About the Department

ABOUT OUR CITY

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.

Effective January 2026, the City has launched 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 reflects our continued focus on flexibility and employee well-being.

NATURE OF WORK

This classification involves more difficult maintenance and repair work in underground water/wastewater collection and distribution systems for the City. An employee in this position performs or assists in a variety of installation, maintenance or repair functions; interprets plans; installs and replaces meters; answers customer calls; troubleshoots problems; operates related equipment; and checks for leaks. This position also trains and guides new employees, enters and tracks jobs; and responds to emergency situations.

Position Duties

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Performs mechanical work in installing maintaining, modifying, and repairing the municipal distribution and collection system.
Enters work orders into the computer system.
Monitors assigned employees engaged in the performance of maintenance, repair, and adjustments to underground utilities.
Identifies and corrects the more difficult and complex causes of system failures.
Assists in the preparation of sketches for system layouts and installation.
Orients, guides, and trains technical personnel in proper procedures and safe methods for performing work assignments.
Repairs and installs water mains, new services, fire hydrants, valves, and sanitary sewer pipes.
Locates valves, pipes, and blowouts in water mains in order to facilitate repairing water main breaks.
Checks/inspects filters, pumps, connections, oil levels, temperatures, etc.
Operates equipment incidental to completing assignments.
Installs new water meters and meter boxes and raises or lowers meter boxes.
Repairs shut off valves, sanitary pipes, and service line leaks.
Helps lay sod; repairs asphalt; and picks up supplies.
Answers customer complaints.
Responds to emergency calls.
Assists in supervising the above work.
Trains employees.
Performs related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION

High school diploma or GED.
Supplemental special courses in mechanical maintenance and repair preferred.

EXPERIENCE

Considerable work experience in general mechanical equipment maintenance and repair.

NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess a Valid Florida commercial driver’s license, Class “B”, with endorsements for air brakes with an acceptable driving record.
Must obtain a Valid Florida commercial driver’s license, Class “B”, with endorsements for air brakes prior to hire.
Registrations desired: Level 3 State of Florida Water Distribution License from FDEP in maintenance of distribution systems.
Pass pre-employment and random drug testing as required and monitored by DOT 49 C.F.R. Part 382.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through personal contact, the use of the telephone and/or other City-issued technology devices.
Physical capability to effectively use and properly operate City assigned vehicles, manual or power tools, and other standard equipment.
Ability to climb, balance, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, push and/or pull, twist and make repetitive hand movements
Ability to walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time
Ability to work outdoors under varying temperatures, inclement weather and/or other adverse conditions
Ability to load, carry, lift, push and/or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds
Ability to operate a motorized vehicle.
Ability to climb and descend stairways and ship ladders at unusual heights of up to 40 feet
Ability to hear within normal audio range, with or without correction
Ability to see in the normal visual range with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Ability to withstand exposure to the following conditions without stress: excessive noise, unpleasant odors, chemicals/other environmental substances and blood borne pathogens
If applicable: Perform work at locations with exposure over, in and around water, which may not be accessible to the physically handicapped.

Other Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of standard tools, methods, materials, and practices utilized in the field of mechanical technology.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and appropriate safety precautions, including those encountered while working near high voltages.
Skill in the use and care of standard tools equipment and testing devices utilized in a large mechanical maintenance program.
Skill in using department software.
Ability to interpret and work from technical sketches and plans as well atlases.
Ability to locate, define, and repair defects in system failures and equipment.
Ability to plan, layout, install, alter, repair, and maintain collection and distribution systems.
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, both orally and in writing.

Benefits

: 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): $10,000
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Cigna Behavioral

Retirement:
• Employee Contribution = 8%
• Vesting = 10 Years
• Normal Retirement Benefit = 2.5% of pensionable earnings for each year of creditable service
• Average Final Compensation (AFC) = 3 best consecutive earning years
• Maximum Benefit = 80% of AFC, not to exceed $80,000.
• Normal Retirement = Age 62 and ten (10) years of creditable service
• Early Retirement = Age 57 and ten (10) years of creditable service, 3% annual reduction for each year prior to normal retirement age
• 13th check based on monthly retirement, payable if the pension plan funding status is equal to or greater than 100%. Paid in December each year following retirement
• Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) = 4 years/48 months maximum
• DROP Interest Rate = 4%, compounded annually

Longevity:
Based on successful completion of full-time, continuous service with the City, employee shall receive the following:
Years of Creditable Service Longevity Benefit*
10 Years 2.5%
15 Years 2.5%
20 Years 5.0%
* Longevity Benefit calculated on employee’s base rate of pay

Paid Holidays:
Employees receive the following City-paid holidays:
• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• 4th of July, Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans’ Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day

Annual Leave:
Annual leave may be taken as earned after completion of (90) calendar days. Maximum accumulation each fiscal year is 290 hours. At time of resignation or retirement, employee is paid for all annual leave accrued at their current rate of pay. Annual leave is accrued based on continuous, full-time service with the City, as follows:
Completed Months of Service Total Hours Accrued Annually
Up to and including first 60 months 96 hours/12 Days
Greater than 60 months through 120 months 136 hours/17 Days
Greater than 120 months through 204 months 176 hours/22 Days
Greater than 204 months 216 hours/27 Days

Annual Leave Cash Out:
Employee can opt to receive a non-pensionable cash payment twice per year for up to forty (40) hours of annual leave, provided accrued annual leave bank does not fall below eighty (80) hours.

Floating Holidays:
Upon completion of (26) weeks of full-time employment with the City, employee shall be entitled to utilize up to five (5) floating holidays per fiscal year. Floating holidays shall not carry over to the next fiscal year.

Perfect Attendance:
For every six (6) months period (April 1 - September 30) and (October 1 - March 31) in which, no sick or unpaid leave is utilized, an employee shall receive ten (10) hours of annual leave credited. Employees who qualify for a consecutive Perfect Attendance benefit shall receive fourteen (14) hours of annual leave credited for each applicable consecutive earning period.

Sick Leave:
Each employee earns (96) hours (12 days) of sick leave annually with no waiting period for use and unlimited accrual. Upon separation of City employment due to resignation, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee’s current rate of pay at time of resignation. Upon separation of employment due to retirement, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s current rate of pay at the time of retirement.

Sick Leave Conversion:
After completion of one (1) year of continuous, full-time employment with the City, an employee may convert their unused portion of their first six (6) days (maximum of forty-eight (48) hours) of accrued sick leave into annual leave. Conversions are subject to the following: A minimum of 96 unused sick leave hours accrued prior to hours being converted, total eligible sick leave hours to be converted shall be reduced hour-for-hour by any sick leave hours utilized during the eligible benefit period, and conversion subject to annual leave accrual cap.

Bereavement:
Qualifying City-paid Bereavement Leave as follows:
• In State = Up to 3 Days
• Out of State = Up to 5 Days

Tuition Reimbursement:
After one (1) year of full-time employment
• 100% reimbursement for a grade of A or B
• 50% reimbursement for a grade of C
• $250 books/lab reimbursement per semester

Credit Union:
We Florida Financial Bank & Credit Union – 8890 NW 44th Street, Sunrise, FL. 33351

Optional Voluntary Benefits (paid by the employee):
• Single or Family Dental Insurance Coverage
• Single or Family Vision Insurance Coverage
• Accident Advantage
• Life Insurance Coverage
• AD&D
• Short Term Disability
• Critical Care Protection
• Cancer Protection Assurance
• MissionSquare Retirement Compensation Programs
o 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
o 401(a) Governmental Purchase Plan: Newly hired

Supplemental Questions

Please describe your highest level of education completed.

PROOF OF THE 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.)

No High School/GED
High School/GED
Some College
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctoral Degree

How many years of experience do you have in general mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, including work with utility plant equipment?

No Experience
Inexperienced (Less than 6 months)
Basic (6 months – 1 year)
Reasonable (1 – 3 years)
Considerable (4 – 6 years)
Extensive (7 – 9 years)
Broad (10+ years)

Do you have a valid Florida CDL Class "B" with endorsements for air brakes/tanker?

If yes, please provide Driver's License number and Date of Issue:

Do you possess a Class "C" Florida Water Pollution Control Operators Association Certificate in Maintenance of Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection systems? Please submit proof of certification.

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer: City of Sunrise
Address: 10770 W. Oakland Park Blvd.

Sunrise, Florida, 33351
Phone: 954-838-4522
Website: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sunrisefl/default.cfm

Utility Mechanic II (Plants)