Flow Crew Technician

This position is responsible technical work involving field data collection, installation and calibration of flow measuring equipment, meter reading, and other tasks required to evaluate and monitor the performance of the City of Tampa’s wastewater collection system.  Bargaining unit position.

An employee in this class is responsible for performing a variety of sub-professional field engineering tasks associated with capital improvement planning; wastewater billing; data collection; and tasks related to the condition, assessment, and capacity analysis of the City of Tampa’s wastewater collection/transmission system. Under general supervision, work is of more than average difficulty and requires a practical knowledge of wastewater collection facilities. Employees serve as members of a two-person crew that performs field activities using various flow monitoring equipment, measuring devices, and techniques to collect data needed for the engineering and condition analysis of wastewater collection system facilities. The employee is expected to become proficient in the use and maintenance of the equipment and devices and the required data collection techniques.  Duties also include collecting readings on meters for wastewater billing. Work is reviewed through conferences, oral, and written reports, observation, and results obtained.

Installs and calibrates electronic equipment for measuring and monitoring wastewater flow rates; obtains field measurements; collects data required by the engineering staff for capital improvement planning and developing construction plans.

Working knowledge of: basic mathematics; basic methods and techniques of engineering; computer usage; confined space entry procedures as approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; principles and practices of civil or sanitary engineering.

Ability to lift 40-60 lbs., mostly standing and a combination of working indoors and outdoors. Requires some use of computer, typing and viewing a monitor.

Graduation from an accredited high school, technical or vocational school with at least three (3) years of experience in the operation and maintenance of wastewater collection/transmission systems; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Possession of a valid Florida driver’s license.

Evaluation of education and experience. Drug testing is included in all pre-employment processing.

Employees may be required to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed. During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.

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