• Job Description

  Req#: 4924382

  General Description: This is a technical position. The incumbent performs routine repairs on Utility equipment. Assignments will involve work in one of the following areas: (1) electrical/mechanical, (2) utility construction, (3) sewer collection operations (4) distribution operations.

  Organization: The Utility Technician is part of Hanover County's Career Development Program (CD). The Utility Technician Ladder has four levels ranging from Utility Technician I to Utility Technician III and Senior Utility Technician for only the electrical/mechanical classification. Incumbents report to a Utility Supervisor or Superintendent and supervise no staff; however, Senior Utility Technicians and Utility Technicians III may serve as workflow leaders to lower-level Utility Technicians.

  Essential Functions:

  · Operates and organizes the use of utility tools, equipment, and vehicles.

  · Assures all safety regulations are met (e.g. VDOT standards for traffic control and flags traffic during VDOT right of way repairs).

  · Troubleshoots and helps manage emergency situations.

  · Maintains maintenance records and efficiently completes work orders.

  · Electrical/Mechanical –

  · Conducts preventive maintenance and repairs.

  · Maintains, installs and repairs utility electrical/mechanical equipment as needed.

  · Construction

  · Repairs and installs water and sewer lines as needed.

  · Operates construction equipment as required.

  · Collections –

  · Cleans wastewater lines/lift stations, filming lines and laterals as necessary.

  · Operates lift stations.

  · Distribution –

  · Maintains and flushes waterlines.

  · Helps operate well systems, collects and analyzes water samples.

  · Calibrates residential meters and performs residential pressure tests as needed.

  Working Conditions:

  A. Hazards

  · May be exposed to chemicals, dust, fumes, noise, vibrations and repetitiveness

  B. Environment

  · Field – May be exposed to adverse weather

  C. Physical Effort

  · Heavy manual work

  · Intermittent lifting of objects weighing at least 50 lbs

  D. Non-exempt

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Must be able to understand and to follow oral and written instructions. Familiarity with the equipment and techniques necessary to perform assigned work tasks, preferred.

  Education, Experience and Training: High school diploma or equivalent required with related experience preferred. Any equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities is acceptable. Higher levels on the Career Ladder require additional experience and training.

  Special Conditions:

  · Criminal Records Check, including fingerprinting

  · Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License at hire; Class A Commercial Driver's License within 24 months of employment for all technicians EXCEPT for DISTRIBUTION technicians.

  · Pre-employment Physical Examination and repeated regularly thereafter

  · Pre-employment Drug Test /Breath Alcohol Testing and repeated in accordance to policy thereafter

  · Audiometric Testing

  · Twelve-month probationary period

  · May work beyond normal schedule; Some positions require shift work, including weekends, holidays and nights

  · Must wear uniform, including safety equipment

  · This position is subject to being on routine on-call.

  Revision Date: July 2023

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