Water Monitor (Seasonal)

Water Monitor (Seasonal)

This position begins in mid-April (with employee orientation) and ends September 30th. Morning, afternoon, and evening shifts available.

The Town of Castle Rock's future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that makes decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock's identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication. We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation. We welcome all that share those values to apply.

About Castle Rock Water: You can't live without water, and Castle Rock Water can't function without great employees. We're on the lookout for talented individuals who are seeking a place to be valued and make a difference. Castle Rock Water provides drinking water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems for the Town of Castle Rock's more than 80,000 residents and businesses. The Town is one of the fastest-growing and most sought-after communities in Colorado and it's consistently ranked among the best and safest places to live in the State. Castle Rock Water is a national leader in the water industry, recently expanding its infrastructure to accommodate reuse water, implementing progressive conservation measures and implementing legacy stormwater projects. Whether managing water treatment at the award-winning plant, maintaining the $730 million in infrastructure, or ensuring and protecting long-term water, Castle Rock Water has many opportunities available to learn and grow with the organization.

Water Monitors serve as direct representatives of the Town and Castle Rock Water and at times, interact directly with the public to ensure that outdoor water use is being done correctly and in accordance with Town requirements. It is a good opportunity to gain experience in the water industry or for individuals looking for a meaningful part-time position which supports resource management within the Castle Rock community.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ability to safely operate Town owned vehicles
• Ability to efficiently navigate Castle Rock Water service areas
• Primarily work alone, while effectively communicating with their supervisor and others to coordinate schedules and location coverage
• Ensure compliance of watering schedules for residential and non-residential customers
• Identify instances of water-waste if found and document location, time and circumstances
• Provide excellent customer service by informing residents when appropriate and issuing water violations as necessary
• Keep accurate records by entering data in violations in the appropriate software
• Maintain a respectful, composed presence in the field while representing the Town and Castle Rock Water.
• Weekend work may be required on a case by case basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Licenses and/or Certifications Required: Valid Colorado Driver's License

Candidates must demonstrate the following:

• Accountability for behavior, work products, successes and failures
• Integrity, honesty and a high standard of conduct and professionalism
• Ability to adapt and be open to change
• Be able to work as a team toward common goals in the spirit of cooperation
• Be respectful of others
• Encourage creativity and innovation
• Recognize and celebrate accomplishments
• Support the balance between professional and personal life
• Practice responsible care for our resources, assets, and environment
• Provide exceptional public service to internal and external customers

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The ability to operate and care for Town equipment including vehicles, I-Pad and I-Phone;
• Have basic understanding of irrigation system operations.
• Have the ability to receive, understand and implement basic safety procedures.
• Be able to navigate software including Mcare and Northstar programming for logging violations.

Physical Demands:

• Moderate to heavy physical work to include lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of 50 - 100 pounds
• Frequent performance of activities requiring a full range of body movement including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling/bending, crouching, crawling, and/or twisting
• Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate tools and electrical equipment as well as for driving equipment and vehicles
• Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens

Work Environment:

• Works outdoors with exposure to all weather conditions
• Regular exposure to dust, noise, and chemicals

Equipment Used:

• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment

Candidate must satisfactorily complete a driving record check and criminal background check prior to commencing employment.

The Town of Castle Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer.