WSS Service Technician (Multiple Vacancies)
Arlington County Government · Arlington, VA · 3 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$48k–$73k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate.
We need to extract substantive info.
Let's parse:
- About the role: The description includes introductory paragraph: "Are you interested in a career, not just a job, where you can help construct and maintain Arlington County's vital public infrastructure while earning a competitive salary with great benefits? The Department of Environmental Services (DES) is seeking Water/Sewer/Streets (WSS) Service Technicians for the Water, Sewer & Streets (WSS) Bureau to join one of our crews specializing in: water maintenance, water distribution, sewer construction, sewer maintenance, sewer video inspection, street construction, street maintenance, and/or asphalt/concrete maintenance. Crew members work in all types of weather conditions, performing tasks related to the maintenance, replacement, repair, inspection and new installation of various water, sewer, and streets infrastructure. We are interested in motivated, dedicated, and skilled WSS Service Technicians who enjoy working in a team environment committed to providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers."
That's about the role. So we can put
About the role
thenwith that prose. - Responsibilities: There's a "Responsibilities Major Job Duties:" then bullet-like list with sections: Water Maintenance, Water Distribution/Meter Maintenance, Sewer Construction/Maintenance, Sewer Video Inspection, Street Construction/Maintenance; Asphalt/Concrete Maintenance, Technicians In All Sections Are Required To Use a computer... etc. So we need to extract each duty as list items. We should preserve all substantive info. Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits.
Thus we can create a
- with each duty as
- . Might need to split into separate items. Let's list them: Water Maintenance: - Water main, hydrant, and valve repair and maintenance; - Service installations and restorations for utility patch repair (Asphalt/Concrete/Seed-Straw). Water Distribution/Meter Maintenance: - General water system maintenance; - Inspection, installation, removal, and replacement of residential and commercial water meters, including meter reading; - Valve and fire hydrant inspection. Sewer Construction/Maintenance: - Maintenance and replacement of pipes, catch basins, manholes, culverts, channels and other storm and sanitary sewer structures; - Asphalt and concrete work; - Sewer flushing, jetting, baiting and retrievals, including inspections/cleanings. Sewer Video Inspection: - Inspection of storm and sanitary sewer mains and structures using CCTV trucks, pole cameras, etc.; - Set up and operation of acoustic sewer inspection systems. Street Construction/Maintenance; Asphalt/Concrete Maintenance: - Construction, installation, maintenance, repair and replacement of sidewalks, curbs and gutters, concrete pads, and bike share stations; - Asphalt and concrete work including utility patches and potholes. Technicians In All Sections Are Required To: - Use a computer, related software, or work order system to enter data for work orders, completion of work, and customer complaint documentation; - Perform daily written and verbal team/customer interaction including responding to onsite resident inquiries; - Use hand and power tools to complete work; - Operate commercial and non-commercial vehicles, based on assignment; - Respond to emergencies including call-back and mandatory overtime as needed (i.e., snow removal operations, water main breaks, other emergencies). We can include each as separate
- .
- Requirements/Qualifications: There's a "Qualifications" section with Minimum Qualifications for three levels (Trainee, Technician, Senior) and Desirable preferences, Special Requirements (license, drug screening, driver's license, background check, professional license/certifications). Also "Special Requirements" includes after-hour calls, emergency situations, mandatory overtime, on-call duty, type of license, drug screening, driver's license, background check, professional license/certifications.
We need to decide whether to have a single "Requirements" section or separate "Qualifications". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications if content exists. But we should avoid thin sections. Probably combine into Qualifications (since it's about qualifications). However they differentiate Requirements and Qualifications; but we can put all qualification-related info under "Qualifications". The "Requirements" heading could be used for mandatory requirements like license, drug screening, background check, etc. But we can also put them under Qualifications. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine into one "Qualifications" section covering all qualification-related content (minimum qualifications, desirable, special requirements). That seems fine.
Thus we will have
Qualifications
with- for each bullet.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to list each qualification point.
Let's extract:
Minimum Qualifications WSS Service Technician Trainee:
- High School Diploma/equivalent;
- Ability to learn how to operate non-commercial vehicles, use hand and power tools and read maps;
- Must be able to obtain a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Basic Work Zone Certification within one (1) year of hire date.
WSS Service Technician:
- High School Diploma/equivalent;
- One (1) year of experience in public works, construction or another trade vocation that demonstrates the ability to perform semi-skilled manual maintenance and/or construction;
- Ability to use hand and power tools to complete work, read maps, and operate commercial (CDL required) and non-commercial vehicles based on assignment.
WSS Senior Service Technician:
- High School Diploma/equivalent;
- Two (2) years of experience in public works, construction or another trade vocation that demonstrates the ability to perform semi-skilled to skilled manual maintenance and/or construction;
- Ability to use hand and power tools to complete work, read maps, and operate commercial (CDL required) and non-commercial vehicles based on assignment.
Desirable: Preference may be given to candidates with one or more of the following depending on the area of assignment:
- Experience with construction, utility operations, or in one or more technical areas of water, sewer, or streets operations;
- Experience or training reading blueprints, plans, and system maps;
- Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS);
- Work zone safety certification to include flagging;
- Confined space and/or Excavation certification;
- Possession of a valid class "B" or "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
Special Requirements:
- Employees are required to respond to after-hour calls, emergency situations, and mandatory overtime on short notice and availability for on-call duty on a rotating basis may be required.
- Type of License: WSS Service Technicians and Senior Service Technicians require possession of a Class "A" or "B" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and some positions may not require a CDL.
- Other Technician positions may require a valid CDL or other job-related endorsements, certifications/licenses at time of application or within a specified timeframe normally not to exceed up to one year of hire date.
- Drug Screening: The selected applicant must pass a pre-employment drug screening. Employees for positions requiring a CDL will be subject to random drug screening during employment, as required by federal, state, and local standards and policies.
- Driver's License: Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, a valid driver’s license, and must provide or authorize Arlington County to obtain a copy of official driving record. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon favorable review of the applicant’s driving record. Alternatively, the applicant must have the ability and willingness to use alternative methods of transportation to perform assigned duties and responsibilities at locations other than the primary worksite.
- Background Check: A pre-employment criminal records check will be conducted. It will include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You will be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.
- Professional License/Certifications: Based on assignment, employees must be able to obtain one or more of the following certifications/licenses within one year of hire date:
- Confined Space Entry and Excavation Certification*;
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Basic Work Zone Certification*;
- Commercial Driver's License (CDL's typically required in Streets, Sewer, and Water Maintenance Sections).
- May also have an equivalent certification from another jurisdiction with the ability to get a Virginia certification within one year of the date of hire.
Also note: "Please complete each section of the application including the supplemental questions." That's application instruction, we should remove as per instruction: remove application instructions. So we drop that.
Also "Additional Information" about recruitment window etc. That's not a section heading but could be considered meta. We should drop boilerplate like recruitment window, application instructions, EEO, etc. However we need to preserve substantive info like salary ranges, benefits, work hours (Schedule). So we need to extract those.
- Benefits: The posting says: "This position is eligible for County government employee benefits that include health, dental, vacation and sick leave, commuter transportation subsidies, tuition reimbursement, as well as a generous retirement plan." Also earlier: "while earning a competitive salary with great benefits". So we have benefits specifics.
Thus we can have
Benefits
with- items.
- Pay: Salary ranges for each level are given. So we need a Pay section.
We have:
- WSS Service Technician Trainee: $48,152.00 - $73,444.80/annually.
- WSS Service Technician: $53,726.40 - $82,014.40/annually.
- WSS Senior Service Technician: $59,092.80 - $90,272.00/annually.
Also mention: "This position is part of a multi-grade pay band. The salary range listed at the top of this job announcement encompasses entry level for WSS Service Technician Trainee to the maximum level for WSS Senior Service Technician. Following the guidelines for this pay band, employees may earn increases and are eligible to progress through the band after acquiring additional skills, training, and/or certifications or licenses."
We can include that as prose.
Thus
Pay
withdescribing pay band and then
- for each level.
- Schedule: Work hours info: "Work hours: Specific work hours to be discussed during the interview process with the supervisor to meet program and departmental needs. Typical hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, subject to change based on departmental need. Occasional overtime hours required. Other vacancies may require an alternate work schedule. All employees must be available for call back in emergency situations and for snow removal operations. Positions may require holidays, nights, and/or weekend shifts."
Thus we can have
- ... ...
- ... ...
- ... ...
Schedule
withcontaining that. We should not include sections like "About the role" if we already have intro; we have that. We must not include headings with filler text. All sections we propose have real content. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Benefits
Pay
...
- items.
- Pay: Salary ranges for each level are given. So we need a Pay section.
We have:
- WSS Service Technician Trainee: $48,152.00 - $73,444.80/annually.
- WSS Service Technician: $53,726.40 - $82,014.40/annually.
- WSS Senior Service Technician: $59,092.80 - $90,272.00/annually.
Also mention: "This position is part of a multi-grade pay band. The salary range listed at the top of this job announcement encompasses entry level for WSS Service Technician Trainee to the maximum level for WSS Senior Service Technician. Following the guidelines for this pay band, employees may earn increases and are eligible to progress through the band after acquiring additional skills, training, and/or certifications or licenses."
We can include that as prose.
Thus
- for each bullet.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to list each qualification point.
Let's extract:
Minimum Qualifications WSS Service Technician Trainee:
- High School Diploma/equivalent;
- Ability to learn how to operate non-commercial vehicles, use hand and power tools and read maps;
- Must be able to obtain a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Basic Work Zone Certification within one (1) year of hire date.
WSS Service Technician:
- High School Diploma/equivalent;
- One (1) year of experience in public works, construction or another trade vocation that demonstrates the ability to perform semi-skilled manual maintenance and/or construction;
- Ability to use hand and power tools to complete work, read maps, and operate commercial (CDL required) and non-commercial vehicles based on assignment.
WSS Senior Service Technician:
- High School Diploma/equivalent;
- Two (2) years of experience in public works, construction or another trade vocation that demonstrates the ability to perform semi-skilled to skilled manual maintenance and/or construction;
- Ability to use hand and power tools to complete work, read maps, and operate commercial (CDL required) and non-commercial vehicles based on assignment.
Desirable: Preference may be given to candidates with one or more of the following depending on the area of assignment:
- Experience with construction, utility operations, or in one or more technical areas of water, sewer, or streets operations;
- Experience or training reading blueprints, plans, and system maps;
- Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS);
- Work zone safety certification to include flagging;
- Confined space and/or Excavation certification;
- Possession of a valid class "B" or "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
Special Requirements:
- Employees are required to respond to after-hour calls, emergency situations, and mandatory overtime on short notice and availability for on-call duty on a rotating basis may be required.
- Type of License: WSS Service Technicians and Senior Service Technicians require possession of a Class "A" or "B" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and some positions may not require a CDL.
- Other Technician positions may require a valid CDL or other job-related endorsements, certifications/licenses at time of application or within a specified timeframe normally not to exceed up to one year of hire date.
- Drug Screening: The selected applicant must pass a pre-employment drug screening. Employees for positions requiring a CDL will be subject to random drug screening during employment, as required by federal, state, and local standards and policies.
- Driver's License: Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, a valid driver’s license, and must provide or authorize Arlington County to obtain a copy of official driving record. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon favorable review of the applicant’s driving record. Alternatively, the applicant must have the ability and willingness to use alternative methods of transportation to perform assigned duties and responsibilities at locations other than the primary worksite.
- Background Check: A pre-employment criminal records check will be conducted. It will include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You will be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.
- Professional License/Certifications: Based on assignment, employees must be able to obtain one or more of the following certifications/licenses within one year of hire date:
- Confined Space Entry and Excavation Certification*;
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Basic Work Zone Certification*;
- Commercial Driver's License (CDL's typically required in Streets, Sewer, and Water Maintenance Sections).
- May also have an equivalent certification from another jurisdiction with the ability to get a Virginia certification within one year of the date of hire.
Also note: "Please complete each section of the application including the supplemental questions." That's application instruction, we should remove as per instruction: remove application instructions. So we drop that.
Also "Additional Information" about recruitment window etc. That's not a section heading but could be considered meta. We should drop boilerplate like recruitment window, application instructions, EEO, etc. However we need to preserve substantive info like salary ranges, benefits, work hours (Schedule). So we need to extract those.
- Benefits: The posting says: "This position is eligible for County government employee benefits that include health, dental, vacation and sick leave, commuter transportation subsidies, tuition reimbursement, as well as a generous retirement plan." Also earlier: "while earning a competitive salary with great benefits". So we have benefits specifics.
Thus we can have