Utilities Equipment Operator I or II

Overview

Build a lasting career maintaining the essential infrastructure that serves an entire community. This position offers stable, year-round employment, hands-on skill development, and the opportunity to grow within a vital public service field that will always be in demand.

Utilities Equipment Operators support the construction, maintenance, and repair of the City’s water distribution, sewer collection, stormwater, and fiber optic systems. The role is critical to public health, environmental protection, and reliable municipal services.

Positions are subject to on-call duty, emergency call-outs, and weekend/holiday work as service needs require.

• Operate medium and heavy equipment including backhoes, loaders, skid steers, dump trucks, compressors, saws, and related tools

• Perform excavation, back filling, surface restoration, and job site clean-up

• Assist in maintenance and repair of water, sewer, storm drain, and fiber optic infrastructure

• Locate underground utilities and support safe excavation practices

• Support hydrant maintenance, system connections, and leak detection

• Respond to emergency and non-emergency service calls

• Use mapping, mobile software, and work order systems to document and track work

• Maintain equipment and report mechanical or operational issues

• Follow all safety procedures and attend required safety and technical training.

Employees must:

• Report to work as scheduled and remain on duty during emergencies

• Work extended hours during severe weather or City emergency events

• Be available for assigned shifts, including weekends and holidays

• Participate in on-call rotations

• Pass required drug and alcohol testing for CDL-regulated positions

This work is performed primarily outdoors and employees will be exposed to:

• Heat, cold, rain, snow, and wet conditions

• Loud noise from operating machinery

• Odors in sewer system environments

• Equipment Operator I

An entry-level role for individuals beginning their career in utilities and heavy equipment operation. Employees develop technical skills while learning City systems, procedures, and safety standards.

Education Requirement: High school diploma or GED and related training or experience. No minimum years of equipment operation experience required.

• Equipment Operator II

A skilled operator role for broader operational responsibility and occasional leadership of crew activities.

Additional Experience Requirement: Minimum of three (3) years of experience operating all relevant department equipment and vehicles, along with basic mechanical skills.

Licenses and Certifications for Both Levels:

• Valid driver’s license

• CDL with tank vehicle and air brake endorsements

• Operator I:
  Ability to obtain within one year of hire

• Operator II:
  Must possess at time of hire

• Class 2 Wastewater Collection and Water Distribution certifications (or ability to obtain)

• Confined Space and Flagger certifications (or ability to obtain)

• First Aid, CPR, and AED certification (or ability to obtain)