Senior Utility Technician

DEPARTMENT

Water Utilities

SALARY

$25.02 - $31.27

JOB SUMMARY

Under general supervision, be responsible for assisting with various maintenance and repair tasks related to water infrastructure. Duties include assisting with meter replacements, pipe repairs, AMI system maintenance, flow tests, leak investigations, and fire hydrant replacements. The technician will also assist with in-place meter maintenance and basic service repairs.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs all steps and processes in replacing water equipment or conducting repairs, including but not limited to:
  • Meters
  • Pipes
  • Automatic Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
• Operate a tremble unit to connect to command link.
• Performs in-place meter maintenance including but not limited to:
  • Resetting counter
  • Resetting GPS link
  • Auditing communications Link
• Performs flow tests, such as Static Flow and Restriction testing.
• Performs field testing for meter accuracy.
• Performs basic service repairs for the service lines for approximately 150,000 meters through Arlington.
• Replacing water meters of ¾” to 10” lines.
• Performs investigation of leaks, including but not limited to:
  • Understanding the difference between public and private property and right of way.
  • Understanding the process in handling the different issues between public and private services.
  • Performing pressure checks.
  • Procedures for determining a loss of water.
• Performs replacement of fire hydrants, including but not limited to:
  • Digging up the hydrants to the breakaway.
  • Use of a breakaway replacement kit.
  • Aged out fire hydrant replacement.
• Determine and use the appropriate PPE for all work performed.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Respond promptly and professionally to requests from other departments as directed by supervisory team.
• Performs other duties from field ops teams including the Meter teams and Capital Improvement Teams.
• Be proactive in learning the processes, procedures, tools, and operations of water utility maintenance and repair.

City of Arlington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.