Water & Sewer Field Technician (4 Openings)

Classification Title: Trainee Under Fill A (Utilities Maintenance Specialist 3), C55

This position may be required to report to either location:

6730 142nd Avenue North

Largo, FL 33771

3900 Dunn Drive

Palm Harbor, FL 34683

If you are looking to grow your career in Utilities maintenance, Pinellas County Government will keep you on track. The Utilities Maintenance Specialist 3 (Trainee) is skilled technical work involving specialized testing, maintenance, and repair of utilities systems equipment, lines, or devices. Employees in this class perform routine and preventive maintenance on a variety of utilities systems and devices. Duties may include supervising skilled and semi-skilled employees, and work is performed in accordance with established procedures, but requires initiative and independent judgment.

This is an excellent opportunity to bring utility maintenance experience into a mid-level career ladder role and train for a Utilities Maintenance Specialist 3 (UMS3) level. Once training is successfully completed, individuals will become UMS3 employees and receive an increase in pay. Also, there are future opportunities to advance to a UMS4 level, supervisor or manager roles.

Essential Job Functions

Lead person of a small to medium-sized construction crew installing, maintaining and repairing of water, sewer, and reclaimed apparatuses.
Performs and directs visual inspection of sewer lines.
Installs clean-outs, backflow devices.
Performs related work as assigned or required.

Position Specific Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least 3 years of skilled utilities field experience; or
An equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Possession and maintenance of a valid State of Florida Class B Commercial Driver's License with Tanker endorsement upon hire with eligibility based upon evaluation of a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) driving report.
Possession and maintenance of a valid State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Distribution System Operator Class 3 License.
Possession and maintenance of a Temporary Traffic Control Certification within 9 months of employment.
Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.
Candidate may be required to perform manual labor for extended periods occasionally in adverse weather conditions.

Highly Desirable

Ability to operate medium to large excavating equipment.
Working knowledge of GIS mapping system for water, sewer and reclaim infrastructure.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to perform training assignments, job development, and on-the-job tasks;
Ability to complete reading and math assignments;
Ability to deal with co-workers and the public with tact, patience, and courtesy;
Ability to apply computer applications and software;
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
Ability to organize and comprehend new information, training, and on-the-job related practices;
Ability to obtain required certifications and licenses, if any.

Physical/Mental Demands

The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Visual ability: Sufficient to effectively operate office equipment including copier, computer, etc.; and to read and write reports, correspondence, instructions, etc.
Hearing ability: Sufficient to hold a conversation with other individuals both in person and over a telephone; and to hear recording on transcription device.
Speaking ability: Sufficient to communicate effectively with other individuals in person and over a telephone.
Mental acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a safe and secure work environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands.

This position has supplemental questions. If unable to complete all questions, you may save your answers as a draft during the application process and return at any time prior to the closing date. Please note that the application is complete upon final submission.