Utility Maintenance Specialist

Utility Maintenance Specialist

We are seeking a dedicated Utility Maintenance Specialist to join our team. In this vital role, you will be responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining essential utility systems, including plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in utility maintenance, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. If you are passionate about ensuring the reliability and efficiency of critical infrastructure, we encourage you to apply.

Provides maintenance and repair of water distribution systems. Ensures the unobstructed flow of sewage through the collection system to a treatment plant.

Duties

• Repairs water leaks on mains, service lines, meters, valves, and fire hydrants. Installs or replaces meters, water taps, water lines, valves, fire hydrants, and service lines. Performs back filling and leveling of job sites. Washes and flushes main sewer lines using a wash truck or Vactor truck.
• Repairs and replaces old sanitary sewer lines with new pipe and replaces sewer taps. Backfills and levels job sites. Installs, raises and cleans out manholes.
• Inspects and maintains trucks, tractors, water pumps, and tools on a daily basis. Turns in records daily.
• Drives dump trucks and 2 1/2 ton utility trucks, hauling backhoe and materials to job sites. After one year, training on operation of a backhoe.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record (must obtain TX driver's license within 90 days).
• Possess valid Class "A" Texas Commercial Driver's License with the endorsements of air brakes, cargo, and combination within six months of date in position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Entry Level

• Ability to pass all pre-employment qualifications.
• Little or no experience.

Level I

• Six months experience.
• Pass entry-level test and or qualifications (refer to the Manual of Verification Standards).
• Complete one of the required TEEX courses (20 hours) needed for TCEQ Licenses.

Level II

• One year experience.
• Pass all previous levels tests and or qualifications (refer to the Manual of Verification Standards).
• Complete one of the additional required TEEX courses (20 hours) needed for TCEQ Licenses.

Level III

• Eighteen months experience.
• Pass all previous levels tests and or qualifications (refer to the Manual of Verification Standards).
• Complete two of the additional required TEEX courses (40 hours) needed for TCEQ Licenses.

Level IV

• Two plus year's experience.
• Pass all previous levels tests and or qualifications (refer to the Manual of Verification Standards).
• Complete two of the additional required TEEX courses (40 hours) needed for TCEQ Licenses.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work overtime. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

Very Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Benefits

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well 365 days a year.

Medical

• United Healthcare
• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
• Annual Deductible (Network) $750 Indiv/$2,250 Family
• In-Network Benefit 80%/20% after plan deductible
• $50 co-pay (general visit)
• RX - $10 Generic/$40 Formulary/$75 Non-Formulary
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare and Dependent Care expenses
• FREE virtual visits

Dental

• Cigna Dental PPO & DHMO
• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
• Preventative & diagnostic covered at 100%
• Annual Deductible: $50/Indiv (Cigna PPO) - No annual deductible for Cigna DHMO

Vision

• Superior Vision
• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
• In-Network exam co-pay $10 & $25 materials co-pay
• Frames: $140 Allowance - Contact Lenses: $160 Allowance

Holistic Health & Wellness

• Employee Wellness Center offering FREE primary care medical treatment for employees & dependents on the Medical plan
• FREE access to gyms, Shipt, and Walmart+ through our employee medical insurance
• Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year
• Employee Assistance Program providing employees and their household family members up to 8 FREE counseling sessions per issue per year, legal and financial assistance, will generator tools, and more!
• Sick Leave Pool providing participants additional paid sick time if accruals are exhausted.
• SmartDollar: free online program providing tips and tools from Dave Ramsey for getting out of debt and building good saving practices

Retirement

• Texas Municipal Retirement System:
• 7% employee contribution with a 14% employer match
• 5 year vesting
• Retirement Eligibility: 20 years of service/any age - or - 5 years of service/at least age 60
• FREE Life Insurance coverage up to 1X your base annual salary
• MissionSquare 457 and 457 Roth IRA plans: additional voluntary employee participation

Disability Insurance

• Equitable:
• Long-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of monthly earnings up to $8,000 per month up to social security age, depending on the disability
• Short-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week for up to the first 13 weeks of a disability

Training and Tuition Assistance

• The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values
• Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for tuition toward courses that are job-related or will enhance your work performance

Generous Paid Sick, Vacation, & Holiday Leave