Utility Technician I/II/III/IV

The City of Golden is currently seeking Utility Technician applicants. Job Overview This position performs a variety of activities and equipment operation in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of city water and sewer facilities and systems. On‑call assignments are required. Utility Technician Levels Utility Technician I: Entry level position. Utility Technician II: Journey level position. Utility Technician III: Journey level position. Utility Technician IV: Senior level position. Key Responsibilities Inspect, repair, and conduct preventative maintenance on water and sewer facilities and systems including water distribution mains, valves, hydrants, water meters, head gates, reservoirs, manholes, wastewater collection lines, and other appurtenances. Test, disassemble, clean and repair commercial and residential water meters; sand blast and replace worn or faulty parts. Maintain a variety of records relating to inspection, prevention, maintenance, and work activities. Respond to customer complaints and inquiries; respond to water main breaks, sewer backups, and water pressure loss. Notify affected residences and businesses when services are interrupted. Identify equipment and material needs for each assigned project. Maintain an inventory of parts, tools, materials, and equipment used. Perform required labor involved in pavement cutting, digging, repairing and backfilling. Install, repair, and replace manholes, fire hydrants, valves, meters and meter vaults and boxes. For Utility Technician II/III/IV: exercise valves according to prescribed schedules. Locate city owned water, sewer, storm and telecommunication lines. Remove and apply paint to water and wastewater facilities and equipment. Weld and fabricate tools, equipment, plumbing parts, and vault lids using arc and gas welding equipment. Rotating on‑call duty as assigned. Other duties as assigned. Additional Duties by Level Utility Technician III/IV – Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of construction and repair activities, direct and control traffic around work sites. Act as traffic control tech in conformance with MUTCD. Utility Technician III – Acts as crew lead as assigned and in the absence of the Utilities Supervisor. Acts as ORC (Operator in Responsible Charge) as assigned. Utility Technician IV – Acts as ORC. Responsible for supervision of confined space and trenching activities. Qualifications High school diploma or general education diploma (GED). Must possess basic computer skills necessary to meet the requirements of the position. Previous water or wastewater experience preferred. Minimum 2 years of experience for Utility Technician II, 3 years for Utility Technician III, 5 years for Utility Technician IV. Proficiency in at least four (4) of the following skills for Utility Technician II; at least seven (7) for Utility Technician III; at least nine (9) for Utility Technician IV: Water Meter Operations & Maintenance Fire Hydrant Operations & Maintenance Water Valve Operations & Maintenance Water & Sanitary Sewer Main Repair Pump Station Inspection/Maintenance Water Tank Operations & Maintenance Sanitary Sewer Manhole Operations & Maintenance Sanitary Sewer Main Operations & Maintenance (jetting) Sanitary Sewer Main Camera Operation Utility Locates Reservoir & Tunnel Operations & Maintenance Water Meter Programming and Troubleshooting Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Utility Technician I – Valid Class A or B CDL with air brake and tanker endorsements, or ability to obtain within 120 days. Level I Wastewater Collections and Water Distribution Certificates or ability to obtain within one year. Utility Technician II – Valid Class A or B CDL with air brake and tanker endorsements required. Level II State of Colorado Wastewater Collection and Water Distribution Certificates. Confined Space, Excavation Safety, and Flagger Certifications. Utility Technician III – Valid Class A or B CDL with air brake and tanker endorsements required. Level III State of Colorado Wastewater Collections and Water Distribution Certificates. Confined Space, Excavation Safety, Flagger, and Traffic Control Technician Certifications. Utility Technician IV – Valid Class A or B CDL with air brake and tanker endorsements required. Level IV State of Colorado Wastewater Collections and Water Distribution Certificates. Confined Space, Excavation Safety, Flagger, and Traffic Control Technician Certifications. Essential Duties & Skills Perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Represent knowledge, skill, and ability required. Language skills: read and comprehend simple instructions; write routine reports and correspondence; read and interpret basic maps and blueprints. Mathematical skills: add, subtract, multiply, divide, compute rate, ratio, percent, interpret bar graphs. Reasoning ability: apply common sense; deal with problems involving several concrete variables. Knowledge of construction tools, safe work practices, equipment, facilities, materials, and methods used in maintenance construction and repair activities. Physical demands: stand, walk, use hands, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear; lift and move more than 100 pounds; vision and other physical requirements as described. Work environment: outside weather, wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, exposure to fumes, electrical shock risk, loud noise, high voltage, high speed pumping equipment, heavy traffic, travel up and down ladders, alarms, video display terminal exposure. Benefits Paid vacation starts at 16 days, 12 days of sick time, 12 paid holidays each year. City matches up to 8% of retirement contributions. Full-spectrum benefits including tuition reimbursement. City of Golden is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr City-of-Golden