Gas and Water Field Specialist, Senior*
Gas and Water Field Specialist, Senior*
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Description
The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities Water Utility Divisionis seeking qualified candidates to fill Gas & Water Field Specialist Senior positions. These positions will work within the Field Operations group for DPU. This section responds to emergencies turns gas and water on or off and provides routine maintenance for the gas and water system.
Incumbents serves as an Essential employee which means that the incumbent is required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies critical or hazardous conditions or inclement weather.
The selected candidate may be required to work 24 hour on-call weekend and holiday call duty as scheduled.These positions are for the 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM Shifts.
Duties include but are not limited to
- Investigating gas and water leaks and making recommendations;
- Responding to fire and carbon monoxide calls;
- Verifying meter information such as readings street numbers and billing information;
- Consulting with customers on proper operation of appliances and safety of customers;
- Maintaining all Meter Reading & AMR maintenance equipment;
- Entering meter readings on data terminals;
- Performing non-automated & missed reads manually to obtain manual billing read;
- Performing monthly random sample meter reading audits;
- Performing 1st & 2nd line AMR maintenance;
- Driving mobile routes utilizing DCU & MC2Meet/communicate with internal and external customers;
- Performing other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications Special Certifications and Licenses
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Two years of experience in gas/water pipelines plumbing or related field
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
PREFERREDTRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience installing or repairing gas lines (Residential or commercial);
- One year of related experience and/or experience in labor related to customer service;
- Candidate must have the ability to obtain a Operators Qualification (OQs) within 6 months of employment;
- At least one (1) year of plumbing or pipefitting work and/or equivalent combination of experience working on gas lines;
- At least one (1) year of HVAC work and/or equivalent combination of experience
LICENSING CERTIFICATIONS and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:- Requires a valid Drivers License and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Drivers License within 30 days of hire.
Considerable knowledge of Gas/Water pipeline maintenance and repair (e.g. placing a sleeve to stop a leak hot tapping) Gas/Water meter maintenance and repair Electronic meter reading technology (e.g. FC300 Field Collection System) pipe fitting and plumbing GIS maps Advantex appropriate safety/OSHA rules and procedures particularly those concerning gas. Considerable skills with oral and written communication using hand tools such as shovels and wrenches using heavy equipment such as backhoes and dump trucks using gas detection equipment (combustible gas indicator) driving a work truck (CDL required) pre-trip vehicle inspections. An ability to Identify hazardous situations follow standard operating and safety procedures multi-task and train others when necessary.Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction stand push pull lift finger (picking pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers) grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms talk see and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb balance stoop crouch crawl walk feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists hands and fingers. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be heavy work exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally up to 50 pounds of force frequently and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Jessica McKenzie Human Resources Manager by email at .
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
