Maintenance Specialist - Water Distribution

The City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department, now also known as Raleigh Water, provides water and sanitary sewer services to about 198,000 metered customers and a service population of about 600,000 people in Raleigh, Garner, Wake Forest, Rolesville, Knightdale, Wendell, and Zebulon areas. Our 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.

Our Water Distribution division is looking for a?Maintenance Specialist?to join our team. Maintenance Specialists?are devoted to providing repairs, preventive maintenance, utility locating, and does investigations within our water system. Maintenance Specialist?also performs maintenance and equipment operation for the City's distribution system by performing skilled activities in support of maintaining, replacing, and repairing water assets (i.e., services, mains, and fire hydrants, etc.).

The benefits of being a Raleigh Water Maintenance Specialist:

• Qualifying Maintenance Specialists are eligible for training certifications that provide stipends of additional 12.5% to base pay

• Education provided to learn Water Operator standards and earn certifications

• Get your CDL! The City will provide CDL training and license reimbursement upon passing the CDL exam

• Employer paid insurance

Work Hours:

Maintenance Specialists are required to work after hours on an on-call rotating repair call crew.  Pay for being on call (standby) is 8 hours at regular pay. If called back into work, the employee is paid at the overtime rate as indicated by policy. Hours could differentiate based upon flexibility and seasonality, wherein availability to work a varied schedule is required for this position.

• Installs, replaces, and repairs assets such as water services, mains, fire hydrants, split services, sample stations, and auto flushers

• Performs semi-skilled or skilled general maintenance supporting City department(s) or maintenance function; selects proper maintenance tools and equipment for tasks; performs work following established safety policies and procedures and applicable codes and regulations

• Collects, prepares, and enters system data; creates work orders; logs work activities; update maps; enters account data; compiles and prepares reports; maintains records, files, and work-related documentation

• Serve as lead worker by assigning work and monitoring work completion

• Monitors process and activities to assure quality and safe working conditions and environment. Identifies potential hazards and initiates, coordinates corrective action to maintain safety, and ensures availability, maintenance and operability of safety and work-related equipment.

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or GED and four years of assignment-related equipment operation/driving experience or formal trades experience or experience related to the fields listed below as shown:

• Landscaping: installer, maintenance, irrigation

• Construction: grading, storm drain, site work, builder, plumber, any utility construction (including fiber installation), road construction

• Mechanic: heavy equipment, HVAC, hydraulic systems

• Farming: manual labor, equipment operating

• Moving Company: labor, truck driver

• General Municipal Worker: utility inspector

• Tech School Student: mechanical

• Firefighter: full or part-time

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.

Licensing and Certifications:

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

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

Knowledge of:

• Standard practices, methods, and materials of assigned work.

• Basic mathematical concepts.

• Basic filing and record-keeping principles.

• Occupational hazards and applicable safety principles and practices.

• Uses and properties of supplies and equipment.

• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations (based on assignment).

• Customer service principles.

• Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.

• Modern office technology

ADA and Other Requirements

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Heavy Work:

Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with moderate exposure to atmospheric conditions (such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, etc.); moderate exposure to environmental conditions (such as disruptive people, imminent danger, or a threatening environment); and frequent exposure to intense noise.

Note:

This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.