Drainage Specialist

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SUMMARY

Salary: Offering $35.96 - $39.94 Commensurate with Experience

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meet with and assist property owners with storm drainage related issues.
• Communicate drainage information to a non-technical audience.
• Physically going into the field to investigate the drainage system and the callers concerns; determining if the issue is eligible for assistance from the Storm Water Services Program; classifying the extent of the problems; evaluating and addressing safety concerns; coordinating additional investigations including pipe videos and confined space entries.
• Inspect culverts pipe systems structures waterways and other drainage features to identify damage or deterioration.
• Scheduling attending and reviewing video inspections of drainage features and documenting observations.
• Document physical characteristics of storm drainage infrastructure and features in the field.
• Coordinate with other Storm Water staff City departments and/or other agencies; serving as a key divisional and team resource.
• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic analysis by delineating drainage areas and calculating storm flows gutter spread and pipe flow capacities.
• Develop repair work plans including determining the extent of the work standards and guidelines to follow estimating quantities and cost and providing sufficient information for the street maintenance crew or repair contractor to complete the work.
• Performs other duties and supports other teams as assigned

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to conduct field investigations
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment
• Knowledge of materials methods and practices used in various types of construction plus an understanding of and experience in site restoration
• Knowledge of construction industry standards materials methods and equipment concerned with the construction and maintenance of storm drainage systems and roadway.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully perform storm water engineering analysis tools including using hydrology and hydraulic software such as HydroCAD HY8 Arc-GIS StormCAD or Hydroflowand other engineering software applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently to investigate and manage storm water requests for service while utilizing organizational skills to conduct multiple activities and tasks in order to meet expected production goals.
• Be responsive and follow-through with all the various duties and commitments.
• Possession of a valid drivers license dependable passenger vehicle good driving record and ability to receive and maintain a City Driving Permit.
• Ability to work outdoors traversing uneven terrain and in adverse weather conditions and physically able to walk at least 3 miles per day lift up to 40 lbs remove and replace manhole lids and grates bend crawl stoop and crawl through culverts as short as 42 inches.
• Perform wok under adverse weather and environmental conditions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Cityworks ArcGIS and Construction Inspection (CI) software
• Field engineering experience including basic surveying and construction and repair of storm water infrastructure.
• Construction estimating and take-off experience
• Direct or indirect street maintenance experience
• Ability to communicate in English and Spanish
• NASSCO PACP Certification

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma and seven (7) years of related experience or an Associates degree and three (3) years of experience or equivalent combination of education work experience and relevant industry/job specific knowledge skills and/or certifications may be considered.

Other Requirements:

• This position requires significant judgment in traveling; traversing difficult terrain retaining structures barriers and various urban/rural conditions; encountering a wide range of animals insects vegetation and weather conditions; interacting with the public; and experiencing unforeseen conditions/situations in accessing and entering drainage features within the Right of Way public and private property. The ability to traverse encountered field conditions as part of this positions duties and responsibilities is a condition of employment. Occasional on-call emergency work may be required.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Citys Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes but is not limited to: reference checks social security verification education verification criminal conviction record check and if applicable a credit history check sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidates written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process candidates may be asked to take a skills test and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex national origin marital status age disability sexual orientation political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress appearance or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

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You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street Suite 200 Charlotte NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST) excluding official City holidays.

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BENEEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.