Lead Water Quality Technician

Every day, City of Raleigh employees are working behind the scenes in critical functions that serve our community. The team at Raleigh Water help make us a world-class leader in sustainable water and wastewater service delivery. In fact, the city of Raleigh has the safest drinking water in the country.

Raleigh Water’s mission is to provide safe, sustainable water services for our customers while protecting public health and contributing to the economic, environmental and social vitality of our communities. To carry out our mission and continue to provide the safest and best drinking water to our community, we are seeking a skilled Lead Water Quality Technician to provide specialized maintenance of water infrastructure.

• Growth Opportunities! Learn as you grow with On-the-Job Training (OJT) available as part of career development
• We’ve got your covered
  - Uniforms
• A culture of continuous improvement
• Stability - You can’t outsource water

• Paid Time Off
• Over 2 weeks of vacation during your first year
• 12 sick days earned per year
• Additional leave, Birthday leave, Well-Being leave, Personal leave
• 16 Hour Service to others leave
• Low-cost Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Retirement (Pension):
  Start young and retire early!
• Optional supplemental retirement plans
• Wellness programs
• Tuition assistance program
• Military friendly - use your GI Bill

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Performs advanced specialized activities in assignment area and/or lead technical and specialized skilled work activities
• Performs or coordinates the delivery of specialized service work; may conduct inspections and sampling; reviews completed work and/or inspection/sampling results; follows up on issues related to compliance or maintenance and repairs
• Responds to inquiries, concerns and information requests from customers; research issues and account information; recommends field-related work activities; refers complex issues to appropriate resource
• Prepares and maintains activity logs, reports, data, files, spreadsheets and assignment-related documentation
• Assists with special projects as assigned
• Monitoring and performing sampling to ensure compliance with applicable regulations
• Reporting process control or plant irregularities determined from sampling
• Conducting trunk line and pump station sampling
• May serve as a lead worker by assigning work and monitoring work completion
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned

High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency; 3 to 5 years’ experience in water/wastewater infrastructure inspection, maintenance/repair, or related work

OR

Any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted

• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire