Senior Engineering Technician - Utiliites Field Operations

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED and extensive experience in the maintenance standards for water distribution or sewer collection systems.
• Some experience with CCTV equipment and interpreting video is preferred.
• Water distribution and/or wastewater collection certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Affords assistance in implementing industry standard compliant solutions.
• Coordinates technical work and serves as a liaison for water/sewer construction projects between City departments, other state and local agencies, contractors, and the general public.
• Researches, verifies, and prepares documentation for improvement projects and repair operations.
• Locates underground utilities using industry standard techniques and equipment.
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots water and sewer related problems.
• Maintains and operates underground CCTV equipment.
• Delegates and manages assignments given to Engineering Technicians.
• Utilizes GIS information and engineering drawings to investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Utilizes multiple computer programs and applications to ensure thorough investigations and relays accurate information to other City departments and employees.
• Inspects water transmission and sewer collector lines.
• Inspects construction projects and job sites as a construction inspector and serves as an advisor to contractors working near or directly on the City’s water and sewer system.
• Affords assistance with administration of other water and sewer related programs as required.
• Affords assistance with training of new Engineering Technicians.
• All other tasks as required by management.

Physical Requirements

• This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force.
• Work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, tasting or smelling and pushing or pulling, frequently requires standing, walking, sitting and reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, lifting and repetitive motions.
• Work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arms-length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Work frequently requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment.
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).