Meter Services Technician - AMI Project - Part Time

This posting is open continuously until filled.

The Town of Castle Rock’s future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that make decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication.  We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation. We welcome all that share those values to apply.

Working for the Town of Castle Rock includes:

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community 
• Career Advancement Programs
• Employee well-being program
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer

About Castle Rock Water:
You can’t live without water, and Castle Rock Water can’t function without great employees. We’re on the lookout for talented individuals who are seeking a place to be valued and make a difference.
 
Castle Rock Water provides drinking water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems for the Town of Castle Rock’s more than 80,000 residents and businesses. The Town is one of the fastest-growing and most sought-after communities in Colorado and it’s consistently ranked among the best and safest places to live in the State.
 
Castle Rock Water is a national leader in the water industry, recently expanding its infrastructure to accommodate reuse water, implementing progressive conservation measures and implementing legacy stormwater projects. Whether managing water treatment at the award-winning plant, maintaining the $730 million in infrastructure, or ensuring and protecting long-term water, Castle Rock Water has many opportunities available to learn and grow with the organization.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the installation, inspection, maintenance and replacement of residential meters, registers and meter transceiver units for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Upgrade Project  to ensure accuracy and integrity of metering infrastructure related to water service for residential and non-residential customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education: Generally, a High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Experience: One (1) year related work experience in water meter infrastructure, public utilities, plumbing, irrigation or locating is preferred.

Licenses and/or Certifications: A valid Driver's License is required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to draw conclusions, make sound judgments and offer recommendations based on a combination of facts, data, experience and observations.
• Sound working knowledge of tools, methods, techniques and materials used in the installation and maintenance of water meter infrastructure.  Includes, but not limited to meter pits/vaults, curb stops and all common types of meters and meter transceiver units.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to safely occupy confined spaces for maintenance, installation, inspection and repair on water meter infrastructure.
• Ability to adhere to and implement departmental and Town codes, policies and guidelines, standard operating procedures and supervisory directives.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks while still accurately completing service work orders under tight deadlines.
• Ability to apply basic mathematical skills used in everyday calculations.
• Ability to apply safe driving practices and principles when operating equipment and vehicles.
• Ability to use and interpret basic maps.
• Ability to identify occupational hazards including confined spaces or other potentially hazardous situations and know the proper procedures to address the situation.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external customers verbally and in writing, both in person and via the telephone.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team setting. 
• Ability to operate mobile data collection devices and electronically transfer data to the core billing system.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to exert heavy physical effort and frequent performance of activities requiring a full range of body movement including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling/bending, crouching, crawling, and/or twisting  
• Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate tools and electrical equipment as well as for driving equipment and vehicles
• Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens

Work Environment: 

• Works outdoors with exposure to adverse weather conditions, dirt, fumes, dust, pollen, gases, noise extremes and toxic/poisonous agents

Equipment Used: 

• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment

Candidate must satisfactorily complete a driving record check and criminal background check prior to commencing employment.

The Town of Castle Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer.