Utility Worker - Water

Location: Cobb County Water System, System Maintenance Division.

Shift: F – 10‑hour shifts a week, Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday, 6:30 am – 5 pm. Includes working days, nights, call‑outs, standby, holidays, and weekends in any region assigned.

• Installs, maintains, repairs, and replaces water and sewer lines and related system components: locates manholes, service connections, valves and other utilities; assists with installation of new sewer taps; clears debris from manholes, water and sewer lines, sewer stream crossings, easements, valve boxes, etc.; inspects and evaluates condition of systems; diagnoses leaks, blockages or other problems; excavates around water and sewer infrastructure;
  
  installs appropriate repair fittings; replaces service lines; performs confined space entries into permit required confined spaces as needed; cleans manholes and lines; changes out sewer rings and lids on manholes.
• Gathers tools and equipment needed to complete work activities; picks up and transports materials, tools and supplies; cleans and washes equipment and tools; performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs as needed; notifies supervisor of needed equipment replacements and repairs.
• Performs related activities: saw cuts driveways, sidewalks, curbs, and roads during repair; assists with preparation and restoration of landscape, property, and other areas to preconstruction conditions; installs sod, or applies seed, hay, pine straw, and lime where needed.
• Operates and maintains a camera; shovels; sharpshooter; probing rod; jet hose; jackhammer; pipe saw; hand saw; chainsaw; pipe cutters; various hand tools; hatchets; machetes; post hole digger; trash pump; hand pump; or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions.
• Adheres to established safety procedures: monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees, other individuals, equipment, and property; flags and directs traffic and places markers, signs and cones around the work site to ensure safety of crew and the traveling public; wears personal protective equipment.
• Provides emergency coverage as directed or required and works on standby status according to established departmental schedules.
• Performs manual work functions associated with construction and maintenance of water and sewer infrastructure: installs and repairs pipe (laying and cutting pipes); cuts and repairs sewer taps; installs and repairs manholes, valve boxes, etc.; clears sewer pipe obstructions; assists equipment operators with site preparation and operation of jet‑vac equipment; performs related labor.
• Assists in documenting locations of existing manholes using GPS.
• Assists in condition assessment of existing sewer infrastructure: takes visual and electronic measurements; performs smoke testing; enters manholes to place and remove flow meters and CCTV equipment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Previous experience in construction, infrastructure maintenance, or a related field preferred.
• Valid Driver's License preferred.
• Must possess and maintain the following certifications within nine months of hire:
  Confined Space Entry, Trenching and Excavation, and Flagger.
• Tasks require the ability to exert heavy physical effort, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling moderately heavy objects (20‑50 lb); may occasionally involve heavier objects up to 100 lb.

• Ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, odors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals.
• Ability to communicate orally.

• May be exposed to adverse environmental conditions: dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, smoke, extreme temperatures, extreme noises, hazardous materials, unsafe structures, heights, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, falling objects, electric currents, traffic hazards, animal or wildlife attacks, animal bites, toxic agents, violence, disease, or explosive environments.

Cobb County Government is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or any other legally protected status.