Company Profile

Company History

We Are One Water

The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) provides nearly 40 percent of Michigan’s population with water of unquestionable quality, as well as effective and efficient wastewater services to nearly 30 percent of the state.

GLWA is all about the movement of water from the environment to our member partners, and back to the environment. We ensure our member partner communities get the highest quality water using treatment standards that are stricter than state or federal regulatory requirements.

And once the water has been used, we run it through our treatment process again before returning it to the environment – often cleaner than when we received it.

Working hand-in-hand with our member partners, we provide water and wastewater services of the highest quality. Together, we are one water.

One Water, One Team

When you work at Great Lakes Water Authority, you help make a difference in the environment and in your local community.

“One water, one team” is more than just a phrase, it’s a way of doing business. Here, you don’t work for GLWA, you work with GLWA. And together, we’re racing toward a shared goal to become the region’s most-trusted, high-quality water and wastewater resource.

We are all strategic partners on the path to becoming a Utility of the Future, and GLWA prioritizes the recruitment and selection of highly talented, well-qualified individuals to help us get there.

GLWA is an equal opportunity employer.

Retirement plans

Eligibility
• Upon hire, you are eligible to begin making pre-tax RHS contributions.
• You are eligible to contribute to the 457b on the first of the month after completing your first 30 days with GLW.
• You are eligible to contribute pre-tax and post-tax (Roth) to the 457b plan after you become eligible.
• Changes made to your contributions will take effect within one to two pay periods after being submitted.

NOTE: Team members must be at least 18 years of age to contribute to any plan offering.

Deferred compensation (457b) A 457 plan is a type of employer-sponsored, tax-advantaged retirement account available to state and local government employees. If you invest in a 457(b) plan, you’ll have access to certain advantages like tax[1]deferred growth and the opportunity to choose how to invest your funds. The deferred contribution limit, which is set annually by the IRS, is $23,000 in 2024. GLWA will match your 457b contribution, up to 3%, dollar for dollar, for each pay date that you make a 457b contribution. This match is deposited into your 401a plan account. Investing in the 457b plan You decide how to invest the assets in your account. The GLWA 457b plan offers a selection of investment options for you to choose from. You may change your investment choices any time.

• Parental leave – within 6 months
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bright Horizon – Back up Elder and Child Care


Holidays:
1. New Year’s Day
2. Martin Luther King’s Birthday
3. Memorial Day
4. Juneteenth
5. Independence Day
6. Labor Day
7. Thanksgiving Day
8. Christmas Day

Excused Days:
1. Good Friday
2. Christmas Eve
3. New Year’s Eve
4. Veterans Day
5. Day After Thanksgiving