Unitil to Host Sixth Annual Veterans Day Career Fair

Unitil Corporation will hold its sixth Annual Veterans Day Career Fair on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 for veterans to explore potential employment opportunities within the utility industry.

The two-day event, which is open to the public, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at Unitil's Seacoast region office at 30 Energy Way in Exeter, N.H. with additional fairs planned on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Unitil's Portland office located at 376 Riverside Industrial Parkway in Portland, Maine, and at Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, 246 Central St., Suite A, in Gardner, Mass.

The Career Fair is a public event designed to attract more veterans to the industry, but non-veterans are also welcome to attend.

Attendees will be able to meet with company representatives to gain insight into different career possibilities at Unitil - a provider of electricity, natural gas, and water to customers in New England - and gain a better understanding of the skills and qualifications needed to succeed in this growing field. The fair at Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center will also include an employment counselor from MassHire, which is a statewide network of employment professionals that helps jobseekers discover career opportunities and assists employers in recruiting and training employees.

"Our Veterans Day Career Fair has become a great way for us to connect with veterans and other job seekers and offer insight into a wide range of potential career paths available in the utility industry," said Unitil External Affairs Manager Amanda Vicinanzo. "It also gives us a chance to showcase our workplace culture, benefits, and professional development opportunities. Over the years we've found that veterans often share our company's core values and bring valuable experience and skills to the job."

Joe Wolski, a gas construction supervisor at Unitil, served in the Air Force from 1998 to 2003 as a senior airman in Security Forces air base defense and was deployed several times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. He also worked as a police officer from 2003 to 2017.

Wolski said the leadership skills he learned in the military transferred over to his role as a supervisor managing projects at Unitil.

"Being able to manage and stay cool under stress is something that we learned a lot in the military in some of the operations that we did. We had to carry out tasks in situations that were dangerous, but you had to stay cool and calm and manage the situation. We've had times when there have been hit gas lines and storms and I'm able to manage that without getting flustered and I think a lot of that has to do with my service both in the military and in law enforcement," he said.

Army veteran Alycia Morris, a manager of Quality Assurance & Training at Unitil, also understands the important role that military experience can play for veterans in a work setting.

"Military training can develop skills that are valuable in the workplace. Veterans have learned it is better to work together as a team towards a common goal, take accountability, and how to adapt quickly when plans change, even under pressure," said Morris, who served in the Army from 1993 to 1997 and worked in a physical therapy clinic at Fort Hood's Darnell Army Medical Center.

Paddy McHale, a Unitil IT asset analyst, served in the Navy from 1976 to 1989 as a Chief Petty Officer and workcenter supervisor aboard an amphibious assault ship, overseeing electronics, the CIWS weapons system, Combat Information Center, and navigation.

"There's a certain sense of accomplishment in the military. For most people, it's built around the desire to give something back. There's the training, the education, the experience. You get a lot of responsibility quickly," he said.

Like other veterans, the skills and discipline McHale developed during his military service benefited him as he later pursued a civilian career that eventually brought him to Unitil.

"It's shaped the way I approach everything professionally," he said.

Unitil has been recognized as one of New Hampshire's top employers, making Business NH Magazine's list of Top 25 best companies to work for in the state for four consecutive years, most recently in 2025, and has been inducted into the magazine's Hall of Fame. Among other things, Unitil offers flexible work schedules; competitive 401k match and additional company contribution; generous HSA contributions; educational assistance and paid training; paid vacations, holidays, parental leave and company paid short-term and long-term disability; and value-added benefits, including adoption assistance, employee discount programs, and employee assistance.

For more information on career opportunities at Unitil, visit unitil.com/careers.