Water Utility Operator I

Salary : $40,616.00 Annually

Location : Oro Valley, AZ

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 24 / 25 - 00030

Department : Water Utility

Opening Date : 01 / 31 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

POSITION SUMMARY

First Review of Applications on February 10, 2025

The Town of Oro Valley Water Utility seeks a highly motivated, hard-working dependable results driven individual with a strong customer service background to work in the Meter Operations Department. The successful candidate will report to the Water Operations Supervisor and be expected to work collaboratively with other water operations staff. Willing to train the right candidate. If being part of a seasoned and experienced water professional team, working for the most technologically advanced Water Utility in Southern Arizona, sounds interesting to you, then we hope you apply!

Under close supervision, operates, monitors and maintains the AMI metering equipment, related components, and manual meter reading as needed for proper regulation of water usage and customer billing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists customer service personnel in resolving customer concerns and completing work orders.
• Assists with maintenance of water distribution components and water production equipment.
• Assists with verification of water plans, bluestaking and repair of water mains and fire hydrants.
• Assists with water quality sampling, transporting samples to a laboratory and conservation outreach efforts.
• Conducts cycle maintenance checks for leaks, reports and repairs minor acts of vandalism to meter equipment.
• Enforces and monitors water theft security.
• Operates, monitors, and maintains the AMI metering equipment, related components, and manual meter reading as needed for proper regulation of water usage and customer billing.
• Participates in meter related programs including meter installations, meter replacements, meter testing, meter cable replacements and testing on other related components essential for a trouble free meter read reporting system.
• Performs testing and repairs to commercial water meters.
• Performs water service line repairs for all metered services, including AMS replacements.
• Performs water service turn on and turn off procedures.
• Researches, analyzes, and interprets electronic data using various forms of electronic devices and related software to resolve and respond to customer inquiries, water usage, work orders, and daily work assignments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

The Town of Oro Valley is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The Town does not discriminate in the provision of employment opportunities, benefits or privileges; create discriminatory work conditions; or use discriminatory evaluative standards in employment if the basis of that discriminatory treatment is, in whole or in part, the person's race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, gender, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information or marital status.

Why Apply

Oro Valley is a planned community cradled in the shadows of the magnificent Santa Catalina Mountains, with hiking trails through Catalina State Park, hiking and bicycle trails throughout the Town, world-class golf courses, horseback riding and a long-valued cultural tradition, vibrant for over a thousand years. Oro Valley has received many accolades through the years and is proud to have been named : Best Places to Live in Arizona, Best Towns for Families and Best Places in America to Live and Launch a Small Business.

Oro Valley is located in northern Pima County, just three miles north of Tucson, and a quick drive to the University of Arizona and Tucson International Airport. With average high temperatures of 83.4 degrees, average lows of 53.8 degrees, the town sits at an elevation of 2,640 feet, covers more than 34 square miles and has a current population of 41,011. Oro Valley was incorporated in April, 1974. Oro Valley is also quickly developing a strong reputation as home to the emerging bioscience and biotech industries. We are a young, diverse, dynamic community with a responsive government and our schools are among the finest in Arizona.

The Town of Oro Valley has a council / manager form of government. Six council members and the mayor are elected for four-year terms. The town manager is appointed by town council. The Town of Oro Valley provides high-quality services including : police, planning, zoning, construction, inspection, transit services, traffic engineering, street maintenance, storm water management, flood control, water utility, parks, recreation, aquatics, library, cultural resources, economic development, constituent services, community and media relations, budget development, debt and investment management, attorney services, magistrate court and more.

Town of Oro Valley currently has a benefits program that is currently offered to employees of the Town who work 20 or more hours per week on a regular basis. (Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week may qualify for participation in the individual plans, dependent upon the specific terms of coverage.) Please click on the following link to get a full description of all the benefits that the Town of Oro Valley offers.

Do you have a high school diploma or GED?

Do you have one (1) year utility or plumbing type experience? Please explain.

Are you able to obtain and maintain a Grade I Water Distribution certificate issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality within one (1) year of employment?Please check https : / / www.azdeq.gov / OperatorCertification for more information on required qualifications.

Must possess a valid Class D Arizona driver license upon the first day of employment. Do you agree.

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Salary : $40,616