Water Services Operator Wastewater/Stormwater Collection

City of Flagstaff•Flagstaff, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team that keeps our city running by helping deliver safe, reliable, and essential water services to the community. This role offers a hands-on career path where you’ll build real-world skills while advancing through a structured five-grade progression program. The role focuses on developing expertise in a core operational area while regularly assisting across multiple disciplines within the division. Work often involves physically demanding tasks in challenging environments, including adverse weather, uneven terrain, and exposure to materials associated with water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to build a long-term career in public utilities through continuous learning, skill development, and meaningful community impact.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D.
At minimum, hold a valid driver's license
Must possess, or obtain upon employment, a valid Arizona class D driver’s license.
Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity.
Completion of Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Grade One license specific to assigned area, within probationary period, not to exceed one year. (Stormwater Collection will require a license in Wastewater Collection).
Completion of Arizona Department of Agriculture, Core Pest Control license within probationary period (Wastewater Collection).
Completion of necessary safety and technical training within probationary period.
Must possess or obtain an Arizona issued class B or better Commercial Driver’s License within probationary period (Wastewater Collection and Stormwater Collection) including a Tanker Endorsement.
Must have the ability to perform extended periods of heavy physical exertion and traverse uneven surfaces in adverse weather conditions.
Must possess the ability to be contacted and respond in a timely manner and be willing to work on an on-call and emergency call-in basis.
All emergency service employees shall maintain their principal residence within a prescribed area. The prescribed area shall be defined as a 12-mile radius from City Hall with the following exceptions: a) Ten (10) miles from City Hall along Highway 180 North, with a five (5) mile wide (2-1/2 miles on each side) corridor, b) Fifteen (15) miles from City Hall along Interstate 40 East, with a five (5) mile wide (2-1/2 miles on each side) corridor.

Nice To Haves

Utilities and or underground construction experience.
Medium to Heavy equipment operation experience.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Grade One or better, license within related field.

Responsibilities

Provides excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
Operates construction equipment such as service trucks, six and ten wheeled dump trucks, portable cement mixers, portable air compressors, Hydro-excavating equipment, CCTV equipment and backhoes as required.
Operates the following: hydraulic and pneumatic tools/equipment, soil compacting equipment, shovels, rock/digging bars, miscellaneous hand and power tools and other tools/equipment as necessary.
Fills out daily logs, service complaint forms, cost accounting forms, and other forms and reports (both manual and computer data entry) as directed (to include planning and scheduling in the Computer Maintenance Management System or CMMS).
Cleans services and makes minor mechanical repairs to related equipment.
Performs heavy labor work involving periods of heavy lifting, shoveling, and pick work, including snow removal.
Performs a variety of maintenance, construction, and repair work related to water services.
Assists in installing and maintaining all related infrastructure within the Water and Reclaim distribution and Wastewater and Stormwater Collection systems.
Assures proper safety precautions associated with utility construction, including traffic control, trenching/excavation, and equipment operation.
Assists the Water Services Supervisor in estimating and requisitioning materials, supplies, and equipment needed in the maintenance of the water and reclaim distribution and Wastewater and Stormwater Collection systems.
Assists in the selection, training, and evaluation of subordinates.
Reads and understands maps, construction plans and as-builts relating to Water Services.
Performs routine facility and grounds maintenance.
Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment use, changes in working conditions, and quality of work.
Review and complete various forms, reports, correspondence, Bluestake tickets such as routines, updates, recalls, emergencies, unknown line and damaged utility tickets.
Operate various equipment including line tracer, magnetic locator, dousing rod, and other locating equipment to locate water, reclaim water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater facilities, in public streets, alleys, utility easements and other rights-of-way, public and private.
Consult a variety of utility maps, as-builts, construction plans, and GIS system data and other computer mapping systems.
Log changes in GIS or other mapping systems and related software for water, reclaim, wastewater and stormwater systems.
May provide work direction and be responsible for the work of others.
Performs related duties as required.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Outstanding benefits
Arizona State Retirement System with 100% Match
Deferred Compensation Options
Up to 4% Annual Pay for Performance Increase
Group Insurance including Health, Dental and Vision coverage
Flexible & Health Savings Accounts
13 Paid Holidays, Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Bereavement, Jury Duty
Life Insurance, AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability and Voluntary Life Insurance
First-Time Homebuyer Assistance
Qualified Public Student Loan Forgiveness Employer
Tuition Assistance
Employee Clinic, Telehealth, Wellness Program & Incentives
Tobacco Cessation Program
Employer Assistance Program
Recognition including Work i versary, Wonderful Outstanding Worker (WOW), On-the-Spot, 7k Award, and City Manager's Excellence Awards
Employee Discounts: Mountain L ine Bus Eco Pass, Aquaplex, and Recreation Centers