The City of Palo Alto is the only city in California that offers a full array of utility services to its citizens and businesses. Because of this, the City has a unique opportunity to partner with the Palo Alto community to enjoy the benefits and achievements of reliable, homegrown, and environmentally focused utilities. Palo Alto has a tradition of over 100 years of successful public utility operations. It is a tradition that continues to provide the Palo Alto community with safe and reliable utility service, local decision-making over policies, utility rate-making, environmental programs, and customized services.

Ideal Candidate

• Shall have a minimum of four years of experience in the drinking water industry and two of those years working as a state certified D3.
• Mechanically inclined and knowledgeable in water hydraulics.
• Experience using basic hand and power tools.
• Work as an on-call Shift Operator nights, weekends and holidays.
• The ability to run the distribution system remotely via SCADA.
• Self-motivated as this position involves testing and/or troubleshooting a wide variety of equipment and components used in the City's water distribution system without immediate supervision
• Possess full knowledge of drinking water compliance sampling and its associated documentation.
• Possess good communication skills and experience in customer service.

The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $113,984.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Palo Alto, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person