Apprentice - Utility Technician ; Weekend & Second Shift

Position: Apprentice - Utility Technician I (Weekend & Second Shift)
Date Opened:
Friday, February 06, 2026 12:00 AMClose Date:
Friday, February 20, 2026 12:00 AM Department:
Charlotte Water Department Salary: $0.00 - $0.00 Commensurate with Experience
** Welcome to the City of Charlotte
** Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:
* Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
* Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
* Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
* Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
* Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions
** SUMMARY
* * Charlotte’s local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $3.65 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1100 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 26 budget is $651 million and a five-year capital program of $2.2.28 billion.

We enjoy the highest credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P Global as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
** SALARY: $24.00 Hourly
**** Veterans Benefits – GI Bill Eligible
** Charlotte Water’s UT1 Apprenticeship is approved for use of VA education benefits.
** JOB SUMMARY
** This is a six-month apprenticeship position with the goal of preparing the apprentice to be a Utility Technician and will include on-the-job training and classroom work. Upon completion of the six-month apprenticeship, the apprentice will perform various manual and semi-skilled tasks of average difficulty in construction, maintenance and repair in the Charlotte Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems.
** Apprentices will be assigned primarily to second shift and weekend operations to support staffing needs.
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* ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

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* * Performs manual and semi-skilled tasks related to construction, repair and maintenance, cuts out streets and driveways, manually excavates, backfills and compacts excavated areas to facilitate repair.
* Locates utilities on the job, digs out utilities manually or by machine.
* Performs simple measurements; interprets meter readings, performs routine safety inspections.
* Receives parts and materials from warehouse personnel; interacts with utilities customers.
* Operates the following: electronic utility locators, hand and power tools, equipment such as jackhammers, tampers, fire hydrants, gas monitors, air compressors, pneumatic tools and generators.
* Based on a checklist, maintains utility vehicles in clean, operating condition.
* Maintains truck inventory, maintains clean and safe work area.
* Performs related work as required.
** MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:
*** Requires possession of a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Drivers’ License.
* Must obtain and maintain a City Drivers Permit.
* Must have a Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and obtain license with tanker endorsement within six months.
* Prior construction, utility, or related experience preferred.
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* Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

*** Ability to operate power tools and operate small equipment;
* Ability to operate electronic locators, jackhammers, tampers, fire hydrants, front-end loaders, chainsaws, air compressors, generators, and other equipment;
* Knowledge on how to maintain…