Wastewater Collections Utilities Technician (I, II , or III)

Utilities Technician

This position may be filled at the Utilities Technician I, II, or III level depending on the candidate's qualifications, experience, licenses, and certifications. Salary will be commensurate with the level at which the position is filled.

The purpose of this classification is to perform installation, repair, and maintenance work in construction and maintenance of the City's water distribution and/or wastewater collection systems.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Assists in conducting various repairs for distribution and collection systems of the City, such as leaks, main breaks, manholes, faulty valves, broken fire hydrants.
• Assists in the inspection and maintenance of stormwater pump stations; checks overall condition of pump station facilities and checks condition of electric pump motors, oil levels, batteries, back-up generator and diesel fuel tank levels; conditions of grit remover/debris screens; schedules solid waste truck to pick up dumpster holding leaves and other debris; removes any animals (live or dead) that are found in wells.
• Performs manual excavation duties such as digging tunnels, channels, and work spaces.
• Locates, inspects and cleans stormwater structures, catch basins, junction boxes, check valves, trench drains, manholes, culverts, grates, canals, ditches and swales; checks for leaking joints, cracks, and holes in pipes and drainage inlets; flushes lines in correcting water/wastewater stoppages and blockages in mains; checks water levels in pump station facilities; cleans floating debris in pump stations; checks for illegal connections and hazardous materials; installs and maintains check valves on lake/bay outfalls; and investigates sinkholes and repairs as necessary.
• Installs, repairs, locates and/or replaces water taps, water meters, meter boxes, lines, valves, backflow preventers, flow test hydrants, relief valves, manholes, laterals and related devices.
• Ensures the safe operating conditions on work sites by setting barricades, cones, and signs, and monitoring and directing traffic.
• Responds to drainage issues immediately following storm events, such as heavy rain events, tropical storms and hurricanes; un-clogs pipes and stormwater inlets; removes fallen trees, branches and debris from roadways and reports major situations back to Stormwater Operations Supervisor for attention.
• Restores/maintains work sites, by resurfacing roadways, compacting fill, and performing sod, soil and plant restoration.
• Performs pre-inspection and post inspection on all vehicles, equipment, and/or machinery operated; maintains inspection log.
• Operates a variety of large and small equipment, power tools, hand tools, and supplies in order to complete work assignments; operates and maintains truck, tractors, pipeline video equipment, vacuum truck (Vac-Truck) and jet nozzles, jack hammers, concrete saws, chain saws, compactors, concrete sprayers, jet machines, tapping machines, winch cranes, shovels, rakes, trowels, manual and skill saws, brooms, pipe cutters and other equipment as necessary.
• Observes safe and proper operating procedures when operating trucks, equipment, machinery, and/or tools, in accordance with established and prescribed standards.
• Performs routine cleaning and preventive maintenance of assigned trucks, equipment, machinery, and/or tools to maintain safe and proper operating condition.
• Paints identification marks on meter boxes, valve boxes, pipes, roads, and curbs.

Performance Aptitudes

1. Data Utilization : Requires the ability to determine, calculate, tabulate, or summarize data/information. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.
2. Human Interaction : Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well established policies, procedures and standards.
3. Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization : Requires the ability to start, stop, operate and monitor the functioning of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
4. Verbal Aptitude : Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
5. Mathematical Aptitude : Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring.
6. Functional Reasoning : Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
7. Situational Reasoning : Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

Minimum Qualifications

• Utilities Technician I - $21.73 / HOUR
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver license, Class "E", with a driving record that meets or exceeds minimum City standards.
• Utilities Technician II - $23.40 / HOUR
  • High school diploma or GED
  • 1 year of Water Distribution experience
  • (FDEP) Florida Department of Environmental Protection Water Distribution Level III
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver's license, class "B" with airbrakes and tanker endorsement, and a driving record which meets or exceeds minimum City driving standards.
• Utilities Technician III - $25.20 / HOUR
  • High school diploma or GED
  • 3 years of Water Distribution experience
  • (FDEP) Florida Department of Environmental Protection Water Distribution Level II
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver's license, class "B" with airbrakes and tanker endorsement, and a driving record which meets or exceeds minimum City driving standards.

Other Requirements: The City of Naples is a Tobacco-Free Workplace. Applicants for the City of Naples must not have been a user of tobacco products for at least six (6) months immediately preceding an application for employment; and, if hired, must maintain non-use of tobacco products for the duration of employment with the City of Naples. Tobacco is defined as any lighted or unlighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, nicotine dispensing device, other types of smoking product, smokeless tobacco including dip, chew or snuff. Applicants selected for hire are subject to interviews, pre-employment medical evaluation (including drug screening), and a comprehensive background investigation, which may include fingerprinting for criminal history. In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

ADA Compliance: Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds). Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally. Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, smoke, temperature and noise extremes, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, pathogenic substances, or rude/irate customers.

Emergency Response Statement: Every City employee has emergency response responsibilities, though not every position will require routine assignments during an emergency event. All employees may be subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official job description. Assignments in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature, with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically and operationally challenging conditions.

The City of Naples, Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Naples, Florida will provide