Utility System Technician - Trainee, Technician or Senior

Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about?

Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries?

Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century!

Located 35 miles west of the nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities.

The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees.

Benefits include membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.

Who We're Looking For If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg: * Creative problem solver * Proactive self-starter * Life-long learner * Strong team player * Passionate about excellent customer service * Positive, can-do attitude * Effective communicator * Desire to impart knowledge to others * "Early adopter" of new technologies What You'll Be Doing This position involves skilled and lead work performing maintenance and repair activities on the town's water and sewer system for the Department of Utilities.

Work involves responsibility for performing and leading less senior maintenance workers in a variety of maintenance and repair tasks.

Work includes operating power tools plus medium and heavy construction equipment.

Worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme cold and heat, noise vibration and working in hazardous conditions, (such as confined space, ditches and traffic areas). Job specifications are dependent upon experience.

For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Town's Job Descriptions page.

Utility System Technician Trainee ($52,520-$110,130): HS/GED; Minimum (3) months to (1) year basic experience with utility construction system installation or maintenance or equivalent combined experience and education.

Possession of a valid driver's license and safe driving record.

Ability to obtain Commercial Driver's License (CDL) minimum Class B with tanker endorsement within 12 months of hire.

Ability to obtain VDOT Flagging Certification; CPR-First Aid Certification within 12 months of hire.

Utility System Technician ($53,530-$112,248): HS/GED, (2) two to (3) three years of specific utility maintenance or installation experience including: assisting with difficult utility repairs or installations of large water and sewer mains, operation and familiar with the variety of tools used in this field to include, equipment and appropriate vehicles and knowledge of utility locating of underground utilities.

Knowledge in MS Suite applications and computer program applications appropriate to the position.

VDOT Basic Work Zone Certificate or obtain within (1) year of employment.

Possession of a valid driver's license and safe driving record.

Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Minimum Class B, with tanker endorsement.

CPR-First Aid Certification or the ability to obtain within 12 months of employment.

Ability to assist with emergencies repairs on an "on call" basis; and training/ability to work in confined spaces.

Senior Utility System Technician ($56,207-$120,090): HS/GED, plus (4) four to (5) five years of experience in Utility repairs.

Ability to operate all types of Utility Locating equipment.

Intermediate computer knowledge GIS (Geographic Information System), Microsoft Office Suite.

VDOT Intermediate Work Zone Certificate or obtain within (1) one year of employment.

Experience in working under heavy traffic conditions and ability to establish a work zone sign layout.

Extensive knowledge of construction and repair methods and materials.

Provide leadership in the completion of complex utility system repairs.

Possession of a valid driver's license and safe driving record.

Commercial Driver's License (CDL) minimum Class A with tanker endorsement.

CPR-First Aid Certification.

Ability to work emergencies repairs on an "on call" basis; and /ability to work in confined spaces.

Utility System Technician Trainee: (1) one - (2) two plus years of specific utility system maintenance experience.

Heavy construction equipment experience Utility System Technician: (5) Five plus years of utility system repairs.

Bilingual Senior Utility System Technician: Associates Degree or completion of college courses.

(5) Five plus years of utility system repairs.

(1) One to (2) two years performing Virginia Procurement Purchasing.

Supervisor experience or training.

Advanced Computer skills.

Bilingual.Employee Benefits The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off.

For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's Employee Benefitspage.

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