Lift Station Technician

Apex Companies•San Diego, CA

11h•$30 - $34•Remote

About The Position

Apex Companies, LLC is a leading national environmental engineering, consulting, and service company. Wastewater, Stormwater, and Drinking Water Infrastructure are core service lines. We are looking to add a Lift Station Maintenance Technician based out of the greater Modesto, California area to join our team. This is a great opportunity for an individual skilled and experienced in performing inspection, maintenance, and repair of wastewater and stormwater lift stations to work both independently and as part of a team and deploy from their home. The Lift Station Maintenance Technician will deploy from their home to inspect, maintain, and repair wastewater and stormwater lift stations located at client properties located throughout 7 western states. The individual will be part of a team and have primary responsibility for lift stations across Northern California and Nevada. This is a road warrior position in which the individual will be in the field or mobilizing to the field 90% of the time. Apex provides a service vehicle, fuel and maintenance card, company credit card, all job-related tools and equipment, smart phone, and computer and pays for mobilization time and all relevant job-related training and certification. This is a full-time position with benefits including medical, dental, eye-care, 401K, company-paid death/disability insurance, paid overtime, and more. Due to the nature of the position, flexible hours allowing extra time off following a road trip is encouraged. Maintenance events are pre-scheduled, and most maintenance events are completed in teams including multiple technicians and/or subcontractors.

Requirements

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience inspecting and maintaining wastewater conveyance and treatment systems.
Experience inspecting and maintaining pumps, float controls, electrical systems, and related infrastructure.
Experience working with 240- and 440-amp power systems and confined-space entry.
Use of smart phone applications and cloud-based timesheet/expense reports.
Safe driving record.
Experience driving a service vehicle such as an extended cab F250 with 8’ utility bed.
Open and candid communication.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

Inspect wastewater and stormwater lift stations, including testing floats and controls, power, wet well condition, safety, indications of failure or overflow, and repair needs.
Recommend and execute repairs and improvements, providing insight to scope the required equipment, materials, and manpower needed.
Adhere to safe work practices, including driving and equipment inspection/maintenance, maintain current training to manage job-specific proficiency for confined-space entry, lockout/tagout, and other related safe work practices.
Use smart phone applications to record inspection, maintenance, timesheets, and expense reports.