Collection System Technician

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery.

Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

The Collection System Technician performs a variety of skilled, semi-skilled, and manual work in the repair, cleaning, locating, and inspection of the wastewater collections system. This role involves operating various light construction equipment and wastewater system cleaning and maintenance tools, including hydro-cleaning and jetting sewer lines.

• Perform general maintenance and cleaning duties related to the wastewater collection system, including operating a hydro-jetter to remove debris from pipes and vacuuming debris from lift stations and storm drains.
• Engage in activities associated with the installation, modification, maintenance, and repair of sewer and storm drain facilities and equipment.
• Test sewer systems for faulty connections, leaks, and illegal connections.
• Perform hydro-cleaning and jetting of sewer lines to ensure proper flow and prevent blockages.
• Locate sewer lines using a locator.
• Operate various vehicles, equipment, and tools, including dump trucks, skip loaders, backhoes, root saws, jackhammers, and hand and power tools. Load and unload vehicles and equipment.
• Inspect and maintain assigned equipment and vehicles, perform safety checks, check fluid levels, and maintain safety-related equipment such as air monitoring devices, traffic control signs, pumps, fall protection gear, and first-aid kits. Clean assigned vehicles and equipment.
• Perform work in confined spaces, taking necessary precautions before entering spaces with potential hazardous atmospheres, using air quality monitors and ventilators.
• Engage in physical activities such as driving, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, mixing mortar, and working in sewage. Perform simple and power grasping, pushing and pulling, fine manipulation, and use feet to operate foot controls. Lift or carry weights up to 60 pounds, hear traffic noise, and observe oncoming traffic for safety.
• Set up traffic control devices, signs, and barricades to ensure the safety of the public and work crew.
• Reside within 60 minutes of the WWTP and be available for emergency response, shift work, on-call duties, weekends, and holidays as required.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Respond to customer inquiries and complaints, contact property occupants for sewer maintenance work, and provide courteous customer service.
• Learn and observe all safety precautions as required by the Company, including state and federal General Industry Safety Directives.
• Maintain records of basic operations, maintenance, and work performed. Calculate quantities of materials and supplies used, maintain records related to the time and cost of jobs and man hours, and input work activities into the asset management program.

• Work is performed primarily in an outdoor field environment, involving travel from site to site.
• Exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, noxious odors, gases, and hot desert temperature conditions is common.
• The role also involves exposure to hazardous traffic conditions, working on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain, and working at heights.
• Incumbents may be required to work extended hours, including evenings and weekends.

• High School Diploma/GED is required.

• Working knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods, and…