Senior Field Technician

Mueller Water Products•Remote - Delaware, DE

1d•$50,465 - $66,935•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Field Technician, based in Newark, DE, is responsible for conducting field work and related operations for Mueller’s Smart Water Infrastructure business, specifically in the areas of non-invasive acoustic technologies for underground pipeline water leak detection, monitoring and condition assessment. The role includes leading field data collection and supporting various processes throughout the project lifecycle including planning and reporting. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong critical thinking, written, verbal communication and organizational skills. The Sr. Field Technician will lead a small team of 2-3 people on site and coordinate with the project management, subcontractor, and client teams. Additionally, this role involves providing project support including supporting project update deliverables, client meetings, subcontractor management and client communication. The successful candidate will participate in a broad range of projects including field testing, administrative tasks, data analysis, reporting, client management, project management and will involve travel within Newark, DE and the United States of America. While the position is based out of Newark, there may be travel required to other areas of USA up to 25% of the time. Most of the project work will be outdoors, conducting leak detection and condition assessment tests on water pipelines, with planning and reporting duties between deployments. The Sr Field Technician role will be responsible for leading field work for a large condition assessment project to assess 90-miles of water mains within the city of Newark, Delaware. This is a 1 year, fixed term opportunity.

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent education
3+ years of related job experience performing field data collection or performing hands-on outdoor work
Experience managing and coordinating small teams or subcontractors onsite
Ability to use basic hand tools
Experience with field use of testing equipment, such as surveying, sample collection, underground utility locating, GPS, etc.
Experience interpreting GIS mapping interfaces and construction drawings
Ability and desire to travel
Demonstrated ability to problem solve technical issues and work independently.
Basic computer skills and experience using email, MS Office, MS Teams and MS Excel
Ability to interact with clients, customers in a field environment
Experience with working on water distribution systems, or experience in utility industries
Must hold a valid driver’s license
Critical competencies: time management, team communication, written communication, customer focus, self-development

Nice To Haves

Experience in leak detection or condition assessment of water systems
Engineering Technology/Technologist diploma in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, civil engineering technology, environmental science or similar
Level 1 or higher water operator license
Experience with installation of custom electronic equipment, such as security systems, sound systems, etc.
Some knowledge and experience of the measurement of pressure and flow in water pipes
Construction experience/ handling of power tools
Confined space entry/rescue experience or certification (will provide training if certification not currently held)

Responsibilities

Working in the field, involving collecting data on-site and analyzing data for leak detection and condition assessment projects
Reviewing data for reporting purposes
Prepare various project reports
Planning and coordinating logistics
Conducting leak detection surveys of distribution and transmission water mains
Creating leak sheets summarizing results for project and client distribution
Leading collection of condition assessment measurements on distribution and transmission water mains.
Summarizing results for project and client distribution.
Installing and maintaining permanent monitoring infrastructure for leak detection purposes
Managing and maintaining equipment, QA/QC and inventories in a storage unit setting.
Project shipping and receiving tasks
Proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement in internal processes and systems related to the Operations function, and take the initiative to implement these enhancements
Training and managing subcontracted labor onsite for hardware installation and data collection.
Training clients to use and maintain equipment onsite, as well as perform Echologics services.
Performing site inspections and documenting results in site inspection summary reports.
Work in compliance with the Mueller Water Products Code of Conduct and all Environmental, Health and Safety regulations
Administrative duties such as time tracking, expense tracking and subcontractor coordination