Apprentice - Utility Technician Level II ​/ Weekends

Department:
Charlotte Water Department
Salary: $0.00 - $0.00 Commensurate with Experience

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.

• 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

Charlotte’s local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $4.49 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 1300 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 27 operating budget is $685.6 million and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion.

When:
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Where: NC Works 8601 McAlpine Park Dr. Charlotte, NC 28211

Time: 11:30AM - 1:30PM

Salary: $25.00 Per Hour

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday 7:00AM - 5:30PM

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.

• 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, and performs routine safety inspections.
• Receives parts and materials from warehouse personnel; interacts with utility customers.
• Transports materials, tools, and equipment to and from job sites, sets up and removes warning signs and traffic control devices.
• 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 and maintains a clean and safe work area.
• Performs related work as required.

• Requires a valid North Carolina Driver’s License.
• Must obtain and maintain a City Drivers Permit.
• Must have a Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) and obtain a license with tanker endorsement within six (6) months.
• Prior construction, utility, or related experience preferred.

• 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 truck inventory and safe work areas;
• Knowledge on how to set up jet/vac units and clean and unblock wastewater lines
• Ability to effectively interact with Charlotte Water customers

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