Senior Utility Mechanic

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• Closing - Friday, February 13, 2026 @ 3:00 PM
• Training and Experience Evaluation - Tentatively scheduled for the week of February 16, 2026

The ideal candidates are hands‑on leaders who thrive on tackling complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic challenges in water and wastewater systems. With deep technical expertise and a passion for problem‑solving, they bring the ability to lead by example—training and guiding staff while rolling up their sleeves to keep critical City infrastructure running at peak performance. Safety‑driven, collaborative, and innovative, these candidates take pride in delivering reliable service to the community and ensuring that every system operates at its best.

Under general supervision, leads, trains, oversees and participates in the more complex and difficult work of a crew responsible for providing repair and maintenance of the City’s mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for the City’s water and wastewater treatment plants, wells, lift and booster stations, and storm drain stations; sets priorities and directs the work of assigned staff on a project or day‑to‑day basis, performs routine to complex maintenance work in an assigned area;

provides technical and specialized support to supervisor and performs related duties, as assigned.

Receives general supervision from assigned supervisory or management staff. Exercises technical and functional direction over and provides training to lower‑level staff. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.

This is the advanced journey‑level in the Utility Mechanic class series that performs the most complex assignments required to ensure that mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment in the City’s water and wastewater infrastructure, systems, and facilities are maintained in a safe and effective working condition. Responsibilities include inspecting and attending to area of assignment in a timely manner and performing a wide variety of tasks in the maintenance and repair of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment in the water and wastewater infrastructure, facilities, systems, and appurtenances.

This class is distinguished from the journey‑level Utility Mechanic II by independent performance of the most highly skilled mechanical maintenance and repair work requiring a high level of knowledge and competencies. This classification is further distinguished from the Utility Maintenance Supervisor in that the latter is the full supervisory‑level class in the series responsible for planning, organizing, supervising, reviewing, and evaluating the day‑to‑day work of the utility maintenance function.

• Provides lead direction and training to assigned personnel; plans, schedules, prioritizes, and assigns mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment maintenance and repair work in consultation with supervisor; communicates status of repairs to appropriate staff.
• Provides technical and functional direction to staff, reviews quality and controls quality of work.
• Performs preventive maintenance on, repairs, and replaces equipment involved in the operation and support of water and wastewater treatment plants and related facilities, storm drain stations, lift and collection systems, and water booster stations; performs basic carpentry, and electrical duties as required.
• Troubleshoots and provides diagnosis complex problems with industrial‑type mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment; recommends time, equipment, and materials required to effect repairs; reads and interprets blueprints, construction drawings, and mechanical drawings when troubleshooting breakdowns, and maintains records.
• Trains employees in work methods, use of tools and equipment, and relevant safety precautions.
• Troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains electrical and electronic systems that include a variety of equipment such as generators and motors.
• Maintains…