Posted 2 weeks ago

Water Utility Technician (Collection & Pumping)

Company: City of Naperville
Category: Manufacturing/Skilled Trades

 Naperville

Type: Full Time

The City of Naperville’s Water Utility is currently seeking a Water Utility Technician for the Collection & Pumping division to perform skilled and semi-skilled work in wastewater collection, maintenance, and inspection. In this position, candidates will be responsible for jet flushing, investigations of sanitary sewer problems, flow monitoring, assisting with lift station concerns, and customer service.
Duties:

  • Investigates sanitary sewer problems.  Performs jet flushing, flow monitoring, and assists with lift station concerns.
  • Operates televising and other equipment used in the inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation, and repair of the sanitary sewer system.
  • Provides a high level of wastewater customer service to residents and fellow employees.
  • Prepares maintenance records on all equipment used.
  • Locates and inspects sanitary sewers.  Monitors contractors, construction, and rehabilitation projects (including mapping and system analysis).
  • Maintains buildings, grounds, inventories, and vehicles.
  • Performs lift station maintenance work (painting, preliminary investigations of wet well level and pump operations, bypass pumping, monitoring portable generator performance, and other electrical/mechanical duties).
  • Monitors work zones for unsafe conditions.
  • Maintains and repairs flow meters and performs a large volume of mapping duties for GIS/CIP projects.
  • Reliably responds to emergencies after normal work hours and works overtime as needed.