable communicating with homeowners, identifying their concerns, recommending the correct solution and confidently asking for the sale.
What You’ll Do
- Travel to pre-scheduled residential appointments within your assigned territory
- Test city and well water for common water-quality concerns
- Explain water-test results in simple, customer-friendly language
- Inspect the home’s main water line and proposed installation area
- Take clear photos and measurements for the installation team
- Identify whether the home has access to a drain, electrical outlet and suitable point of entry
- Recommend the correct LUQ Water system based on the test results, home size and customer goals
- Present pricing, warranties, financing options and available packages
- Help qualified customers schedule their installation
- Complete all appointment notes, photos and customer information in our system
- Communicate with LUQ Water management before making pricing exceptions or discounts
- Follow up with customers who need additional time to make a decision
- Maintain a professional appearance and provide an excellent customer experience
Systems You May Recommend
Our residential systems include:
- Whole-home carbon filtration
- Water softeners
- carbon filtration and softening systems
- Iron and sulfur filtration
- pH neutralization
- Ultraviolet disinfection systems
- Under-sink reverse osmosis systems
- Whole-home reverse osmosis systems
- Well-water treatment packages
- City-water filtration packages
Training will be provided on LUQ Water equipment, pricing, testing procedures and presentation standards.
What We Provide
- Qualified homeowner leads
- Pre-scheduled appointments
- Defined service territories
- LUQ Water pricing and package options
- Professional brochures and sales materials
- Water-testing procedures and equipment guidance
- Financing options for customers
- Professional installation coverage
- CRM and appointment-management system
- Sales scripts, objection handling and follow-up templates
- Ongoing support from ownership and management
- Opportunities for additional territory and leadership responsibility
Ideal Candidate
We are especially interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following:
- Residential water treatment
- Culligan, Kinetico, RainSoft, EcoWater, Leaf Home, Hague or similar companies
- In-home home-improvement sales
- HVAC comfort advising
- Plumbing sales or service
- Roofing, solar, windows or other high-ticket residential sales
- Pest-control inspection and sales
- Well and septic systems
- Residential water testing
- Commission-based field sales
Direct water-treatment experience is preferred, but it is not required for the right candidate. We can teach water testing and equipment. We need someone who is dependable, ethical, confident with homeowners and capable of closing business.
Required Qualifications
- Strong communication and customer-service skills
- Comfortable entering customers’ homes and conducting professional appointments
- Comfortable discussing pricing and asking customers to move forward
- Reliable personal vehicle
- Valid driver’s license
- Smartphone with a reliable camera and internet access
- Ability to travel throughout an assigned territory
- Ability to work some evenings or weekends when customer demand requires it
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to follow a standardized process
- Ability to upload photos, notes and appointment information promptly
- Professional appearance and demeanor
- Honest, dependable and responsive
- No active employment or ownership relationship with a competing water-treatment company
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous water-treatment sales or testing experience
- Experience selling products or services inside the home
- Familiarity with Clack control valves and residential treatment systems
- Understanding of city-water and well-water problems
- Familiarity with iron, manganese, sulfur, hardness, chlorine, chloramines, pH and bacteria concerns
- Experience using CRM or scheduling software
- Proven history of closing residential sales
- Existing relationships with plumbers, builders, real estate professionals or homeowners
Compensation Structure
This position is structured to reward both reliability and sales performance.
Compensation may include:
- Pay for each completed qualified appointment
- Commission for each system that is installed
- Additional compensation for self-generated customers or referrals
- Performance bonuses based on sales volume and close rate
- Opportunities for increased responsibility and territory management
Specific compensation will be discussed during the interview based on experience, territory and availability.
This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants commission upside without being responsible for generating every lead themselves.
Performance Expectations
Successful representatives will be measured on:
- Appointment completion rate
- Customer communication
- Water-test and plumbing documentation
- Quote accuracy
- Same-day booking rate
- Overall close rate
- Average system value
- Follow-up consistency
- Customer satisfaction
- Installation cancellation rate
- Compliance with LUQ Water procedures
We are not looking for aggressive or misleading sales tactics. We are looking for someone who can build trust, explain the customer’s water clearly and confidently recommend the appropriate solution.
Territory
Current opportunities may be available in:
- Northern Virginia
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Prince William County
- Stafford
- Fredericksburg
- Spotsylvania
- King George
- Richmond
- Henrico
- Chesterfield
- Midlothian
- Surrounding Virginia markets
Candidates should clearly state which areas they can reliably cover.
Schedule
Appointment volume may vary by territory and lead flow.
Candidates should provide their availability for:
- Weekdays
- Evenings
- Saturdays
- Sundays
Priority will be given to candidates who can accommodate homeowners outside standard business hours.
Why Join LUQ Water?
LUQ Water is building a modern residential water-treatment company focused on:
- Transparent pricing
- High-quality equipment
- Professional installation
- Strong warranties
- Straightforward customer education
- Simple, repeatable systems
- Fast growth without sacrificing service quality
This is an opportunity to join early, take ownership of a territory and grow with the company as Virginia operations expand.
Pay: $75,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Mileage reimbursement
- Referral program
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
- Veolia41

- Thermo Fisher Scientific18

- GFT17

- ChemTreat16

- Garratt-Callahan8

Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services25
- Chemicals & Materials16
- Waste Management & Environmental Services8
- Aerospace & Defense5
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in water treatment technician jobs.
- Valid state water or wastewater operator certification at the required class level
- Experience operating and monitoring treatment plant equipment and SCADA systems
- Knowledge of chemical dosing, testing procedures, and water quality regulations
- Ability to collect water samples and perform routine laboratory analyses
- Valid driver's license for travel between plant sites or remote facilities
- High school diploma or GED, with preference for an associate degree in environmental science or a related field
Tips for Your Water Treatment Technician Job Search
List your operator certifications prominently
Your state-issued water or wastewater operator license is often the first filter hiring managers use. Put the certification name, level, and issuing state in a dedicated section near the top of your resume so it's visible before a recruiter reads a single bullet.
Tailor your resume to the system type
Municipal surface water plants, groundwater utilities, and industrial wastewater facilities each use different equipment and regulations. Rewrite your work history bullets to match the system type listed in each job posting so your experience reads as a direct fit.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists water treatment technician openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your certification level and system experience and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your certification level
Many utilities post separate openings for Class I, II, III, and IV operators. Applying to a role that requires a higher license than you hold rarely leads anywhere. Search by your current certification class to focus only on listings where you already meet the core requirement.
Prepare for hands-on technical screening
Many utilities run a practical skills assessment before a formal interview, asking you to walk through a chemical feed calculation, read a SCADA screen, or describe a standard shutdown procedure. Review your most recent plant's SOPs and be ready to explain your troubleshooting process out loud.
Negotiate shift differentials, not just base pay
Water treatment roles frequently involve rotating shifts, nights, and weekends. Before accepting an offer, ask specifically about differential rates for nights and holidays, overtime eligibility, and on-call pay structures, since those elements often add up to more than a higher base rate at a competing utility.
Water Treatment Technician Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most water treatment technicians?
The most active employers for water treatment technicians right now are Veolia, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and GFT, and the most openings are in Texas, Florida, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand tends to be highest at large municipal utilities and regional water authority contractors.
How many water treatment technician jobs are remote?
About 66% of water treatment technician openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, which is low compared to most technical fields because the core work requires physical presence at a plant or distribution site. The sub-areas most likely to allow any remote work are regulatory compliance reporting, data analysis, and environmental permitting support roles attached to water operations teams.
How do you become a water treatment technician?
Start by earning a high school diploma or GED, then complete a state-approved water or wastewater operator training program, which many community colleges offer. Apply for an entry-level operator position at a municipal utility or contract operations firm to gain supervised plant hours. Once you meet your state's experience requirement, sit for your Class I certification exam and build toward higher license levels over time.
Can you get hired as a water treatment technician with little or no experience?
Yes, utilities and contract operations firms regularly hire trainees or operator-in-training candidates who work under a licensed operator while accumulating the plant hours required for certification. Relevant backgrounds that help include military water purification, industrial maintenance, environmental science coursework, or lab technician experience. Some states also allow you to sit for the entry-level exam before completing your hours, which makes you more competitive from day one.
What does the water treatment technician interview process look like?
Most utilities start with a structured phone screen focused on your certification level and system experience, followed by an in-person or panel interview with plant supervisors and an operations manager. Many employers include a practical component where you walk through a scenario such as responding to a turbidity spike or a chemical feed failure. Some municipal positions also require a written technical exam before a conditional offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to water treatment technician jobs?
You can find and apply to water treatment technician jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from utilities, contract operations firms, and industrial employers across the United States. Search for roles that match your certification level and system experience, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background.
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