Sewer Services Worker

City of Saint Paul • Saint Paul, MN

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Saint Paul Public Works Sewer Utility Division is hiring Sewer Services Workers to help maintain the city’s sanitary and storm sewer systems. The division maintains approximately 804 miles of sanitary sewer and 450 miles of storm sewer, along with connections to private sanitary sewer service pipes. Vacancies include certified positions requiring a Class A CDL and temporary positions requiring a Class B CDL. Temporary workers with a Class B CDL may participate in a free Class A CDL training program valued at $5,500. The Sewer Utility Division conducts interviews bi-weekly during the posting to fill immediate vacancies.

The role involves work in confined spaces and around sewage, manual labor on sewer infrastructure, and operation and maintenance of vehicles and construction equipment. Work may take place on roadways under traffic, in all weather and environmental conditions, and during after-hours emergencies. The position requires use of fall protection when entering sewers; candidates must weigh 280 pounds or less to use the equipment while wearing required gear.

The typical schedule is 10-hour days Monday through Thursday during summer months, and 8-hour days Monday through Friday during fall and winter months. Overtime is expected, including responding to after-hours calls and emergencies such as sewer backups, flooding, and snow emergencies. The City offers competitive wages, health insurance, retirement contributions, and paid vacation and sick time.

Requirements

• Possess and maintain a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with no airbrake restrictions for certified employment.
• Have no CDL suspensions or revocations for driving-related offenses during the two years before appointment; parking-related suspensions are excluded.
• Temporary candidates may be hired with a Class B CDL but cannot obtain regular full-time certified employment status until Human Resources confirms a valid qualifying Class A CDL.
• Weigh 280 pounds or less to use fall protection equipment while fully dressed and wearing required sewer gear.
• Be able to lift and carry equipment, tools, supplies, and materials weighing more than 100 pounds.
• Meet pre-employment screening requirements, including a medical examination, driver’s license check, DOT drug test, mandatory registration, DOT Clearinghouse drug-testing-history verification, and background check.

Responsibilities

• Construct, locate, inspect, maintain, repair, and clean sewer infrastructure through manual labor.
• Work in confined spaces, including sewer pipes, manholes, tunnels, and pumping stations, and work in and around sewage.
• Drive vehicles and operate and maintain general construction and specialized equipment.
• Follow safety rules, regulations, policies, protocols, procedures, and work rules while completing assigned tasks.
• Respond to after-hours calls, overtime, and emergency work such as sewer backups, flooding, and snow emergencies.
• Work in roadways under traffic conditions and in all types of weather and environmental conditions.
• Walk, lift, push, pull, stand, stoop, bend, crawl, climb, and shovel as required, including repeatedly and for long periods.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Health insurance
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick time
• Free Class A CDL training for successful temporary Sewer Services Worker candidates with a Class B CDL

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed