GPS Utility Mapping Specialist

Job Description

We are currently hiring for a GPS Utility Mapping Specialist to join our team! Please visit our website for more information. To apply, simply complete an application for employment, and return it to us at or it can be mailed to or dropped off at our Corporate Office (420 S. Doolittle Rd., Edinburg, TX 78542).

Description of Duties:

Travels to various work sites or locations in order to properly map the location of water meters, water lines, boosters, lift stations, etc. into the geographic information system using a handheld GPS unit. Responsible for light maintenance to any company assigned vehicle, keeping the vehicle clean inside and out, etc. Participates in job specific training, and other various required corporate training programs; Complies with federal and state regulations and all established corporate policies and procedures. Other duties as may be assigned.

Job Requirements:

A self-starting individual who possesses a High School diploma or G.E.D. Must be able to read, write, and follow written instructions. Must have good communications skills, in order to comprehend instructions, and to effectively communicate with customers and employees of the Corporation. Must be fluent in English (written and verbal). Must possess good judgment as well as exercise discretion in the performance of daily duties. Must be able to work between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during the workweek, with occasional weekends as deemed necessary.

Position requires the employee to occasionally work near moving mechanical parts. May occasionally be exposed to extreme heat or cold weather conditions. Position requires the ability to stand, walk, sit, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, and balance. Must have the ability to frequently life items up to 25 pounds and/or move items up to 50 pounds. Vision abilities required for this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level associated with this position is generally loud.

Preferences:

Fluency in Spanish (written and verbal). Prior experience with GPS mapping.Company Description

The North Alamo Water Supply Corporation is a legally chartered corporation operating under the laws of the State of Texas for the purpose of furnishing a potable water and wastewater utility service for rural residents of eastern Hidalgo County, Willacy County, and northwestern Cameron County as described in Certificates of Convenience and Necessity Nos. 10553 and 20645 (CCN). The Corporation’s CCN boundary encompasses 973 square miles and either surrounds or is adjacent to 16 cities and/or communities that operate public water systems.

The system presently serves more than 56,000 meter connections, which include households, numerous businesses, 24 schools, and six other Public Water Systems, from six surface water treatment plants and one reverse osmosis treatment plant. The 44,900 meter connections represent an estimated population of nearly 180,000. The surface water treatment plants treat surface water conveyed by six irrigation districts. The original source of the raw water is the Rio Grande River. The reverse osmosis treatment plant treats brackish groundwater. Of these meter connections, approximately 2,000 are also served by the corporation’s wastewater system.

The corporation’s operating policies, rates, tariffs and regulations are formulated and implemented by a nine-member Board of Directors elected by the members of the Corporation.

Full-time