What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cross Connection Technician position at Sunshine Water Services?
Department
Operations
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt
Supervisor's Title
Area Manager/Water Conservation Manager – FL
Who We Are
Nexus Water Group is a leading regulated water and wastewater utility serving more than 1.3 million people across 20 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces.
“Nexus” means connection. Through the essential water and wastewater services we deliver, we have a very personal connection to the people, businesses, and communities we serve. This is why our operations are locally led and managed. Every day, over 1,300 professionals deliver vital, safe, and reliable service through over 670 water systems and 360 wastewater systems.
What We Offer
The Nexus Water Group team has an opportunity for a Cross Connection Technician based in Longwood, FL. This role is responsible for protecting the public water supply from actual or potential contamination sources by ensuring appropriate backflow prevention devices are properly in use by residential, commercial, institutional, irrigation and industrial customers
What You'll Do
Essential Functions
What you'll bring
This document describes typical duties and responsibilities and is not intended to limit management from assigning other work as desired.
Management maintains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
Nexus Water Group is an E-Verify participating employer.
EEO Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical condition), or any other characteristic protected by law.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
SWS**
Operations
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt
Supervisor's Title
Area Manager/Water Conservation Manager – FL
Who We Are
Nexus Water Group is a leading regulated water and wastewater utility serving more than 1.3 million people across 20 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces.
“Nexus” means connection. Through the essential water and wastewater services we deliver, we have a very personal connection to the people, businesses, and communities we serve. This is why our operations are locally led and managed. Every day, over 1,300 professionals deliver vital, safe, and reliable service through over 670 water systems and 360 wastewater systems.
What We Offer
- Paid Time Off and Holidays: Starting at 3 weeks annually and paid company holidays
- Comprehensive Benefits: The first day of the month after your start, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. Other great benefits include company provided life insurance and Employee Assistance Program just to name a few.
- 401(k) Program: Employer contribution. Employer contribution made to the 401(k) plan are vested at 100% and start 30 days after your start.
- Grow with us: Professionally development opportunities through training, professional certifications, and education allowance
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG): ERGs are voluntary employee groups that form based on shared characteristics or backgrounds and are sponsored by the organization.
The Nexus Water Group team has an opportunity for a Cross Connection Technician based in Longwood, FL. This role is responsible for protecting the public water supply from actual or potential contamination sources by ensuring appropriate backflow prevention devices are properly in use by residential, commercial, institutional, irrigation and industrial customers
What You'll Do
Essential Functions
- Performs field inspections of residential, commercial, institutional, irrigation and industrial accounts to identify actual or potential cross connections; assess degree of cross connection hazard; follows up in writing with customer regarding required backflow prevention device/assembly.
- Follows established procedure to notify customer of non-compliance prior to disconnection; immediately terminates customer’s service if high degree of hazard is found without sufficient backflow prevention device/assembly, with direction from the Manager.
- Disconnects service upon failure of the property owner to comply with the requirements of the company’s Cross Connection Program.
- Communicates to his Supervisor any follow-up or enforcement letters needed to maintain program integrity and objectives.
- Schedules work based on priority.
- Responds to emergency situations as necessary.
- Enforces compliance with the company’s Cross Connection Programs.
- Provides assistance to customers with questions regarding the Cross Connection Program.
- Independent travel daily to worksites in company supplied vehicle to carry out assigned tasks.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
What you'll bring
- 1 – 3 years in water and/or wastewater utility operations or related field.
- HS Diploma or G.E.D.
- State of Florida certified Backflow Prevention & Water Licenses as appropriate or ability to obtain certification within one year of employment; state of Florida Distribution System Operator license, Level 3 or higher; valid driver’s license.
- MS Office suite of applications; Tokay backflow tracking software; ability to learn internal software applications., CC&B (within 6 months of hire).
- Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, vendors and regulatory agencies.
- Ability to learn the methods, techniques, tools, equipment and materials used in cross connection control.
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to repair and/or replace backflow prevention devices.
- Moderate to heavy physical activity including lifting (75 lbs.), walking, bending, climbing, digging; performing mechanical repairs; use of hand tools; completing meter exchanges; requires normal hearing and vision.
- Backflow testing devices; tablet and/or laptop; copy/fax/scan machine; telephone; other general office equipment. Operates a Company assigned motor vehicle.
- Frequent travel within assigned area is required.
- May include on-call duty, emergency response activities.
This document describes typical duties and responsibilities and is not intended to limit management from assigning other work as desired.
Management maintains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
Nexus Water Group is an E-Verify participating employer.
EEO Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical condition), or any other characteristic protected by law.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
SWS**
- Job Identification 1372
- Job Category Operations
- Posting Date 03/05/2025, 07:27 PM
- Degree Level High School Graduate
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations 125 Western Fork, Longwood, FL, 32750, US
