Job Details
Salary : $40,187.68 Annually
Location : Georgia 31701, GA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 24-05-007
Department: Utility Operations
Division: HDD
Opening Date: 05/13/2024
Closing Date: 6/13/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
The Position
The purpose of this classification is to correctly locate, identify and mark underground utility, gas, and water lines.
Duties
Locates, identifies and marks underground utility, gas, and water lines/mains.
Reads, analyzes, interprets and drafts plans and maps.
Organizes daily ticket routing to achieve maximum efficiency; reviews tickets before and after all locates.
Operates department vehicle safely and lawfully.
Maintains and stores records of locates for the appropriate span of time.
Identifies and reports faulty leaks to appropriate staff.
Operates a variety of equipment, machinery, and tools including a pipe horn and cable locator, metal detector/locator, shovel, probe rod, sledge hammer, striping machine/equipment, level survey rod, computer, fax machine, calculator, etc.
Performs general maintenance tasks necessary to keep machinery, equipment and tools in operable condition (e.g. inspecting equipment, checking fluid levels, replacing fluids, greasing equipment, washing/cleaning equipment, cleaning work areas, etc.); monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment.
Prepares and/or completes various forms, correspondence, reports, work sheets, timesheets, and other documents.
Receives various forms, reports, work sheets, maps, or other documentation; reviews, completes, processes, forwards and/or maintains as appropriate.
Communicates via telephone and/or two-way radio; provides information; takes and relays messages; responds to requests for service.
Responds to routine requests for information from employees, officials, the public or other individuals.
Provides emergency assistance and/or backup coverage to other employees or departments as needed.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
Performs other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED; supplemented by three (3) to five (5) years previous experience and/or technical training in utility construction and/or engineering plans; Wastewater Class III Collection Systems Certification desirable. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia Driver's License.
Core Competencies & ADA Compliance
Physical Ability: Tasks involve regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that generally involve lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks may require the ability to perceive and discern colors or shades of colors, sounds, odors, depths, textures. Some tasks require visual perception and discernment.
Environmental Factors: Tasks risk exposure to such adverse environmental conditions as high pressure gas & water lines, fiber optic cables, insects, poisonous plants, animals, dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, toxic agents and chemicals, electric currents, disease, raw sewage, blood, or pathogenic substances.
The City of Albany, Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Albany, Georgia will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Employer Paid: Vacation Pay, Sick Pay, Holiday Pay, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
Optional:Vision Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, 457(b) Plan
Whole Life Insurance, Critical illness Insurance, Discounted YMCA Membership
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Do you have a general knowledge of electronic locating devices and how they operate?
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Do you possess three (3) to five (5) years previous experience and/or technical training in utility construction and/or engineering plans
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Do you possess a valid Georgia Driver's License?
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Are you Wastewater Class lll Collection Systems Certfied?
Required Question