Water Systems Operator II

Overview

Serve your community. Make a difference. Grow your career. MEANINGFUL WORK awaits you here at the City of North Las Vegas. We serve one of the largest culturally diverse cities in the nation and our community continues to grow! If you value Accountability, Communication, and Teamwork then you are just the person we are looking for!

A Water Systems Operator II is an essential member of our team and we invite you to apply and help contribute to CNLV’S growing success! Please thoroughly review the information and selection process outlined below this announcement.

Internal Notice for Teamster Team Members
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This posting will create a non-probationary internal Teamster eligibility list and 1 vacancy for this classification. The current vacancy is in the Utilities department. The internal Teamster eligibility list will be utilized to fill vacancies for this classification, for up to one hundred and eighty (180) days. Non-probationary Teamster team members successfully completing the selection process will be placed on the internal Teamster eligibility list.

All other team members including part-time/temporary employees along with external candidates may apply for this recruitment. These individuals may be considered after the appropriate recruitment process of the collective bargaining agreement has been followed. If the vacancy is not filled through promotion by a full-time non-probationary Teamster team members, the next opportunity for placement will be to hire qualified part-time/temporary employees and external candidates.

Please thoroughly review the information and selection process outlined below this announcement.

• Submit a Complete Application – For your application to be considered, you MUST fully complete an online application by providing sufficient information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum and any preferred qualifications, attach any documents as necessary, and answer ALL questions. Select “Apply for Job” at the top of this announcement and click “SUBMIT” at the end of your application.
  
  If application is not fully submitted, you will not be considered an applicant for this position.
• Pay Considerations – The starting hourly pay for this position is $33.47. The selected candidate for this position will start at the beginning of the salary range, no exceptions. Existing employees will receive increases as outlined by their bargaining agreement.
• Work Schedule – This position is scheduled to work 4 days per week, 9 hours per day, (36 hour work week), Monday - Thursday 5:00am-2:30pm. May be required to work various shifts; emergency call outs, including evenings. Shift may change after training.

Incumbents perform the full range of assigned duties with a significant degree of independence and sound judgment with regard to the department’s procedures and practices. Operates water production, storage, treatment and distribution facilities by regulating water flow throughout the system using control valves, pumping stations, electronic and computer supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA); interprets gauges, meters, charts and graphs;

operates pumps, valves, wells, disinfection systems and related equipment.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent is required and additional vocational or technical training in mechanical maintenance is preferred, and;
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience performing construction and maintenance on water distribution systems
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience and satisfactory performance as a Water Systems Operator I with the City of North Las Vegas, or; two (2) years of progressively responsible experience as a water systems operator with a water distribution utility which has over 60,000 services, 2 or more pump stations, and 2 or more wells.
• Equivalent:
  Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience performing construction and maintenance on water distribution systems.
• Must possess or obtain a valid Nevada driver's license and maintain satisfactory motor vehicle record.
• Must possess and maintain a State of Nevada Water Distribution Operator Certificate Grade II
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