Volunteer with Us
The BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA) is always looking for members that are dedicated to their work in the water sector and are willing to get more involved. Volunteer opportunities arise throughout the year, so check back often if you don’t find an opportunity that suits you right now.
Benefits of volunteering with us include:
- Meeting new people and building your professional network of water professionals and stakeholders
- Enhancing your facilitation and leadership skills
- Expanding and deepening your own professional knowledge
- Making a meaningful contribution to realizing the vision of people having safe water and a healthy water environment
Current Openings
Position description: The BCWWA Reconciliation Committee is seeking dedicated volunteers who are committed to advancing reconciliation within the One Water industry. Volunteers will work collaboratively with the committee to plan and participate in meaningful initiatives, including organizing a Cultural Tour at the Annual Conference, contributing to Watermark articles, supporting First Nations operators during the Operators Challenge, hosting an annual webinar, and promoting reconciliation efforts across the sector. In addition to these activities, volunteers will meet with the committee at least once per year to collaborate, share insights, and reflect on progress.
Number of positions open: Multiple
Time commitment: Variable and dependent on the number of volunteers. Individuals able to offer greater time commitments may be prioritized, but all expressions of interest are welcome.
Term length: One (1) year; eligible for extension.
Deadline: Contact Angelene Fellows at afellows@bcwwa.org ASAP to express your interest in volunteering for this position, please include a summary of why you would like to join this community.
Position description: The BCWWA Cross Connection Control Community of Practice Co-lead is responsible for sourcing and selecting topics, and moderating discussion and information sharing on the topic of cross connection control and backflow assembly. As discussion and information sharing may occur using a variety of written, verbal, virtual and in-person formats, the Co-Lead must be experienced and capable of organizing resources as well as facilitating conversations of a technical nature in those various formats. Community of Practice co-leads work closely with the BCWWA staff person assigned to the community and the community participants; they also work (less frequently) with BCWWA leadership council co-chairs and other BCWWA volunteer leaders.
View Cross Connection Control Community of Practice Co-Lead role description.
Number of positions open: 1
Time commitment: A Community of Practice Co-lead can expect to spend up to 24 hours preparing for and leading up to six (6) meetings/sessions each year. Additional time will be required to moderate virtual discussions and information-sharing between community participants. A Community of Practice Co-lead may periodically be asked to attend meetings with the BCWWA Board of Directors and/or BCWWA leadership council co-chairs and other volunteer leaders.
Term length: Two (2) years; eligible for extension.
Deadline: Please contact Katie Patrao at kpatrao@bcwwa.org ASAP to express your interest in volunteering for this position.
Position description: Peer reviewers for the BCWWA education program will aid in ensuring the relevancy, accuracy and overall quality of our course materials, thereby helping to ensure a competent water sector workforce. This role is responsible for reviewing student feedback on certification prep and elective course materials and providing final edits and recommendations to the education team.
Refer to our course catalogue and course calendar for more information.
Number of positions open: Multiple
Time commitment: 8-10 hours per course
Term length: As required
Deadline: Please contact Sarita at sgautam@bcwwa.org ASAP to express your interest in volunteering for this position.
Position description: As a Planning Committee Member, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Committee Chair and the BCWWA Manager of Events & Networking to help deliver high-quality educational and professional development experience for the one water sector.
Members are expected to actively participate in committee meetings and discussions, contributing ideas and feedback that reflect the diverse perspectives of the Association’s membership. This is a collaborative role involving teamwork with the, BCWWA staff, committee members and occasionally other BCWWA volunteers.
All committee members are expected to be active and contributing participants, and a BCWWA, AWWA or WEF membership is required to volunteer on this committee.
Number of positions open: 3
View the roles and responsibilities here.
Time commitment: Participate in nine (9) committee meetings between January and November 2026 (approx. 11 hours). Additional time may be required to coordinate and follow-up on tasks and actions assigned to the committee member. Whenever possible, the committee member should plan to attend the event on October 21-22, 2026, and support onsite activities.
Term length: January – November 2026
Deadline: Interested? Reach out to Angelene Fellows at afellows@bcwwa.org by mid-December 2025 to express interest.