Jobs at Essential Utilities

Maintains the general ledger, prepares journal entries, accruals, adjustments, reconciliations, and financial reports. Supports monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, budgeting, forecasting, audit requirements, SOX controls, sales tax filings, and rate case analysis. Reviews financial results, manages corporate accruals, and assists the Assistant Corporate Controller with accounting assignments.

Provides administrative and clerical support to division staff, including SAP and Excel reporting, accounting tasks, expense and invoice tracking, purchase orders, budget data, records management, reception, correspondence, and operational support. The role requires strong organization, customer service, communication, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. A high school diploma is required, with 0–1 year of relevant experience.

Serves as the lead legal advisor for gas operations, providing counsel on regulatory, operational, commercial, compliance, litigation, contracting, construction, real estate, and environmental matters. The role advises executives, manages outside counsel, negotiates agreements, represents the company before regulatory agencies, monitors legal developments, and develops strategies to mitigate legal and regulatory risk. Candidates must hold a Pennsylvania law license, possess a J.D., and have substantial legal experience in utilities, energy, infrastructure, or other regulated industries.

The Workforce Analyst forecasts contact demand and staffing needs, develops training and scheduling plans, manages real-time contact center performance, and analyzes service-level, abandonment, adherence, occupancy, and productivity metrics. The role maintains reporting and analytics, recommends staffing and overtime adjustments, identifies performance trends and gaps, and partners with contact center leadership, HR, training, and quality teams to improve workforce management and customer and employee experiences.

Manages capital improvement projects for water distribution and treatment infrastructure, including planning, permitting, bidding, contracting, budgeting, regulatory compliance, and construction coordination. Prepares system studies, capital improvement plans, reports, and acquisition due diligence. Maintains infrastructure records, maps, hydraulic models, and specifications while collaborating with consultants, contractors, officials, and regulatory agencies. The role includes field-site visits and professional development.

The Total Rewards Analyst will manage benefit and compensation programs, focusing on retirement benefits, HRIS processes, and data analytics to enhance employee engagement and ensure effective communication of total rewards strategies.

The Lead Total Rewards Analyst manages compensation programs, conducts market analysis, and supports benefits administration while collaborating with HR and finance teams.

Provide in-house legal counsel to company business units and subsidiaries on contracts, acquisitions, litigation, employment, real estate, and utility regulatory matters; manage outside counsel, draft and negotiate acquisition and corporate documents, maintain legal matter management and e-billing systems, review laws/regulations, and report to senior leadership.

Serve as a strategic HR partner to business leaders, leading employee and labor relations (including unionized workforces), conducting investigations, workforce planning, succession planning, and partnering with HR Centers of Excellence. Use data analysis and financial modeling to influence decisions, coach leaders on performance and development, and design programs to improve engagement and business outcomes. Travel approximately 10%.

The Business Development Manager works to expand Aqua Texas's services by developing connections with residential developers and stakeholders to identify new business opportunities.

Provide technical oversight of dam safety inspections, monitoring, compliance, and mitigation for Aqua-owned water retention structures. Lead the dam safety program, coordinate with regulators and consultants, direct studies and contracts, ensure regulatory compliance, develop staff capability, and report to senior leadership.

Support preparation and analysis of regulatory rate cases and financial filings; build and maintain financial models and forecasts; assist with budgets, acquisitions due diligence, tariffs, and regulatory reports; prepare exhibits, testimonies, and reconciliations; automate reports and provide stakeholder training.

Serve as a strategic HR partner to business leaders, lead employee and labor relations (including unionized workforces), conduct investigations, support succession planning, workforce planning, and collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence to design HR programs. Use data analysis and financial modeling to inform decisions and improve employee engagement.

The Payroll Analyst processes payroll for various divisions, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Responsibilities include data validation, general ledger reconciliation, responding to payroll inquiries, and preparing payroll reports.