Customer Service Representative - Water Services

About This Position

The City of Phoenix Water Services Department (WSD), one of the nation's largest potable water utilities, treats and delivers safe, reliable drinking water to 1.5 million customers across approximately 540 square miles. Phoenix Water Services also manages the sewer collection system and treats wastewater for 2.5 million residents in metropolitan Phoenix.

WSD's Customer Services Division is seeking dedicated full-time Customer Service Representatives for our Customer Contact Center. As the first point of contact for many residents, CSRs play a key role in addressing and resolving questions related to water services.

Responsibilities include assisting customers with starting or stopping water service, explaining and verifying billing charges, processing bill adjustments, and issuing fieldwork orders when needed. CSRs also review billing system information and coordinate with field staff to resolve customer billing concerns.

If you have strong communication skills, solid computer navigation abilities, and a passion for helping customers, we encourage you to apply!

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Excellent verbal communication skills and a desire to effectively listen and resolve customer concerns.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, collaborative teamwork, and excellent customer service.
• Ability to handle complex customer service requests.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and remain in a sitting position for extended periods of time.
• Proficiency in navigating computer programs and database systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $20.51 to $31.82 per hour.

Hiring Range: $20.51 to $23.74 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.
  
  

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Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 003 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• One year of customer service experience in a large customer call center.
• Candidates that successfully apply will be required to complete the online Office Proficiency Assessment Certification (OPAC).
• No action is required at the time of application.
• Candidates will be invited to complete this requirement via email after the recruitment closes.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
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• The City job description can be found here.
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus experience with:

• Daily data entry into customer database.
• Using computer terminals to input, update, and query information.
• Viewing information on multiple computer monitors at the same time.
• Working in a high-volume in-bound customer service contact center handling continuous customer calls.
• Analyzing and explaining accounts, balances, and details to customers.
• Resolving disputed billing and banking concerns in a call center or collections environment.
• Interpreting and applying rules and regulations
• Customer Care & Billing (CC&B) databases and/or software.
• Cisco Finesse/Jabber or a related phone software.
• Typing 40 or more words per minute.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes May 14, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Utilities Service Spec, JC:01370, ID#60462, 05/11/2026, USM, RG, Benefits:003

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