Senior Utility System Worker - Sr Usw - Water Distribution

Overview

SENIOR UTILITY SYSTEM WORKER - SR USW - WATER DISTRIBUTION The purpose of this position is to supervise a utility maintenance crew and maintain the water distribution system. This is accomplished by supervising the work crew; maintaining the water distribution system, repairing, maintaining and installing new mains, making new taps, completing change outs, and ensuring all systems are working properly. Other duties include scheduling tasks and working with customers.

• Driver’s License Required – Y Type - A Endorsements – N – Tanker
• TCEQ Water Distribution Class C License.
• Individuals who do not currently have this license will be given 24 months or 4 failed attempts at license testing to obtain one.

• Mission Essential Position will be required to report for all inclement weather.
• Must be able to work different shifts and be on call.
• This position is expected to regularly work in or around bodies of water greater in depth than 4 feet, which may pose hazard, especially in the absence of swimming ability.

Note:

This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The list of essential functions below does not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent in this position. Additionally, please be aware of the legend below when referring to the physical demands of each essential function.

Legend: (S) Sedentary (L) Light (M) Medium (H) Heavy (V) Very Heavy

• Organization Responsibility Level: EMPLOYEE
• Data Responsibility:
  Collects, classifies or formats data or information in accordance with a prescribed schema or plan to facilitate the identification and extraction of useful information.
• People Responsibility:
  Serves others such as customers, attending to their requests and exchanging information with them.
• Assets Responsibility:
  Responsible for only small quantities of low-cost items or supplies where opportunities for achieving economies or preventing loss are negligible.
• Experience-Related Requirements:
  Over one year and up to and including two years.
• Vocational/ Educational Preparation:
  Requires High school graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by specialized courses/training equivalent to completion of one year of college.
• Mathematical Requirements:
  Uses basic addition and subtraction, such as making change or measuring.
• Communications Requirements:
  Reads simple sentences, instructions, or work orders; writes simple sentences and completing simple job forms; speaks simple sentences using basic grammar.
• Judgement Requirements:
  Makes a few decisions, affecting the individual and a few co-workers; works in a stable environment with clear and uncomplicated written/oral instructions but with some variations from the routine.
• Complexity of Work:
  Performs skilled work involving rules/systems with almost constant problem solving; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results and occasional exposure to unusual pressure.
• Impact of Errors:
  Impact of decisions is moderately serious - affects work unit and may affect other units or citizens; or loss of life could occur but probability is low.
• Physical Demands:
  Medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, digging, pushing and raising objects and also involves exerting between 20 to 50 pounds of force on…