Water Utility Operator II - Water Distribution

Town of Oro Valley; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Town of Oro Valley Water Utility seeks a highly motivated, hard-working individual with a strong water distribution systems background to join the Water Distribution Department in Tucson. Under supervision, you will operate, maintain, and repair the water distribution system and related components while collaborating with other water operations staff.

You will perform blue-staking, preventive maintenance, respond to customer inquiries, install distribution components, and assist meter

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Two years utility experience required.
• ADEQ Grade II Water Distribution certificate or ability to obtain within 1 year.
• Must possess a valid AZ Class D driver license on day one.
• AZ Class A CDL required within 18 months.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Documents distribution activities.
• Performs blue-staking and preventive maintenance on the water distribution system.
• Researches, resolves and responds to customer inquiries.
• Assists in the installation of water distribution components including water mains, fire hydrants, meters and valves.
• Maintains, services and repairs water distribution system components including water mains, ARV/PRV equipment, fire hydrants, valve exercising and water metering equipment.
• Operates heavy equipment including backhoe, loader and dump truck.
• Provides assistance to meter operations team.

Skills

Effective communication

Record keeping

Customer service

Policy understanding

Water distribution knowledge

Equipment operation

Knowledge transfer

Organizational skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

2 years utility experience

ADEQ Grade II Water Distribution certificate

AZ Class D driver license

AZ Class A CDL within 18 months

Education/experience equivalence

Job description

First review of applications November 6, 2026

Expected Hiring Range: $46,133 to $51,899

Starting Salary Depending on Experience and Qualifications

The Town of Oro Valley Water Utility seeks a highly motivated, hard-working dependable results driven individual with a strong water distribution systems background to work in the Water Distribution Department. The successful candidate will report to the Water Operations Supervisor and be expected to work collaboratively with other water operations staff. If being part of a seasoned and experienced water professional team, working for the most technologically advanced Water Utility in Southern Arizona, sounds interesting to you, then we hope you apply!

Under close supervision of the Water Operations Supervisor, operates, maintains, services and repairs the water distribution system and related components.

• Documentsdistributionactivities.
• Performsbluestakingand preventativemaintenanceonwaterdistributionsystem.
• Researches,resolvesandrespondstocustomerinquiries.
• Assistsintheinstallationofwaterdistributioncomponentsincludingwatermains,fire hydrants, meters and valves.
• Maintains,servicesandrepairs waterdistributionsystemcomponentsincludingwater mains, ARV/PRV equipment, fire hydrants, valve exercising and water metering equipment.
• Operatesheavyequipmentincluding backhoe,loaderanddumptruck.
• Provides assistance to meter operations team.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Abilitytocommunicate effectively both verbally and in written communication.
• Abilitytocreateandmaintainaccurateandapplicablereportsandrecords.
• Abilityto establishand maintain effectiveworkingrelationships.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Knowledgeofandskill ininterpretingapplicableTown,StateandFederalstatutes, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations governing water utility.
• Knowledge ofcustomerservice techniques and methods.
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, Town and Department policies and procedures.
• Knowledgeofwaterdistributioncomponents,undergroundutilityconstruction,materials and equipment used in the operations and maintenance of water distribution systems.
• Knowledgeofwaterdistributioninstallationandrepairmethods.
• Skillincomputerizeddatabasemanagement.
• Skill in operating and maintaining a variety of equipment such as: loaders, backhoes, dump trucks, water trucks as well as miscellaneous types of equipment.
• Skill in transferring in-depth knowledge to coworkers and developing coworker skill.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines and follow up on work assignments with minimal supervision.

• A High School diploma or GED.
• Two (2) years’ utility experience.
• Grade II Water Distribution certificate issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, or ability to obtain certification within one (1) year of employment.
• Must possess a valid Class D Arizona driver license upon the first day of employment.
• Class A CDL will be required within 18 months of employment.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

• Work is performed in an indoor and outdoor environment.
• Ability to work under stressful situations including operation of equipment in bad weather or other difficult conditions such as while balancing multiple job assignments.
• Regular, daily attendance is an essential function for this position. Must be willing to work overtime as required.
• Position is subject to after-hours call out 24/7.
• Position is included in an on-call rotation.
• Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds on an occasional basis.