Job Overview:
Join our dynamic team as a Utilities Worker, where you will play a vital role in maintaining and repairing essential city infrastructure. This energetic position offers the opportunity to work outdoors, operate heavy machinery, and ensure the safety and reliability of water, electrical, and utility systems. You will be responsible for performing maintenance, repair, and construction activities across various utility networks while adhering to strict safety protocols. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for hands-on work in the utilities sector, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact in our community.
Responsibilities:
- perform excavation, installation, and repair of underground utilities and pipelines.
- Conduct routine maintenance on utility infrastructure such as water systems, electrical lines, fiber splicing, cabling, and power tools.
- Locate underground utilities using utility locating equipment to ensure safe excavation and construction activities.
- Perform manual handling tasks involving heavy lifting and the use of hand tools for installation or repair projects.
- Assist with trenching, rigging, climbing structures, ladder use, and other construction site activities while following safety protocols.
- Maintain equipment through regular inspections and repairs to ensure operational readiness.
- Participate in on-call coverage to respond promptly to emergencies or urgent utility issues outside of regular working hours.
- Support safety initiatives by adhering to all safety procedures related to high voltage, low voltage electrical work, welding, mechanical tasks, and outdoor work environments.
- Collaborate with team members on projects involving underground utilities, pipeline maintenance, utility cable installation, and infrastructure upgrades.
- Monitor pump stations, maintain the pump stations including painting, roofing, cleaning and power washing, work on pump stations including replace packing, seals, wear plates, bearings, and drive shafts.
- Clean screens, wet wells, trucks, equipment, shop, etc.
- Maintains all generators.
- Locates Miss Utility marks.
- Repairs sewer lines, man holes, and trouble shoots mechanical and electrical issues.
- Other duties as assigned, requested, required.
Requirements:
- Proven experience working in the energy & utilities sector or related outdoor construction environments.
- Demonstrated ability to operate power tools safely and effectively.
- Knowledge of water systems maintenance, electrical experience including high voltage and low voltage work, fiber splicing, cabling techniques, and underground utility locating.
- Mechanical knowledge with experience in equipment maintenance and repair (MRO).
- Ability to perform heavy lifting safely while working on construction sites or outdoor environments.
- Skilled in using hand tools, power tools, rigging equipment, ladders, and climbing structures as needed.
- Strong understanding of safety protocols related to high voltage electrical work, welding procedures, manual handling practices and underground utility safety standards.
- Excellent teamwork skills combined with the flexibility to provide on-call coverage during emergencies or after-hours situations.
- Physical fitness for outdoor work including climbing structures or confined spaces; comfort working in varying weather conditions.
- High School diploma, or GED
- Current CDL with Class B in the Commonwealth of Virginia
* The City of Poquoson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its workforce
Join us as a Utilities Worker — bring your expertise in heavy equipment operation and utility maintenance to help keep our community safe and connected!
You can also apply at: www.ci.poquoson.va.us/jobs
Pay: $47,918.00 - $52,709.00 per year
Benefits:
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
