Utilities Field Pipeline Technician*

City of Richmond, VA; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified Utilities Pipeline Technician to install, maintain, and repair sewer/wastewater pipelines. The incumbent will use hand tools and equipment to service sewer lines and manholes, and will assist with stocking the crew truck and travel to sites.

Responsibilities include installing pipes and fittings, driving small equipment, performing routine maintenance, responding to work orders, and ensuring safety by setting up work

Qualifications

• Requires High School diploma, GED, or specialized vocational training.
• One year of related experience.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience may be used to meet qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Installs, repairs, and replaces sewer/wastewater pipes, valves, and related equipment.
• Drives vehicles to and from job sites transporting materials and equipment.
• Stocks truck with necessary supplies and maintains vehicle.
• Corresponds with citizens to explain necessary repairs and hear concerns.
• Attends and receives training as needed.

Skills

Sewer/wastewater piping

Confined space entry

Reading blueprints

Communication skills

Safety procedures

Education

High School diploma or GED

Vocational training

Tools

Hand tools

Small equipment operation

Vehicle operation

Job description

The anticipated hiring range is $42,900 - 50,509.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified Utilities Pipeline Technician to install, maintain, and repair sewer/wastewater pipelines. The incumbent utilize various hand tools and equipment such as picks, shovels, saws, wrenches, jackhammers, basin hooks, sewer corks, etc. in order to install and maintain sewer laterals, main lines, and manholes. The incumbent will also assist with the stocking and upkeep of the crew truck. Vehicles driven may include pickup trucks, single-axle dump trucks, tandem dump trucks, etc. in order to travel to various work locations in response to related service requests. This position also assist in the setting up of work-zones, closing of roads, and flagging to ensure the safety of public motorists and coworkers.

The Utilities Field Pipeline Technician will perform routine maintenance and repairs to assure safe and proper operation of the City of Richmond Sanitary and Combined Sewer infrastructure. This position is responsible for: the installation of Sanitary and Combined sewer piping and fittings; driving and operating small equipment and machinery; performing routine maintenance inspections of piping systems; responding to work orders; assembling tools, materials and equipment for daily work assignments; and, transporting personnel to and from work sites.

• Installs, repairs, and replaces sewer/wastewater pipes, valves, and other related equipment. Once buried utilities are located by other utilities employees, guides equipment operators in the excavation of the site and begins work on pipeline. Flags work-zone with necessary signage and cones to ensure safety of the public and other employees.
• Drives commercial vehicles to and from job site transporting materials and equipment.
• Stocks truck with necessary supplies and maintains vehicle.
• Corresponds with citizens to explain necessary repairs and hear their concerns.
• Attends and receives necessary training on occasional basis.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Requires High School diploma, GED, or specialized vocational training
• One year of related experience
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in the utilities and/or plumbing fields and one year of experience.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires a Class B Commercial Driver's License within 6 months of hire

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Sewer/wastewater pipeline replacement and repair
• Confined spaced experience
• Plumbing
• Pipefitting
• Hazmat/PPE protection equipment and safety procedures
• Industry Standard Operating Practices (SOP's)

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Operating machinery and hand tools (e.g. shovels, saws, jackhammers, etc.)
• Reading and interpreting blueprints
• Verbal and written communication
• Consulting with internal and external departments and agencies
• Customer Service

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Follow proper safety and standard operating procedures
• Prioritize assigned tasks
• Multi-task assigned tasks
• Manage time effectively

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.