CURRENT SAWS EMPLOYEES ONLY Foreperson - Meter Services

San Antonio Water System•San Antonio, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Foreperson - Meter Services reports to a Superintendent and is primarily responsible for supervising a crew focused on the installation, maintenance, repair, and servicing of water meters within the water distribution system. This role ensures accurate metering, efficient water usage, and timely detection of issues affecting customer service and system performance. This job has an automatic progression plan. An employee hired as a Foreperson will automatically advance to Senior Foreperson upon reaching 5 years of continuous experience as a Foreperson with SAWS.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
Three years’ experience in operation, maintenance or construction of water or wastewater facilities.
Depending on area of assignment: TCEQ Class “II” Wastewater Collection license, TCEQ Class “C” Groundwater Operator license, TCEQ Class "C" Wastewater Operator license, or obtain within twelve months of appointment.
Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License.
Work Zone Traffic Control, Excavation Safety, and Confined Space Awareness and/or certification where applicable.
Perform position specific physical testing.
Ability to report to work on time, maintain a good attendance record, and work all designated work schedules.
Customer Service Crews only require a Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

Experience in water distribution and wastewater collection systems.

Responsibilities

Trains, mentors, supervises, and evaluates crew members by checking their work for efficiency and quality. Initiates corrective action as necessary.
Supervises employees in any of the following areas: repair, construction and maintenance of water distribution and wastewater collection systems; performance of leak detection surveys and coordination of related activities; analysis of the wastewater collection system and collection of data.
Secures and accounts for materials, stock, tools and heavy equipment.
Interprets blueprints, construction plans, as-built drawings and reads and interprets block maps, operations and maintenance manuals and maintenance reports.
May oversee and perform complex repairs of mechanical equipment and piping systems and in-house construction projects, including equipment demolition and installation.
Responsible for adhering to safety policies and procedures.
Performs various utility calculations.
Trains on methods, techniques, tools, and equipment that are required in the installation, testing, calibration, maintenance, and repair of small, medium, and large water meters that utilize ultrasonic, positive displacement, turbine, and magnetic technology.
Support team members in the use of diagnostic tools to perform trouble shooting duties on all automated meters communication devices and determine cause of malfunctions.
Guides in the use of AMI software to perform operational duties associated with Advanced Metering infrastructure such as network communication, and meter/endpoint functionality.
Performs other duties as assigned.