Utility Mechanic I (Field)

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Job Description

The City of Sunrise is more than a workplace it's a community built on our Three Pillars: Customer Service, Collaboration, and Transparency. We're committed to creating an environment where innovation thrives, teamwork is celebrated, and every employee has the opportunity to grow and make a lasting impact.

As a full-service municipality and one of South Florida's premier cities, Sunrise offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a strong culture of recognition. Whether you're helping residents, shaping policy, or improving city operations, you'll be part of a team that's passionate about service excellence and community pride.

We take pride in being home to the back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, a vibrant arts and entertainment district, and a diverse community that truly embodies what it means to Live, Work, and Play in Sunrise.

Looking ahead, the City is exploring an Alternative Work Schedule designed to further support employee work-life balance providing eligible staff with two three-day weekends per month through an every-other-Friday-off model. This initiative is expected to roll out in the early part of 2026, reflecting our continued focus on flexibility and employee well-being.

This is skilled mechanical maintenance and repair work in underground water/wastewater collection and distribution systems. An employee in this class is responsible for performing or assisting in the performance of a variety of assignments of routine difficulty involving repair and maintenance of municipal water/wastewater collection and distribution systems. Tasks require employees to exercise initiative and independent judgment when participating in installing or repairing of any utility system. Employees will work independently on specific assignments. The employees usually work under general supervision, receiving instructions both verbally and in writing. However, for the more complicated tasks, immediate supervision will be provided. Some assignments of this class are hazardous, particularly when performing maintenance or repairs of the different utility systems. Employee will need to understand many aspects of safety and how to maintain a safe work environment. Work is reviewed while in progress through observation, conferences and reports submitted, and upon completion through results obtained.

Examples of Duties

Essential Job Functions

• Operates various classes of vehicles including large trucks (with or without a trailer), dump trucks, forklifts, generators, pumps, bobcats, and other standard motorized maintenance and other construction equipment as necessary.
• Keeps all equipment and vehicles clean and in proper working order and identifies any damage or repair needs.
• Organizes, tracks, and properly documents work performed in the field and updates the supervisor on system status.
• Ensures work is clean and work sites are tidy in accordance with supervisor expectations.
• Ensures vehicles and equipment are inspected and in proper working order.
• Observes and monitors semi-skilled and unskilled work assignments, as required.
• Performs manual labor requiring knowledge in specialized disciplines of facilities and field maintenance and construction work.
• Follows safety procedures and promotes a safe work environment for assigned crews.
• Orients, guides and trains subordinate technical personnel in proper procedures and safe methods for performing work assignments.
• Performs general preventive maintenance of water, reuse, and wastewater facilities, infrastructure and appurtenance.
• Installs, repairs, and services pressurized systems.
• May be required to provide support and assistance to the Field - wastewater or inflow and infiltration division.
• Reads atlases, schematics, maps and assists in the locate and maintenance of pipe and valves, as necessary.
• Identifies and reports discrepancies in the GIS atlas based on field investigations.
• Follows safe excavation practices and safety measures and complies with safety requirements.
• Prepares accurate and complete daily documents for work performed, daily vehicle inspection checklists, and up-to-date work order information as necessary to depict the work performed and any additional work requirements not identified on the work order.
• Uses printed work orders, electronic work orders, and/or verbal work orders to complete assigned tasks and jobs.
• Assists in troubleshooting water, wastewater, and reuse systems and equipment.
• Completes necessary water distribution and fire flow tasks and documents to provide Insurance Services Office (ISO) system information to the Fire Department as necessary.
• Routinely flushes or assists in the flushing of the water or reuse distribution system.
• Troubleshoots water, wastewater, and reuse systems and equipment.
• Sets up adequate maintenance of traffic (MOT) controls when work in the rights-of-way is required.
• As part of the daily worksheet entries, notifies and advises the supervisor and the crew "leader" when equipment may need to be replaced or repaired.
• Attends mandatory safety training.
• Assists in the installation of hydrants, new water meters and meter boxes, raise or lower meter boxes, repairs shut off valves, and sanitary pipes.
• Assists in resolving service line leaks and may respond to customer complaints.
• Monitors semi-skilled and unskilled staff and labor engaged in the performance of maintenance, repair, and adjustments to utility system infrastructure and appurtenances. Supports others to ensure that work is completed in a proper and complete manner.
• Responsible for the proper completion of crew field assignments and activities, when participating as part of the crew and in the absence of the skilled laborer or the supervisor.
• Assists in the identification and correction of complex causes of system failures; assists in the preparation of sketches for system layouts and installation and communicates needs in written form.
• Provides support during emergency response activities.
• Participates in a mandatory stand-by rotation as scheduled by the Field Operations Supervisor or designee.
• Ensures compliance with material and equipment inventory tracking policies and requirements.
• Performs general manual labor work, documents information, and performs routine tasks as requested and required.
• Performs related work as required.

Requirements

Education supplemented by special courses in mechanical maintenance and repair, preferred. Proof of highest level of completed education must be submitted as an attachment with application. (Applications without attached proof of education will not be processed for consideration.)

Basic fulltime paid experience involving preventative maintenance and repair to utility related equipment, piping, valves, hydrants and meters in a utility distribution and/or collection system; or one (1) full year permanent status as a City of Sunrise Serviceperson. Must have sufficient physical strength and agility to perform manual labor and operation of heavy machinery, such as backhoe and bobcat.

Possession of a valid Florida C.D.L. Class B with endorsements for air brakes with an acceptable driving record. Level 3 State of Florida Water Distribution License from FDEP in Maintenance of distribution systems, preferred. Must pass pre-employment and random drug testing as required and monitored by DOT 49 C.F.R. Part 382.

Physical requirements include the use of sensory skills to effectively communicate and interact with others, the ability to use and operate City assigned vehicles, manual or power tools, and the ability to work outdoors under varying temperatures, inclement weather and/or other adverse conditions.

Supplemental Information

Knowledge, skills and abilities include some knowledge of standard tools, methods, materials and practices utilized in the field of mechanical technology, knowledge of occupational hazards and appropriate safety precautions, ability to interpret and work from technical sketches and plans as well atlases; locate, define and repair defects in system failures and equipment, some ability to plan, layout, install, alter, repair, and maintain collection and distribution system, ability to work in sanitary manholes and wet wells, ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and written instructions, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, ability to prepare and submit clear and concise reports orally and in writing, some skill in the use and care of standard tools equipment and testing devices utilized in a large mechanical maintenance program, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, other employees, the general public and City officials, ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both verbally and in writing, ability to withstand pressure of competing priorities and varied responsibilities and work efficiently and effectively to develop win-win solutions.

Benefits Package Summary General Employee Hired On Or After 10/01/23

City-Paid Medical Benefits: Group Health Insurance: The City pays for 100% of the cost for single coverage for full-time employees and 66.66% of cost for Dependent/Family Coverage. Upon retirement and separation from City employment, employee receives a monthly stipend of $350 per month, applicable toward retiree health coverage. Life Insurance: $30,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D):