Water/Wastewater Operator I

About the role

Join the City of Fair Oaks Ranch as a Full-Time Water/Wastewater Operator I and put your skills and experience to work supporting the essential water and wastewater systems our community relies on every day. This onsite position offers an exciting opportunity to perform meaningful, hands-on work while helping maintain safe, reliable, and efficient utility services.

Responsibilities

As a Water/Wastewater Operator I, no two days will be exactly the same. You will help operate, inspect, maintain, and repair the City's water supply, treatment and distribution systems, as well as its wastewater treatment and collection facilities. Your responsibilities may include:

• Inspecting and repairing wells, reservoirs, pumping stations, meters, chlorination systems, wastewater pump stations, gauges, pumps, filters, valves, and other treatment equipment
• Monitoring system performance, taking meter readings, maintaining operational records, assisting with treatment processes, and helping ensure that equipment and facilities function safely and effectively
• Installing and repairing water mains, service connections, valves, hydrants, pipes, and fittings
• Pavement cutting, ditch digging, line cleaning, backfilling, grounds maintenance, cleaning wet wells and treatment basins, monitoring electrical systems, and assisting with inventory control
• Operating trucks, backhoes, loaders, skid steers, compactors, pumps, compressors, generators, and other construction and power equipment

Because utility emergencies do not always occur during regular working hours, you will also participate in a rotational on-call schedule. Most work is performed outdoors or in the field under varying weather conditions.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a dependable and safety-conscious licensed operator who is comfortable working in a physically active field environment. You should be able to identify and troubleshoot operational issues, follow applicable safety and industry standards, and work effectively as part of a crew.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Two years of experience related to construction, maintenance, or repair
• Current TCEQ Class C Groundwater Operator License or Class C Wastewater Treatment Operator License
• Valid Texas Class C Driver's License
• Ability to obtain a valid Texas Class A Commercial Driver's License within six months of employment
• Ability to safely perform physically demanding fieldwork for extended periods
• Ability to work around mechanical, electrical, chemical, confined-space, and other utility-related hazards
• Ability to use common hand tools, power tools, motorized vehicles, and construction equipment

Benefits

The City offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Flexible Spending Account, Paid Time Off, and participation in the Texas Municipal Retirement System, with a 7% mandatory employee contribution and a 2:1 City match.

Pay

The starting annual salary for this position is $47,282.