The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Safety Sensitive: Yes Level II Screening

• Responsible for scheduling and inspecting maintenance and construction projects.
• Supervise, trains and evaluates the performance of staff.
• Establishes and provides safety instruction and training.
• Responsible for overseeing work zone safety.
• Responsible for maintenance of support vehicles and related equipment.
• Responsible for record keeping, including, but not limited to employees payroll, work progress and disposition of materials.
• Operate and maintain City assigned vehicle.
• May be required to perform duties after hours.
• May be required to participate in on-call duty.
• This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee’s physical presence at the workplace
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Skill in time management and organization
• Ability to read and interpret water or sewer maps, blueprints, construction plans and as-builts.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to performing under frequent deadlines and/or in response to emergencies. 
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Ability to exercise judgment and make decisions in accordance with established laws, regulations, ordinances, departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate necessary equipment, including but not limited to a motor vehicle, grade-all, backhoe, scat back, 10-wheeler truck, box blade, broom tractor, bush hog, slope mower, bulldozer, cat loader, dump trucks, and flatbed truck, personal computer, smart phone, calculator, copier, and facsimile machine.

• High School diploma or GED
• Four years’ experience in related field with a minimum of two years of progressively responsible supervisory experience and/or training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• A valid Class “A” Florida Commercial Driver’s License, and an acceptable driving record.
• Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) Mandatory Drug/Alcohol Testing required.
• A State of Florida Level three (3) or higher Water Distribution System Operator License at the time of hire, or be able to obtain within eighteen (18) months from date of hire.

• Experience with SCADA/HMI systems preferred.

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching. 
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility. 
• Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine. 
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward. 
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers. 
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely. 
• Standing – for sustained periods of time. 
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back. 
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word 
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise. 
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips. 
• Fingering – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm. 
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information. 
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound. 
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back. 
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts. 
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site. 
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning. 
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug. 

• 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

• May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays, on call duty and natural disasters.
• Contact with internal and external customers, vendors, outside agencies and the general public.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration. Risk of electrical shock.

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