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.
This position is represented by the IBEW Local 196 union. The 2025 starting salary for this position is $28.1236 per hour. The 2026 wage will be implemented once a new collective bargaining agreement is ratified. Excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance coverage, flexible spending account, deferred compensation, and participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).
Responsibilities:
- 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.
