Wastewater Collections Technician

Nature of Work

Wastewater Collections Tech Apprentice - $18.62

The purpose of the class is to perform routine manual work in the Wastewater Collections division. This class is responsible for service work such as digging trenches, cleaning ditches; assists with installation of fixtures such as pipes, valves, fittings, and manholes; landscape, road, sidewalk, driveway restoration and other outdoor work. Completes logs or routine records. The class works according to set procedures under direct supervision. Weekend, holiday and after-hours work may be required, as well as after-hours response and emergencies.

Tech “C” - $21.78

This class is responsible for service work such as digging trenches, cleaning ditches; assists with installation of fixtures such as pipes, valves, fittings, and manholes; landscape, road, sidewalk, driveway restoration and other outdoor work, completing logs or routine records, operating light to medium mobile equipment, minor equipment maintenance, assisting and supporting City facility and area maintenance, and minor administrative tasks. The class works according to written and verbal procedures, but decides how and when to do things under general supervision.

Tech “B” - $23.56

The purpose of the class is to operate various types of heavy and mobile equipment and perform skilled work in support of Wastewater Collections operations. This class is responsible for various types of construction maintenance and/or repair of infrastructure; completing logs or routine records; operating medium to heavy equipment; minor equipment maintenance; assisting and supporting City facility and area maintenance; and minor administrative tasks. The class works according to written and verbal procedures, but decides how and when to do things with minor supervision. Weekend, holiday and after-hours work may be required, as well as after-hours response and emergencies.

Tech “A” - $26.50

The purpose of the class is to lead others in constructing, installing, and maintaining City infrastructure, facilities, and systems. The class is responsible for leading others, planning, ordering supplies and materials, operating various types of general and special purpose equipment, inspecting work, minor equipment maintenance, staff training, and administrative tasks. The class works within a general outline of work to be performed; provides input for plans and projects consistent with the work to be performed; suggest work methods and sequences; reports progress of activities through periodic reports and meetings.

Essential Job Functions

Apprentice

• Operates vehicles such as trucks to haul people or material to job sites.
• Loads and unloads materials such as gravel, dirt, timber, chemicals, or other materials, tools, and equipment.
• Performs maintenance duties as assigned; assists with setting up forms and pouring concrete, serves as traffic flagger on street or utility projects.
• Maintains outdoor areas by cutting grass, pruning trees and bushes, raking leaves and debris, and other maintenance tasks.
• Performs utility service work such as digging trenches, cleaning ditches; assists with installation of fixtures such as pipes, manholes, and sewer lines.
• Performs maintenance functions such as greasing and maintaining equipment, and replacing valves; performs light repairs and installations as directed.
• Maintains indoor areas such as shop, facilities and office areas, performing light maintenance such as painting and minor repairs.
• This position is subject to assigned on call rotation.

Tech "C"

• Operates specialized mobile equipment to support City operations such as utilities construction and repair, pipe laying, concrete laying, and other specialized operations

• Assists with traffic control and provides information to public if required.
• Inspects equipment and performs minor maintenance; reports malfunctions to supervisor.

• Troubleshoots and repairs the utility infrastructure and associated facilities

• Operates hand and power tools and equipment to support maintenance operations such as weed cutting, debris removal, grass cutting, digging or filling, and other maintenance tasks.
• Trains, advises, and guides less experienced workers.
• Ensures work sites are safe by using proper procedures and accessing advanced warning signs, cones and safety equipment.
• Performs minor administrative tasks such as completing job-related logs and forms, answering phones, or providing information.
• Operates vehicles such as trucks to haul people or material to job sites.
• Loads and unloads materials such as gravel, dirt, timber, chemicals, or other materials, tools, and equipment.
• Performs maintenance duties as assigned; assists with setting up forms and pouring concrete, serves as traffic flagger on street or utility projects.
• Maintains outdoor areas by cutting grass, pruning trees and bushes, raking leaves and debris, and other maintenance tasks.
• Performs utility service work such as digging trenches, cleaning ditches; assists with installation of fixtures such as pipes, manholes, and sewer lines.
• Performs maintenance functions such as greasing and maintaining equipment, and replacing valves; performs light repairs and installations as directed.
• Maintains indoor areas such as shop, facilities and office areas, performing light maintenance such as painting and minor repairs.

• This position is subject to assigned on call rotation.

Tech "B"

• Reads and Interprets plans and drawings and uses this information to perform job tasks.
• Operates heavy equipment to transport materials, tools, equipment, and personnel to job sites and to remove debris or other materials from job sites in support of construction maintenance and/or repair of infrastructure.

• Must perform maintenance and repair of utility infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot, repairs and/or replaces utility facilities and fixtures as required.

• Operates specialized heavy equipment to support City operations such as sewer jet & cleaning truck, video inspection equipment (camera truck), grouting equipment, street paving, cave in repair, pipe laying, concrete laying, pumping equipment, and other specialized operations.
• Performs assigned duties as needed and requested.
• Guides others, making field decisions affecting subordinates.

• Assists with traffic control and provides information to public if required.
• Inspects equipment and performs minor maintenance; reports malfunctions as needed.
• Operates hand and power tools and equipment to support maintenance operations such as weed cutting, debris removal, grass cutting, digging or filling, and other maintenance tasks.
• Trains, advises, and guides less experienced workers.
• Ensures work sites are safe by using proper procedures and accessing advanced warning signs, cones and safety equipment.
• Performs minor administrative tasks such as completing job-related logs and forms, answering phones, or providing information.
• Operates vehicles such as trucks to haul people or material to job sites.
• Loads and unloads materials such as gravel, dirt, timber, chemicals, or other materials, tools, and equipment.
• Performs maintenance duties as assigned; assists with setting up forms and pouring concrete, serves as traffic flagger on street or utility projects.
• Maintains outdoor areas by cutting grass, pruning trees and bushes, raking leaves and debris, and other maintenance tasks.
• Performs utility service work such as digging trenches, cleaning ditches; assists with installation of fixtures such as pipes, manholes, and sewer lines.
• Performs maintenance functions such as greasing and maintaining equipment, and replacing valves; performs light repairs and installations as directed.
• Maintains indoor areas such as shop, facilities and office areas, performing light maintenance such as painting and minor repairs.

• This position is subject to assigned on call rotation.

Tech "A"

• Supervises staff including selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, and counseling,

• Consults with supervisor or others, plans and implements jobs, estimates materials, equipment, personnel, and other resources needed and ensures timely availability of materials, equipment, personnel and resources to complete work on schedule.

• Oversees and trains others in operating specialized and general-purpose equipment to support City infrastructure construction, installation, and maintenance operations.
• Schedules and oversees training of subordinates in areas of operational and maintenance responsibilities. Develop and implement subordinate’s annual performance plan and evaluations. Identifies employees with desire and potential for advancement and ensures participation and completion.
• Supervises subordinates in the use and application of modern methods and materials within area of responsibility and ensures its application in daily work.
• Reads and interprets construction drawings, as-built drawings, system maps, construction standards and correctly applies them to work at hand. Interacts with contractors and engineers as necessary to ensure quality work.
• Ability to shoot elevations with basic survey equipment to construct pipe and other structures to specified elevations from construction plans.
• Monitors all fieldwork sites within area of responsibility. Performs inspections of work sites for work in progress to ensure quality of work and conformance with appropriate construction and regulatory standards, conducts inspections of work site cleanup and restoration and has corrections made when necessary; oversees minor equipment or tool maintenance; refers major malfunctions of equipment and vehicles to fleet maintenance for action.
• Monitors fieldwork sites to insure safety requirements are met, plans and implements traffic control and inspects traffic control activities, making corrections as necessary; addresses public complaints and resolves or refers to supervisor.
• Performs administrative tasks such as completing job-related logs and forms, ordering supplies and materials, maintaining records, preparing reports, operation of GIS and appropriate parts of THE (Naviline) software, preparation and review of employee performance appraisals, and training activities.

• Attends or conducts staff or project meetings to exchange information, delegate work, receive and provide project updates, and address administrative matters.
• Operates specialized heavy equipment to support City operations such as sewer jet & cleaning truck, video inspection equipment (camera truck), grouting equipment, street paving, cave in repair, pipe laying, concrete laying, pumping equipment, and other specialized operations.
• Performs assigned duties as needed and requested.
• Trains, advises and guides others, making field decisions affecting subordinates.

• Performs minor administrative tasks such as completing job-related logs and forms, answering phones, or providing information.
• Oversees and/or loads and unloads materials such as gravel, dirt, timber, chemicals, or other materials, tools, and equipment
• Supervises and performs utility service work such as assisting with installation of fixtures such as pipes, manholes, and sewer lines.

• This position is subject to assigned on call rotation.

Minimum Requirements

Apprentice

Requires a high school diploma or GED. Requires a valid State of Florida driver license and satisfactory driving record as a condition of initial and continued employment. Must obtain the following certifications within 18 months of hire (City will provide training): TTC approved certification, Confined Space Entry, and Class C Wastewater Collections Certification. Must obtain a Class B CDL permit w/tanker within 6 months of hire and license with no restrictions within one year of employment. This position requires employees to reside within a 20-mile radius of the city limits of Leesburg due to on call rotation requirement.

The level below requires a high school diploma, GED, and formal training, special courses, or self-educated equivalent to satisfying completion of one year of college educated or specialized advanced training in the Stormwater field. Must live within a 20-mile radius of the city limits of Leesburg due to on-call rotation requirement. May mentor and assist in training of less experienced operations staff. Maintain compliance using experience and best management practices. Minimum requirements are as follows:

Tech “C”

Requires 2,080 hours of experience in Wastewater Collections. Requires a Class “C” Wastewater Collections Certificate. Requires a valid State of Florida driver license and satisfactory driving record as a condition of initial and continued employment. Must obtain a Class B CDL permit with tanker endorsement within 6 months of hire and Class B CDL with no restrictions within one year of employment.

Tech "B"

Requires 6,240 hours of experience in Wastewater Collections. Requires Class B Wastewater Collections Certification. Requires Confined Space Entry Competency Training. Requires MOT approved certification. ­­­Requires a valid State of Florida Class “A” CDL permit with a tanker endorsement within 6 months of hire and Class “A” CDL within one year of hire and satisfactory driving record as a condition of continued employment.

Tech "A"

Requires Class A Wastewater Collections Certification. Requires MOT approved certification. Requires Confined Space Entry Certification. Requires 10,400 hours of experience in Wastewater Collections. ­­­Requires a valid State of Florida Class “A” CDL permit with a tanker endorsement within 6 months of hire and Class “A” CDL within 12 months of hire, and a satisfactory driving record as a condition of continued employment.