Utility Construction Technician - SE

Posting Type:

Open Competitive

Full Time

This is skilled labor work involving specialized skills, knowledge, and tools for maintaining, cleaning, inspecting, repairing, and replacing the City's sanitary and sanitary combined sewer collection systems infrastructure to protect the environment and public from sewer spills. Employees in this classification may act as a lead worker and be required to operate construction equipment. Employees must know and be able to apply the industrial safety standards for this work.

Work is normally performed with supervision.

Two (2) years of construction, sewer construction, sewer cleaning related experience, or a combination of any, with a minimum of one (1) year sewer construction experience.
High school graduation or its equivalent is preferred

• Must possess and maintain a valid Class A Commercial driver's license with N endorsement and no air brake restrictions at the time of appointment or a Class A Commercial driver's license with N endorsement and O restriction by the end of the probationary period.
• Must possess and maintain the following certifications by the end of probation period:
• Second Grade Hoisting and Portable Engineer's Certificate
• Confined Space Entry
• Work Zone Traffic Control
• Competent Person Shoring and Trench Safety
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Certification
• Snow Plow Training Certification
• Forklift Operator's Certificate
• Must possess and maintain within one (1) year:
• City of Omaha Sewer Layer Certificate
• Must be available to work on-call and after hours to respond to emergency situations as necessary.

$22.91 with step increases to $31.59 Hourly

• Forty-hour work week.
• Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; eighteen days sick; and fourteen holidays.
• Employee's group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family.
• Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and more.
• See hr.cityofomaha.org for detailed information.

Any person who meets the qualifications and other requirements described in this posting.

The multiple-choice/written examination will be on September 3, 2026, at 9:00am at the City of Omaha - Sewer Maintenance Office, 6880 Q Street, Omaha Ne. 68117. An invitation via email to the exam will be given to candidates once their application has been received, reviewed by a recruiter, and accepted to the test for the position. The test is designed to assess knowledge of the job, skills, and abilities of this position.

The passing score on the examination is 50%. This will be weighted 100% in the final score.

To claim five (5) points for veteran's preference, you must submit proof of service (such as a DD-214) that includes the date of induction, date of honorable separation, and Social Security number. (You must have completed more than 180 consecutive days of active duty.) To receive an additional five (5) points credit for disability, you must submit proof of eligibility from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs dated within the last 12 months.

This information must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by August 30, 2026.

• Knowledge of general construction, pipe repair, manhole structures, and wastewater collection systems.
• Knowledge of forming, pouring, and finishing concrete sewer structures and pavement.
• Knowledge of shoring and excavation safety up to 30 feet in depth.
• Knowledge of confined space entry and safe practices as defined by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.
• Knowledge of the safe use and maintenance of tools and equipment, including pneumatic pipe plugs.
• Knowledge of traffic laws and regulations governing equipment operations.
• Knowledge of the geography of the City of Omaha.
• Skill in reading and interpreting current City of Omaha standard construction specifications and standard plates.
• Skill in the safe operation and maintenance of supplied air equipment, concrete cutting equipment, and construction equipment.
• Skill in reading and understanding street maps and quarter section maps to determine the placement of…