Water Services System Technician - Wastewater Collections - $2,000 Hiring Bonus

About Us City of Glendale's Water Services Department provides over 250,000 residents with safe, reliable, and high-quality water and wastewater services. Glendale Water Services promotes industry best practices, leadership, and innovation to ensure our employees put public health and the vitality of our community first. The Role Water Services System Technician — Wastewater Collections performs skilled and semi‑skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work for the Water Services Department. Duties include operating light to heavy equipment such as a 3‑ton utility truck, backhoe, combination jetter, vacuum truck, dump truck, utility crane truck, hydro‑excavation equipment, and closed‑circuit televising truck. Salary FLSA non‑exempt; overtime earned for hours over 40 per week. A Grade 312 with an hourly salary between $22.64 and $33.96. Hiring bonus of $2,000 paid in two installments: $1,000 after 30 days and $1,000 after 6 months. Current City of Glendale employees are not eligible for hiring bonuses. Benefits City of Glendale offers a generous benefits package effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2025‑2026 Benefits Guide City of Glendale Benefits Presentation City of Glendale’s Benefits Page Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Leave 10.5 paid holidays per year with an additional 12 hours of holiday special leave for cultural or religious holidays. Vacation accrual: 5.33 hours per pay period (138 hours/17.25 days per year), increasing to 6.12 hours after 5 years and 7.6 hours after 10 years. Sick leave accrual: 4.4 hours per pay period (114 hours/14.25 days per year). Retirement Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Mandatory contributions deducted every pay period with a current rate of 12.00%. Responsibilities Perform skilled and semi‑skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work. Operate light, medium, and heavy equipment including a 3‑ton utility truck, backhoe, combination jetter and vacuum truck, dump truck, utility crane truck, hydro‑excavation equipment, and closed‑circuit TV. Use power and hand tools, light and heavy equipment to accomplish tasks. Explain and enforce rules and regulations pertaining to safety, barricading, traffic direction, hazardous materials, and equipment operation. Maintain daily work records; perform computerized data entry. Transport and set up supplies and equipment; perform required safety checks. Install, test, maintain, and repair water mains, sewer mains, service valves, fire hydrants, manholes and stormwater facilities. Tap water mains and install service lines and water meters. Test, repair, maintain, replace, and relocate existing large and small water meters. Perform water turn‑off/on for scheduled maintenance and emergencies. Respond to high and low water usage complaints. Install, pull, relocate, test, repair, assemble, and read water meters. Construct and maintain large meter vaults and manholes. Excavate job sites and restore sites to pre‑work conditions. Investigate sewer odors, stoppages, and runoff requests including stormwater related issues. Hydro‑clean sewer and storm lines to remove obstacles. Assist in setting up, operating, and maintaining closed‑circuit television equipment and televising of sewer and storm lines. Operate city vehicles requiring a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Perform other related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Two years' experience in construction, maintenance, and repair work and/or operation of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to the area of assignment. Operation of equipment such as a 3‑ton utility truck, backhoe, combination jetter, vacuum truck, dump truck, utility crane truck, hydro‑excavation equipment, and close circuit televising truck. Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education. Knowledge Rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the area of assignment. Materials, tools, equipment, safety hazards and precautions common to the assigned areas. Confined space entry procedures. Blue stake laws and underground utility identification practices. Ability Read and understand blueprints, technical diagrams, maps, and blue staking procedures. Barri‑cade work sites according to the Phoenix barricade manual. Understand and follow safe working practices. Understand and comply with oral and written instructions. Notify residents and businesses of work being performed; answer questions from citizens. Provide general direction to other employees and volunteers. Deal courteously with the public and co‑workers. Fill out reports and logs, and enter and retrieve information on computers. Operate and understand atmospheric sensing devices. Operate city vehicles requiring a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Special Requirements Arizona Class A Commercial Driver’s License with tanker endorsement required within 90 days of hire. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on City business must possess a current, valid State of Arizona driver’s license and complete all required training and driver‑license record checks. Employees may maintain required liability insurance if operating a personal vehicle on City business. Registration with the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse is required for all CDL holders. Candidates must register and authorize the City of Glendale to conduct limited queries on their CDL for the duration of employment. ADEQ Grade 1 Wastewater Collection System Operator Certification required within twelve months of hire. Position subject to call‑back and stand‑by duty and may involve rotating shifts. Position classified as safety‑sensitive; requires drug and alcohol testing prior to employment and throughout employment in accordance with the City of Glendale Substance Abuse policy. A post‑offer physical assessment is required. Physical Requirements Work involves heavy digging, heavy lifting up to 80 pounds, extensive walking, bending, standing, crawling up and down trenches in water‑filled holes and confined spaces. Enters, exits, and operates city vehicles requiring a CDL. Working Conditions Exposure to heavy traffic, hot weather, hazardous materials, insects, and gases. #J-18808-Ljbffr City of Glendale (AZ)