Plant Operator

$2,500 Signing Bonus*

Fairfax County’s Wastewater Management Program is a nationally recognized Utility of the Future and its wastewater treatment plant, the 67 million gallon per day Noman M. Cole Pollution Control Plant, is a multiple year NACWA Platinum Award winning facility.

If you would like to join a creative, collaborative, innovative team doing meaningful work, then Wastewater Management is the place for you.

• Operates wastewater treatment processes at the Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Plant, a 67 MGD advanced wastewater treatment facility.
• Collects samples for plant process testing and monitors process flows.
• Assists higher level plant operators in monitoring operations via computer, visual and audio inspections.
• Collects samples of wastewater and sludge at prescribed stages and time intervals in the treatment cycle and performs basic tests.
• Monitors alarms and by-passes pieces of equipment in case of emergency.
• Understands mechanical process and use of mechanical tools and instruments.
• Maintains accurate logs and carries out applicable safety practices.
• Performs general housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Position requires working split shifts, and you are paid shift differential.
• Duties performed under general supervision, willing to train right individual, great entry level position.

This position works in the DPWES Wastewater Treatment Division, located at 9399 Richmond Hwy. Lorton, Virginia.

DPWES is a nationally recognized Utility of the Future responsible for maintaining more than 3,000 miles of sanitary sewers, 60+ pump-stations, and a NACWA Platinum Award winning 67 million gallon per day treatment plant.

DPWES is a diverse, nationally accredited, and award-winning public works agency with approximately 1,000 employees providing solid waste, capital facility development, wastewater, stormwater, urban forestry, and land acquisition management services for the most populous county in Virginia. Join our team to help us protect the environment and serve the people of Fairfax County by creating and preserving a sustainable community that is an ideal place to live, work, and play for everyone.

• Benefits
• Retirement

* A $2,500 signing bonus is available to new county employees hired in the Plant Operator I position.

Position may be underfilled as a Plant Operator Trainee; the Underfill Requirements are stated below in the Employment Standards section.

Graduation from high school or a GED issued by a state department of education, and one year of operator experience in a Class I wastewater facility or higher facility.

This vacancy may be underfilled at the level of Plant Operator Trainee (Grade S18, $51,856 - $86,427). The employment standards for the Plant Operator Trainee are graduation from high school, or a GED issued by a state department of education.

to view the complete details and KSAs for the Plant Operator Trainee.

Upon completion of an underfill agreement (which will require that the employee meet the employment standards stated above in addition to obtaining competencies defined by the hiring agency) the employee will be elevated to the level of Plant Operator I. Underfill candidates must be able to meet the minimum qualifications of the Plant Operator I within two years of the job announcement's closing date.

• A valid driver’s license.
• A Class IV Wastewater Treatment Operator's certification issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a pre-employment physical examination, and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

Positions within this classification are considered essential to the maintenance and continuity of core county operations during the activation of an emergency or critical incident.

May be exposed to raw waste.

• Two (2) years of experience working in a class I wastewater facility.
• Ability to read, write and understand manuals and directions.
• One (1) year knowledge of mechanical processes, tools, and instruments.
• Commonwe…