Utility Technician I/II/III/IV

About the role

The City of Golden is seeking Utility Technician applicants to join our team. We offer a dynamic work environment with great benefits and opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, repair, and conduct preventative maintenance on water and sewer facilities and systems.
• Test, disassemble, clean and repair commercial and residential water meters.
• Maintain a variety of records relating to inspection, prevention, maintenance, and work activities.
• Respond to customer complaints and inquiries; respond to water main breaks and sewer backups and water pressure loss.
• Notify affected residences and businesses when services are interrupted.
• Identify equipment and material needs for each assigned project.
• Maintain an inventory of parts, tools, materials, and equipment used.
• Perform required labor involved in pavement cutting, digging, repairing and backfilling.
• Install, repair, and replace manholes, fire hydrants, valves, meters and meter vaults and boxes.
• Utility Technician II/III/IV: exercise valves according to prescribed schedules.
• Locate city owned water, sewer, storm and telecommunication lines.
• Remove and apply paint to water and wastewater facilities and equipment.
• Weld and fabricate tools, equipment, plumbing parts, and vault lids using arc and gas welding equipment.
• Rotating on-call duty as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Duties

• Utility Technician III/IV: Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of construction and repair activities, direct and control traffic around work sites.
• Act as traffic control tech in conformance with MUTCD.
• Utility Technician III: Acts as crew lead as assigned and in the absence of the Utilities Supervisor.
• Acts as ORC (Operator in Responsible Charge) as assigned.
• Utility Technician IV: Acts as ORC (Operator in Responsible Charge) as assigned. Responsible for supervision of confined space and trenching activities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education diploma (GED).
• Basic computer skills necessary to meet the requirements of the position.
• Previous Water Or Wastewater Experience Preferred.
• Utility Technician I: No specific experience required.
• Utility Technician II: Minimum 2 years' experience working in water or wastewater and/or heavy construction.
• Utility Technician III: Minimum 3 years' experience working in water or wastewater and/or heavy construction.
• Utility Technician IV: Minimum 5 years' experience working in water or wastewater and/or heavy construction.

Skills and Abilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Employer Paid Benefits

• Term Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cost Sharing Benefits
• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• 401(a) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Account
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Vision Coverage
• Tuition Program
• Supplemental Life Insurance

Leave Options

• 128 Hours of Annual Leave (accrued each pay period)
• 96 Hours of Sick Leave (accrued each pay period)
• 12 Paid Company Holidays

Pay Range

The hiring range for this position is $23.27 - $35.17 per hour based upon experience and qualifications.

Application Instructions

Please indicate if you are comfortable with this range of pay and provide your answers to the following questions:

1. Do you have a high school diploma or general education diploma (GED)?
2. Which best describes your previous construction/streets maintenance experience?
3. Do you have the following certificates?