Summary

Essential Functions/Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Oversees the work of Water Utilities crew members and inspectors.
• Repairs and maintains fire hydrants and valves.
• Maintains, repairs and/or replaces water main and service lines.
• Performs and assists in the maintenance, installation, and repair of water/wastewater utility lines as needed.
• Conducts final walkthroughs upon completion of new construction projects within the distribution system.
• Complies with all written City policies and procedures.
• Maintains proper inventory.
• Oversees the scheduling of daily work activities for unit.
• Inspects job sites and enforce safety procedures.
• Operates, checks, and maintains moderate to complex equipment.
• Responds to citizen complaints and concerns.
• Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in City and department attendance policies and procedures.
• Supervises the work of crew members
• Accountable for inventory/property management and managing the budget within assigned section.

• Ability to embrace and embody the City’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence (R.I.S.E.).
• Skill to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data and/or information. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Skill to utilize a wide variety of descriptive data and information, such as water and sewer maps, equipment operator manuals, and City policy manuals.
• Skill to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Skill to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information; requires the ability to use a computer and type detail letters correspondence to the cross-connection program.
• Skill to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; ability to utilize principles of fractions; ability to interpret graphs.
• Skill to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
• Skill to perform coordinated movements involving placing and turning motions, such as various mechanical tools.
• Ability to apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others in coordinating activities of a project, program, or designated area of responsibility; requires the ability provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others on how to apply procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Ability to exercise the judgment required in situations characterized by repetitive or short cycle operations covered by set procedures or sequences.

Required Qualifications

• Must pass a drug screen and background check.
• Must have Class C Texas Driver’s License
• Class B (or higher) Water License
• Class II (or higher) Wastewater License

Physical Demands/Supplemental

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (20-50 pounds). Some tasks involve the frequent use of coordination and manipulative skills in performing a variety of tasks with the full range of hand and power tools and shop equipment; or the skilled and complex operation of heavy equipment calling for adherence to exacting standards of depth, grade, dimensions and contours. Some tasks may require color perception and discrimination; taste perception and discrimination; odor perception and discrimination; depth perception and discrimination and visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Some tasks may regularly be performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions; such as dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed as of the date of preparation and approval. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and all requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
The City of McKinney is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) committed to an alcohol / drug free workplace and to providing equal opportunities regardless of age, race, color, gender, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

The City offers a full complement of benefits:
Health Insurance

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Medical and Childcare Account (FSA)
• Mental Health Care and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• City-paid and Voluntary Life Insurance
• City-paid and Voluntary Long Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance through Aflac

• Legal Services through Legal Shield
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $10,000 per year)
• Wellness Program (earn up to $600 per year)

• Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)
  • Mandatory 7% employee contribution
  • City match 2:1
  • 5 year vesting
  • Retire after 20 years of service, or age 60 with 5 years of service
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans

• Paid Vacation (80 hours per year for new hires; tiered increases after 2 yrs)
• Sick Leave (135 hours per year for yourself and immediate family)
• Paid Parental Leave (80 hours for birth, adoption, or placement of a child in foser care)
• Ten Paid Holidays
• Personal Day
• Optional compensatory time for hourly employees
• Compensatory time for salaried employees