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Sr. Customer Service Representative

City of Fort Worth · Fort Worth, TX · 2 days ago
OTHR$21.26–$26.57/hrTemporary

Pay Range

Pay Range: $21.26 - $26.57/hr. | $44,219 - $55,23 annual compensation

Workdays & Hours

Availability to work any shift between 7am and 7pm, Monday through Friday and overtime as needed.

Benefits

  • Paid Holidays
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Paid Time Off
  • Pension Plan
  • Professional Development Opportunities

About the Role

The Sr. Customer Service Representative job is available with The City of Fort Worth Water Department Customer Care Division in our Water Customer Relations Section. You will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service in a professional manner and in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Three (3) years of experience directly related to customer service

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bilingual, English/Spanish
  • Experience with PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application and HTE/Sungard Utility Billing System or other similar billing software
  • A minimum of one year of experience in a contact/call center environment, answering incoming phone calls from an ACD call management system
  • Knowledge of contact/call center concepts, practices, procedures, and systems
  • Knowledge of customer service practices and principles
  • Excellent data entry and typing skills
  • Superior listening, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced contact/call center environment

Job Responsibilities

  • Provide customer service by responding to customer inquiries and service requests via phone, email, and in person
  • Research, resolve, and follow up on issues related to utility billing, account setup and termination, payments, water consumption, and other utility services
  • Aid residential, commercial, and contractor customers by providing accurate information and resolving issues in a professional, courteous, and timely manner
  • Log, track, and document customer interactions in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, ensuring accurate account records and routing requests to the appropriate departments when necessary
  • Resolve customer issues through effective one-contact resolution whenever possible while maintaining a high standard of customer service
  • Create, maintain, and update customer utility accounts and related records
  • Research utility service requests and determine applicable fees, including tap fees, impact fees, and other service-related charges; estimate and collect required fees
  • Perform research, data analysis, and billing functions related to customer utility accounts
  • Respond to inquiries regarding new water, wastewater, and stormwater utility services
  • Interpret and explain city ordinances, utility policies, and procedures related to existing and proposed developments
  • Review water, wastewater, grading, utility, site plans, and plats to support utility service requests and development projects
  • Communicate effectively with customers, contractors, vendors, city staff, and the public through phone, email, and face-to-face interactions
  • Ensure consistency, quality, and compliance in all customer service and utility account processes

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on the assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling, and lifting. Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly have to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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Conditions of Employment

  • The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
  • It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
  • The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
  • Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires.
  • Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc.
  • Criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  • Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

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