PW Maintenance Worker, Specialist - Wastewater

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The City of Bothell's Public Works Department is seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented professional with strong communication skills to join our team as the next Public Works Maintenance Specialist - Wastewater in the Utilities Division
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• Wastewater Collection System Inspection & Maintenance: Inspect, maintain, and perform preventive maintenance on wastewater collection systems.
• Specialized Equipment Operation: Operate combination sewer cleaner/Vactor and hydro-jetting equipment.
• CCTV Sewer Inspection: Conduct CCTV inspections to identify pipeline defects and determine maintenance or repair needs.
• Lift Station Maintenance: Inspect and perform preventive maintenance on lift stations, including wet wells, pumps, alarms, controls, and SCADA systems.
• Sewer Main & Manhole Maintenance: Perform routine sewer main cleaning, root cutting, and manhole inspections.
• Emergency Response: Respond to sewer blockages, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), spills, and other wastewater system emergencies.
• CMOM Compliance: Perform work in accordance with CMOM principles to support safe, reliable, and compliant wastewater operations.

• Actively build and maintain internal and external partnerships through collaboration, sharing resources, and utilizing diverse expertise to achieve common goals and drive success.
• Make timely and effective decisions, often with limited information and under tight deadlines and pressure, relying on a combination of analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Adapt effectively to changes, adjusting behavior to evolving circumstances, and embrace new ideas and diverse perspectives.
• Effectively conveys information and ideas through various communication methods and practices active listening.
• Apply objective reasoning and action, maintaining perspective when evaluating both qualitative and quantitative information.

• The City is comprised of 13.6 square miles within both King and Snohomish Counties and is home to 51,760 people (2025). This figure is projected to grow to nearly 75,000 over the next 20 years in tandem with Bothell's increasingly vibrant downtown and life sciences employment cluster near the I-405 corridor.
• Learn more about the City's Organizational Values and the Bothell's City Council 2040 Vision and Strategic Priorities.
• Learn more about the City of Bothell's Public Works Department here!

We are committed to being a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace and community.

The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We seek to recruit and hire talented and engaged job candidates from a widely diverse range of backgrounds. We celebrate the diversity in our workplace and community and believe it makes us stronger.

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