Job Details
Description
Starting Salary Ranges:
Water Utilities Inspector $53,532 - $63,721
$25.74 - $30.64/Hourly
Senior Water Utilities Inspector $61,970 - $73,765
$29.79 - $35.46/Hourly
Water Utilities Inspector
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Utility Inspector is the inspector of new water and sewer connections on new construction.
EXAMPLES OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED:
- Inspect water and sewer service at rough.
- Inspect water and sewer service at final.
- Respond to customer complaints and retain detailed records.
- Assist on grease trap reports and inspection on waste haulers and record keeping.
- Maintain a high standard of safety, conduct, and job performance.
OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge and experience required to inspect and report on grease traps
- Ability to use a personal computer including email word processing and preparing spreadsheets.
- Ability to effectively communicate with customers.
- Ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive records.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- High school education or equivalent
- Three years of experience
- State Certification Wastewater Collection II
- State Certification Water Distribution C
- Customer Service Inspector Certification.
- Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester
- Licensed Irrigation Inspector
- Possession of 3 of the 5 licenses listed above.
DESIRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Additional training or experience in related field.
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS:
- Using proper safety precautions, ability to work in trenches and confined spaces; indoors and outdoors in all types of weather conditions.
- Ability to climb, crawl, kneel, squat, twist, and stoop for extended periods of time while performing normal duties.
- Using proper safety precautions lift 80 pounds, and pull, push or drag 120 pounds of installation and repair equipment or materials.
- Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like,using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
- Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
- Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
- Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
- Crouching. Bending the on body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Crawling. Moving about hands and knees or hands and feet.
- Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
- Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
- Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
- Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
The Physical Requirements Of This Position
- Very heavy work. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.
- The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades, tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
- The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position
- The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
- The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions. No effective protection from the weather.
- The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
- The worker is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures typically below 32° for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
- The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100° for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
- The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
- The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
- The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
- The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
- The worker is frequently in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia.
- The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.
Senior Water Utilities Inspector
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Senior Utility Inspector is the inspector of new water and sewer connections on new construction.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge and experience required to inspect and report on grease traps
- Ability to use a personal computer including email word processing and preparing spreadsheets.
- Ability to effectively communicate with customers.
- Ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive records.
- Ability to perform as lead on standby when required.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- High school education or equivalent
- Three years of experience
- State Certification Wastewater Collection II
- State Certification Water Distribution C
- Customer Service Inspector Certification.
- Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester
- Licensed Irrigation Inspector
- At least 2+ years of leadership experience
The Physical Requirements Of This Position
- Very heavy work. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.
- The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades, tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
- The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position
- The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
- The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions. No effective protection from the weather.
- The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
- The worker is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures typically below 32° for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
- The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100° for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
- The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
- The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
- The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
- The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
- The worker is frequently in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia.
- The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
The City of Mansfield complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and it is our policy to ensure that no person is discriminated against based on their disability. The City of Mansfield offers equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals and strictly prohibits the discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability. The City of Mansfield shall provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees who are otherwise qualified to perform the essential job duties when doing so does not create an undue hardship for the city.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The City of Mansfield provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. The City of Mansfield is mandated by federal law to provide a drug-free working environment for the safety of its employees and the public. All employment is contingent upon passing a post-offer employment drug test and /or physical.
