DPU Hiring Event - Utilities Field Specialist - Water Distribution (Maintenance Repair Crew)
City of Richmond, Virginia · Richmond, VA · 1 mo ago
Art & Creative$45k–$60k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if real content. Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. We need to extract content.
Let's parse posting:
- Intro: "Are you Richmond R.E.A.D.Y ? R espect. E quity. A ccountability. D iversity… YOU !!! About This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements: Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Language Incentive Referral Bonus T uition Assistance Program Description Join us at the DPU Hiring Event! This position is a part of our hiring event on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Midtown Green . If you're selected to move forward, our department will reach out directly to schedule your interview. Please note this position is subject to a pre-employment background check and/or drug screening. The anticipated hiring range is $45,285 - $60,375. The City of Richmond's Department of Public Utilities Water Distribution Division is seeking to fill a Utilities Field Specialist position for day shift (Hours 7:00 am - 3:30 pm) team with a highly enthusiastic entry-level worker. These incumbent will be responsible for providing, maintaining and repairing the City's water distribution system, this includes emergency response to water leaks on mains and services. Please note hours may vary dependent upon the requirements and needs of the department. All employees in this classification will be required to work rotating weekend and holidays as scheduled. Duties include but are not limited to Installing and repairing water service fire hydrants, meters, lateral/main, sampling stations, valves and all other water assets;Using various hand tools, hydraulic tampers, compressors, pneumatic air and power tools; Operating heavy equipment & trucks to include: backhoe, crane truck, excavator, single and tandem axle dump trucks with trailers;Reading, interpreting and executing plans by following detailed technical illustrations, such as maps, surveys and diagrams;Following established safety procedures and protocols. This is an essential personnel position, which requires the selected candidates to report to work for emergency and on-call duty in response to inclement weather/natural disaster, disruption in water distribution system and other urgent events. The selected candidate will be required to work 24 hour on-call, weekend and holiday call duty as scheduled. Qualifications, Special Certifications And Licenses KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Considerable knowledge of water pipeline maintenance and repair (e.g. placing a sleeve to stop a leak); pipe fitting and plumbing and pipe (e.g. ductile iron, copper, cast iron); Miss Utility Laws; and OSHA Regulations. Demonstrated skill using hand tools such as shovels and wrenches; heavy equipment such as backhoes and dump trucks; and power tools (jackhammer, pipe saw and water pump). Demonstrated skill communicating orally and written; and driving a work truck (CDL required). Demonstrated ability to identify hazardous situations; follow standard operating procedures; and to multi-task. Must be able to be exposed to outside elements to be able to work outside during summer and winter; and to lift up to 50 lbs. Minimum Training And Experience High School Diploma or GED;One year of experience in water pipelines/plumbing;An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification. LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, And/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Requires a commercial driver's license (Class B or higher) within 6 months of hire in accordance with Virginia Division of Motor Vehicle regulations. A Class A CDL is required to progress into the highest broadband level. Preferred Training And Experience Two (2) to three (3) years of experience working around utilities and repairing water infrastructure;Three (3) to five (5) years of plumbing and/ or pipefitting experience;Experience with operating various equipment(s) (for example: backhoe, dump trucks, crane trucks, or rubber tire roller);Experience working on Utility Lines;At least two years of experience performing routine maintenance checks on equipment and machinery;Valid Driver's License. Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, push, pull, lift, finger (picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers), grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms, talk, see, and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, crawl, walk, feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be heavy work, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement ... (boilerplate) ... The City of Richmond Values Veterans. We are an official V3 Certified Company. The City of Richmond is a proud partner with the US Army Partnership for Your Success PaYS Program."
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, etc. Also remove navigation/cookie etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove application instructions (like "If you're selected to move forward, our department will reach out directly to schedule your interview.") Also remove "Please note this position is subject to a pre-employment background check and/or drug screening." Might be considered boilerplate? It's a requirement but maybe keep? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The background check/drug screening is not exactly application instruction but could be considered a condition; but it's not EEO. Might keep? However it's a standard condition; but we can keep if it's substantive. The instruction says remove application instructions. That line about department reaching out is application instruction. The background check line maybe not instruction but a condition; I'd keep it as it's relevant.
We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which sections have content.
- About the role: Could be the introductory paragraph about excitement, commitment, benefit enhancements, hiring event details. That seems like about the role/company. We'll put that in
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. We need to extract content.
Let's parse posting:
- Intro: "Are you Richmond R.E.A.D.Y ? R espect. E quity. A ccountability. D iversity… YOU !!! About This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements: Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Language Incentive Referral Bonus T uition Assistance Program Description Join us at the DPU Hiring Event! This position is a part of our hiring event on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Midtown Green . If you're selected to move forward, our department will reach out directly to schedule your interview. Please note this position is subject to a pre-employment background check and/or drug screening. The anticipated hiring range is $45,285 - $60,375. The City of Richmond's Department of Public Utilities Water Distribution Division is seeking to fill a Utilities Field Specialist position for day shift (Hours 7:00 am - 3:30 pm) team with a highly enthusiastic entry-level worker. These incumbent will be responsible for providing, maintaining and repairing the City's water distribution system, this includes emergency response to water leaks on mains and services. Please note hours may vary dependent upon the requirements and needs of the department. All employees in this classification will be required to work rotating weekend and holidays as scheduled. Duties include but are not limited to Installing and repairing water service fire hydrants, meters, lateral/main, sampling stations, valves and all other water assets;Using various hand tools, hydraulic tampers, compressors, pneumatic air and power tools; Operating heavy equipment & trucks to include: backhoe, crane truck, excavator, single and tandem axle dump trucks with trailers;Reading, interpreting and executing plans by following detailed technical illustrations, such as maps, surveys and diagrams;Following established safety procedures and protocols. This is an essential personnel position, which requires the selected candidates to report to work for emergency and on-call duty in response to inclement weather/natural disaster, disruption in water distribution system and other urgent events. The selected candidate will be required to work 24 hour on-call, weekend and holiday call duty as scheduled. Qualifications, Special Certifications And Licenses KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Considerable knowledge of water pipeline maintenance and repair (e.g. placing a sleeve to stop a leak); pipe fitting and plumbing and pipe (e.g. ductile iron, copper, cast iron); Miss Utility Laws; and OSHA Regulations. Demonstrated skill using hand tools such as shovels and wrenches; heavy equipment such as backhoes and dump trucks; and power tools (jackhammer, pipe saw and water pump). Demonstrated skill communicating orally and written; and driving a work truck (CDL required). Demonstrated ability to identify hazardous situations; follow standard operating procedures; and to multi-task. Must be able to be exposed to outside elements to be able to work outside during summer and winter; and to lift up to 50 lbs. Minimum Training And Experience High School Diploma or GED;One year of experience in water pipelines/plumbing;An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification. LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, And/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Requires a commercial driver's license (Class B or higher) within 6 months of hire in accordance with Virginia Division of Motor Vehicle regulations. A Class A CDL is required to progress into the highest broadband level. Preferred Training And Experience Two (2) to three (3) years of experience working around utilities and repairing water infrastructure;Three (3) to five (5) years of plumbing and/ or pipefitting experience;Experience with operating various equipment(s) (for example: backhoe, dump trucks, crane trucks, or rubber tire roller);Experience working on Utility Lines;At least two years of experience performing routine maintenance checks on equipment and machinery;Valid Driver's License. Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, push, pull, lift, finger (picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers), grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms, talk, see, and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, crawl, walk, feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be heavy work, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement ... (boilerplate) ... The City of Richmond Values Veterans. We are an official V3 Certified Company. The City of Richmond is a proud partner with the US Army Partnership for Your Success PaYS Program."
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, etc. Also remove navigation/cookie etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove application instructions (like "If you're selected to move forward, our department will reach out directly to schedule your interview.") Also remove "Please note this position is subject to a pre-employment background check and/or drug screening." Might be considered boilerplate? It's a requirement but maybe keep? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The background check/drug screening is not exactly application instruction but could be considered a condition; but it's not EEO. Might keep? However it's a standard condition; but we can keep if it's substantive. The instruction says remove application instructions. That line about department reaching out is application instruction. The background check line maybe not instruction but a condition; I'd keep it as it's relevant.
We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which sections have content.
- About the role: Could be the introductory paragraph about excitement, commitment, benefit enhancements, hiring event details. That seems like about the role/company. We'll put that in About the role
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containing that info. - Responsibilities: Duties list. We'll extract duties: Installing and repairing water service fire hydrants, meters, lateral/main, sampling stations, valves and all other water assets; Using various hand tools, hydraulic tampers, compressors, pneumatic air and power tools; Operating heavy equipment & trucks to include: backhoe, crane truck, excavator, single and tandem axle dump trucks with trailers; Reading, interpreting and executing plans by following detailed technical illustrations, such as maps, surveys and diagrams; Following established safety procedures and protocols. Also emergency response, on-call duty, 24 hour on-call, weekend/holiday call duty. Also reporting for emergency and on-call duty in response to inclement weather/natural disaster, disruption in water distribution system and other urgent events. Also rotating weekend and holidays as scheduled. We'll put as
- items.
- Requirements: Could be minimum training and experience, licensing, certifications, etc. Also maybe "Must be able to be exposed to outside elements... lift up to 50 lbs." That's more physical requirements. Might go under Requirements or Qualifications. We'll separate: Requirements = minimum training/experience, licensing, certifications. Qualifications = knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs). Skills = maybe demonstrated skill using tools etc. But we have overlapping. The instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we might combine some.
We have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to include only those with real content.
Let's map content:
About the role: intro paragraph about excitement, commitment, benefit enhancements, hiring event details (date, time, location). Also mention that it's part of hiring event. That's substantive.
Responsibilities: duties list as above.
Requirements: Minimum training and experience (HS diploma/GED, 1 year experience, equivalent combination). Licensing, certifications (CDL Class B or higher within 6 months, Class A CDL for highest level). Also maybe "Valid Driver's License" under preferred? Actually that's under preferred training and experience. But we can include under Requirements as well.
Qualifications: Knowledge, skills, abilities (knowledge of water pipeline maintenance, pipe fitting, Miss Utility Laws, OSHA regulations). Also demonstrated skill using hand tools, heavy equipment, power tools, communicating orally/written, driving work truck (CDL required). Ability to identify hazardous situations, follow SOPs, multi-task. Also ability to work outside elements, lift up to 50 lbs. That seems like qualifications.
Skills: Could be the demonstrated skill using tools etc. But that overlaps with qualifications. Maybe we can put skills as separate list: Demonstrated skill using hand tools such as shovels and wrenches; heavy equipment such as backhoes and dump trucks; and power tools (jackhammer, pipe saw and water pump). Demonstrated skill communicating orally and written; and driving a work truck (CDL required). Demonstrated ability to identify hazardous situations; follow standard operating procedures; and to multi-task. Must be able to be exposed to outside elements to be able to work outside during summer and winter; and to lift up to 50 lbs. That's similar to qualifications. Might be redundant.
Better to follow typical structure: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (minimum quals), Qualifications (preferred), Skills (maybe not needed), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
But we need to decide based on content.
Benefits: The posting mentions employee benefit enhancements: Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Language Incentive Referral Bonus Tuition Assistance Program. Also maybe other benefits? That's it. So we can have Benefits section with those three items.
Pay: The anticipated hiring range is $45,285 - $60,375. So Pay section.
Schedule: Day shift (Hours 7:00 am - 3:30 pm). Also note hours may vary, rotating weekend and holidays as scheduled, 24 hour on-call, weekend/holiday call duty. So schedule info.
Thus we have all sections.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown.
We'll produce:
About the role
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Responsibilities
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Requirements
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Qualifications
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Skills