Introduction
Charlotte’s local government, with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.39 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with 300,000 customer accounts and over 1000 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 23 budget is $535M and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 15th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 897,000 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Summary
This position works with the plant supervisors and staff to provide safe drinking water for the City of Charlotte. Work involves scheduling contactors; attending meetings with contractors; management of right of way, easement and tank and booster station mowing contracts; assisting with shutdown of plant piping and or equipment; review and evaluation and preliminary engineering reports; preparation of summary reports for management; assisting with pilot studies; assisting with coordinating the repair of valves; scheduling cleaning of elevated tanks and chlorination of tanks; helping coordinate the repair of valves; and coordinating plant related projects with others. This position also trains new personnel on plant operations, City policy, and safety considerations.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Coordinates the repair of plant equipment per construction project requirements which may include facility shutdowns.
• Schedules work of contactors at water treatment facilities, booster stations, tanks and right of ways.
• Attends design and project meetings with engineers and contractors.
• Helps with shutdown of plant piping and or equipment.
• Schedules cleaning of elevated tanks and chlorination of tanks.
• Helps coordinate the repair of valves and the sterilization of water mains.
• Trains new personnel on plant operations, City policy, and safety considerations.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge of plant operations and City policies.
• Knowledge of related safety practices.
• Ability to coordinate the repair of equipment with contractors according to defined scopes of work.
• Development of service contracts with the procurement team.
• Schedules maintenance, cleaning and sterilization of elevated storage tanks.
• Ability to create work schedules for plant staff and contractors.
• Ability to on-board all water treatment operators and train them in their operational responsibilities at their respective facilities.
• Ability to provide reports to ORCs, the Operations Manager, Maintenance and Instrumentation staff as needed.
• Ability to train operators in conducting proper laboratory procedures according to SOPs as directed by the Water Quality Administrator.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is medium work and requires applying 30 pounds of force frequently and exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: climbing, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping, handling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, distinguishing among sounds, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, speaking, standing, talking, visual acuity in data/color/observations/ equipment/inspections, and walking.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
Preferred Qualification
• 2 or 4 year degree preferred.
• High aptitude and skill for computer related work.
Minimum Qualifications
• High school diploma or GED from an accredited school.
• Five (5) years of related work experience.
Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:
• Certification Requirements: Class A-Surface Water Treatment; Grade 1 Physical Chemical; and Class C-Distribution.
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
In Conclusion
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