Water Utilities Worker I​/II

The City of Poway is looking for a motivated, reliable, and team‑focused individual to join our Water Utilities division as Water Utilities Worker I/II. In this role you will help maintain, repair, and enhance the City’s water distribution systems and facilities to ensure safe, dependable service for our community. This position offers a great blend of hands‑on fieldwork, equipment operation, problem solving, and opportunities to develop technical skills in water system operations.

Whether you’re starting your utilities career or bringing experience to the team, you’ll play an important part in protecting water quality, supporting infrastructure, and providing high‑quality service to residents and businesses. If you’re ready to contribute to meaningful community work, learn valuable skills, and be part of a supportive team, we encourage you to apply!

Water Utilities Worker I: $30.89 – $37.55 per hour

Water Utilities Worker II: $35.19 – $42.78 per hour

The City is in its final year of a six‑year agreement. Future negotiated increases for this position include a 5% wage increase effective 7/1/2026.

• Construct, maintain, and repair City water utilities systems and facilities to ensure safe and efficient public access, including complex residential and commercial water meters, valve cans, meter boxes, and water distribution valves.
• Maintain water meters, installing new meters, testing and repairing meters of various sizes, repairing leaks, replacing meters as necessary, installing service lines for newly developed properties, and performing necessary shut‑downs.
• Maintain water valves, locating and raising enclosed valves, operating automated machines to exercise valves annually, and updating records following new valve installations.
• Flush water distribution lines to ensure water quality, using chlorine level testing devices, and running tests for dissolved solids, bacteria, and coliforms.
• Operate and maintain specialized vehicles and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to water utilities construction, maintenance, and repair.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools as instructed.
• Observe safe work methods and use required safety equipment.
• Repair concrete after water system maintenance, including sidewalk panels and temporary street patches.
• Use valve‑turning equipment to isolate and shut down water lines for routine maintenance and emergency situations; ensure proper shut‑down using sounding equipment and flow rates; explain shut‑downs to the public.
• Participate in the City‑wide inspection program, inspecting infrastructure for safety, structural integrity, and future projects; mark areas requiring repair.
• Monitor contractors working around underground services, ensuring compliance with code and addressing discrepancies.
• Maintain public facilities, shop and garage areas, storage sites, and other work areas in a clean, orderly condition, securing equipment at worksite close.
• Install street barricades and cones and control traffic around work sites and special events to ensure safety for the public and City workers.
• Provide information and demonstrations to new employees performing similar duties.
• Maintain accurate logs and records of work performed, materials and equipment used.
• Maintain attendance and punctuality, observing scheduled hours.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Education/Training: Equivalent to the completion of 12th grade.

Experience:

• Water Utilities Worker I:
  One year of experience in construction, maintenance, and/or repair of water utilities and/or related facilities, systems, and appurtenances, or an equivalent combination of experience, knowledge, and water technology education related to the water/wastewater industry.
• Water Utilities Worker II:
  Three years of experience in construction, maintenance, and/or repair of water utilities and/or related facilities, systems, and appurtenances, or an equivalent combination of experience, knowledge, and water technology education related to the water/wastewater industry.

Water Utilities Worker I:

• Possess or be able to obtain a class A driver’s license with a tanker…