Breezy Hill Water & Sewer
(posted 10/02/22)
Breezy Hill Water & Sewer Co., Inc. (BHWS), a non-profit utility serving the Graniteville Area of southwestern Aiken County, SC, is seeking an individual to work under the general administrative direction of the General Manager and act as the Assistant General Manager for its water and sewer operations. BHWS, founded in 1968, is governed by an elected 5member Board of Directors and now serves some 7,709 water customers and some 2,219 sewer customers. The work of the Assistant General Manager will involve planning, developing, and implementing operations and related programs to maintain and expand services in accordance with the needs of BHWS' assigned service area. The individual selected for the position must exercise initiative and independent judgement to help ensure that water supply, storage, and distribution as well as sewer collection and conveyance are conducted safely and in accordance with state and federal regulations. It is essential that the selected individual exercise tact and courtesy while dealing with staff, public officials, developers, engineers, contractors, and the general public. Occasional afterhour and weekend support may be required, as well as attendance at out-of-town conventions.
Additional Job Functions
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to complete an application and may submit a resume along with the application to Mr. Jeffery C. Lowe, Sr., General Manager, BHWS, PO Box 66, Graniteville, SC 29829 or by e-mail to info@bhws.org.
Position remains open until filled.
Additional Job Functions
- Utilize knowledge of operating principles and practices of water and sewer systems. • Provide leadership, direction, and daily oversight of subordinate technical staff.
- Routinely monitor and become familiar with federal, state and local regulations regarding operation and maintenance of the water and sewer systems.
- Demonstrate understanding of occupational hazards and promote compliance with safety precautions associated with water and sewer operations.
- Review and monitor monthly cost accounting, revenue, and expenditure reports. Monitor and pursue project funding opportunities.
- Represent BHWS in meetings with regulatory agencies, economic development officials, developers, and engineers.
- Education/Training: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business or public administration, engineering, chemistry, or a related field; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities. The individual must possess oral and written communication skills.
- Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible management experience in a position with significant financial and operational responsibilities over a similar water and/or sewer utility; or
- Five years of increasingly responsible experience in water and sewer administration, including two years of management and administrative responsibilities.
- Licensure: Possession of Water Treatment or Distribution and/or Wastewater Collection Licensure or willingness and ability to become licensed is required. Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's license is required.
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to complete an application and may submit a resume along with the application to Mr. Jeffery C. Lowe, Sr., General Manager, BHWS, PO Box 66, Graniteville, SC 29829 or by e-mail to info@bhws.org.
Position remains open until filled.
Water Operations & Maintenance Technician
Bucksport Water System
(posted 9/26/22)
Job Description: Under the supervision of the Water Maintenance and Water Operations/Distribution Manager, the technician will perform a wide variety of tasks necessary for the efficient maintenance, repair and production and distribution of the water for sufficient quantity and quality to meet customer demands. This position is hired by the General Manager. This position will require the technician hired to participate in 24-hour call. This is an hourly position that works under medium supervision. This position will pay 1 ½ times the regular hourly wages for hours worked over 40 hours per week. This position will have a six-month probationary period with evaluation at the end of the probationary period and annually thereafter.
Education, Knowledge and Skills
To Apply: Email resume to info@bucksportwater.com
Education, Knowledge and Skills
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Have a valid SC driver’s license and ability to obtain a commercial SC driver’s license.
- Ability to interpret scale drawings and plans.
- Have the ability to obtain state “operator distribution/operator certification.”
- Ability to identify and repair all aspects of the water system as it pertains to maintenance.
- Ability to maintain and repair the utility’s storage, treatment and distribution systems.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, contractors, municipal officials, engineers and the general public.
- Ability to prepare concise and accurate records and reports.
- Must have physical stamina and no physical limitations.
- Follow all applicable OSHA and system safety regulations.
- Ensures operational compliance with state and federal water quality standards.
- Routinely maintain and inspect all of the following, but not limited to, water lines, valves, fire hydrants, meters and meter boxes.
- Perform daily flushing of the system, record chemical levels and calculates water loss caused by flushing.
- Work with Environmental Systems Testing to pull samples to ensure water quality.
- Coordinate with DHEC on sample testing and test sites.
- Routinely inspect and maintain chemical feed equipment and distribution equipment.
- Respond to emergency conditions according to SOP.
- Identify water line locations for other utilities and contractors. 811.
- Respond to and investigate customer complaints.
- Maintain wells and RO, including testing, taking readings and keep all equipment clean and working.
- Assist in monthly disconnects/reconnects, rereads and daily work orders.
- Repair system leaks as needed.
- Perform monthly meter readings.
- Water quality – flushing and blow off program.
- IT (SCADA & GIS)
- Performs other duties as assigned by General Manager.
To Apply: Email resume to info@bucksportwater.com
Water/Sewer Division Manager
City of Clinton
(posted 9/20/22)
Purpose of Position: Under limited supervision, manages the day to day operations of the Water/Sewer Division in the installation, maintenance, and repair of various potable water lines, appurtenances, and sewer lines and pumping stations within the municipal service district of the City of Clinton. Ensures the effective and efficient provision of water and sewer services to customers by managing personnel, equipment, and resources. Supervises field operations for compliance with established procedures, regulations, and standards of quality and safety. Plans daily, weekly, monthly, short-term and long-term strategic work plans for the effective and efficient installation, repair, and maintenance of city water distribution, sewer collection, and storm sewer systems and facilities. Performs related work duties as assigned. Reports to the Director of Public Works and Utilities.
Essential Job Functions
Minimum Qualifications:
To Apply: A fully completed application (resumes may accompany application) is required. Applications are available at the M.S. Bailey Municipal Center at 211 North Broad Street in Clinton or on the city website. Position open until filled. Interested applicants should forward completed paperwork to: City of Clinton Human Resources, ATTN: Robin Entrekin, PO Drawer 748, Clinton, SC, 29325.
Essential Job Functions
- Water/Sewer Division Manager Functions
- Oversees, manages, directs, and is responsible for the daily activities of technicians engaged in the installation, maintenance, and repair of various potable water and sanitary and storm sewer lines, appurtenances, lift stations, and other associated equipment within the municipal service district of the City of Clinton.
- Supervises subordinate technicians; supervisory duties include instructing, assigning and reviewing work, planning, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, allocating and evaluating personnel, equipment, and resources, assisting with the selection of new employees, acting on employee problems, and recommending disciplinary action.
- Reviews the work of subordinates for accuracy and makes corrective recommendations.
- Evaluates performance and makes appropriate recommendations for improvement.
- Offers training, advice, and assistance as needed.
- Ensures subordinates compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, regulations and standards of city policies and OSHA standards and quality of work by inspecting job sites and work in progress.
- May direct activities and processes in troubleshooting equipment/system problems and initiates corrective action as required.
- Ensure compliance with all required flow, flushing, backflow, and other required regulations and requirements are completed in accordance with specifications and in a timely manner.
- Receives and responds to customer/public inquiries, requests for service, assistance, or complaints.
- Orders equipment, tools, supplies, and materials needed for division activities in accordance with the city’s purchasing policy.
- Supervises and responds to emergency situations as needed.
- Position is subject to emergency call backs 24-7-365.
- Ensures new employees are properly trained in the safe and proper use of equipment and tools and in the proper methods and accepted practices of water/sewer equipment and system installation, repair, and maintenance.
- Ensures the proper maintenance of assigned equipment and vehicles.
- Ensures all customers and businesses are notified in advance as practical of any interruptions of service, installation, repair, or maintenance of the water, sanitary sewer or storm sewer system that would adversely affect the routine daily operations.
- May drive and operate equipment that includes, but is not limited to, various vehicles, machinery and tools, including a dump truck, cement mixer, tractor, mowers, backhoe, trenchers, boring machine, gas detectors, tapping machine, sewer jet machine, sewer rodding machine, sewer camera, air compressor, pumps, pipe horn, sewer smoker machine, meters, valve turner, generators, blowers, shoring equipment, gauges, mechanic's tools, plumbing tools, carpentry tools, and various other hand and power tools.
- Prepares and submits various records and reports as required such as regulatory forms, time and attendance, disciplinary, purchase requisitions, etc.
- Interacts and communicates in a courteous and professional manner with immediate supervisor, co-workers, other City employees, other utility companies, customers and the general public.
- Possess and maintain a minimum of a Class B SC issued Commercial Driver’s License.
- Possess and maintain a safe driving record.
- Possess and maintain a minimum Class C Water Distribution License, Class A or B preferred.
- Complies with all city employee policies, safety policies, departmental policies and guidelines, state and federal statues, regulations, and standards.
- Must have the physical strength, ability, and agility to perform the duties of this position as required with reasonable accommodations, if possible.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field, supplemented by a minimum of 5 years of progressive management experience in a municipal water-sewer system or a related industry, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Professional Registration is a plus. Strong management skills a must.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Class B S.C. Commercial Driver’s License and is subject to the Department of Transportation’s random drug and alcohol testing regulations, in addition to the City of Clinton’s Reasonable Suspicion Drug Policy.
- Must be able to possess and maintain certifications in backflow testing, permit required confined space entry, trenching competent person, and other required discipline certifications.
- Performs the duties of the position within all established routine working, personnel, ethical, and safety guidelines, rules, and regulations.
- Must possess and maintain a minimum of a Class C Water Distribution License, but a Class A or B Water Distribution License is preferred.
- Pertinent federal, state, and local codes, laws and regulations related to utility service operations, including OSHA safety standards and EPA environmental regulations.
- Methods, best practices, codes, regulations and other applicable installation, repair, and maintenance of water and sewer service lines, pumping, and lift station equipment and operations.
- Effective methods and techniques for providing excellent customer service.
- The safe operation and use of various pieces of heavy equipment associated with the repair, installation, and maintenance of water and sewer service lines, pumping, and lift stations.
- Effective supervisory/management methods and practices.
- Construction methods of road, sidewalk, and ground repair to include concrete pouring and finishing.
- Basic risk management and applicable safety practices and procedures.
- Planning and coordinating the daily schedule of personnel, equipment, and resources to achieve established goals and maximize efficiency.
- Adhering to work methods and procedures which promote a safe and efficient working environment.
- Interpreting, understanding, and applying simple to complex technical data from reports, blueprints, technical bulletins, as well as statutes, rules, and regulations related to the industry.
- Evaluating work priorities, procedures, and processes to determine their effectiveness and efficiency.
- Providing outstanding customer service (internally and externally).
- Anticipating others reactions and responding accordingly.
- Use of Microsoft Office and applicable specialized software.
- Work independently with limited direct supervision.
- Maintain proficiency by attending seminars, local, state, and national conferences, reviewing reports, reading professional trade journals, white papers, and other related documents, and meeting with and communicating with peers in the industry in area served.
- Communicate orally and in writing in a clear, concise and effective manner to a variety of audiences.
- Represent the City positively and effectively.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work to include the Mayor and City Council.
- Exercise appropriate judgment to negotiate effective solutions to complex problems in both calm and emergency situations.
- Create and promote initiative and enthusiasm within the ranks of departmental personnel.
- Identify problems or potential problems and identify potential solutions to both technical issues and personnel issues within the confines of policy.
- Supervise, lead, interact with, evaluate, delegate, control and direct a staff to include supervisory, clerical, and skilled labor in a technical oriented industry.
- Implement and enforce compliance with city and departmental policies, local ordinances and codes, state, and federal laws, standards, and regulations.
- Set an example in safety practices and procedures.
- Maintain and update a variety of files, records, and reports.
- Utilize basic mathematical skills in the routine performance of the duties and responsibilities of the position.
- Effectively exchange pertinent and vital information to co-workers and management.
- Receive and correctly interpret information and instructions from the Director of Public Works & Utilities or other senior management authority.
- Must be physically able to operate different types of heavy equipment including backhoes, dump trucks, utility trucks, water, sewer, pump station, and lift station installation, repair, and maintenance equipment, hand and power tools, and work in a construction zone environment, etc.
- Must be physically able to exert up to fifty pounds of force occasionally and/or frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects of various sizes, shapes, and weights.
- Physical demands, at times, are in great excess of those of sedentary work and are strenuous and physically intensive and demanding. Work involves walking, standing, sitting, reaching, crouching, bending, kneeling, pushing, pulling, crawling, and climbing for varying periods of time.
- Must be able to work in a variety of climates exposures, temperatures, and various levels of terrain.
- Working conditions include approximately 50% office work and 50% field work. Field work is exposed to outside conditions that include a variety of climatological weather extremes.
- This position is exposed to computer screens and other electronic equipment.
- This position requires the use of various pieces of personal protective equipment for personal safety to include eye protection, foot protection, etc.
To Apply: A fully completed application (resumes may accompany application) is required. Applications are available at the M.S. Bailey Municipal Center at 211 North Broad Street in Clinton or on the city website. Position open until filled. Interested applicants should forward completed paperwork to: City of Clinton Human Resources, ATTN: Robin Entrekin, PO Drawer 748, Clinton, SC, 29325.
Field Technician
Cassatt Water
(posted 9/15/22)
General Statement of Job: Under regular supervision, the Field Technician is responsible for performing or directly assisting members of the field maintenance crew with all water system service and maintenance activities.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Education, Experience, and Training
Compensation: The employee will be compensated on an hourly work week with normal hours being 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday. After hour work may be required from time to time to fulfill the duties of the job. The employee will rotate and on-call schedule. The Employee will be compensated on a weekly basis.
Pay is based on skills, education, certification, experience, etc.
Benefits
or email application.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Follow all applicable OSHA and Authority Safety Regulations.
- Follows verbal and written assigned work orders.
- Performs or assist in the installation of new taps, installing, repair or replacement of all equipment or items used in the distribution system such as, but not limited to: tanks, pumps, pipes, hydrants, valves, pressure regulators, meters, meter boxes, service lines and valve markers.
- Assist in making road bores, restoring roads and right of ways.· Repairs or assist in the repair of leaks in service lines, water mains, leaks at well sites, booster pump sites, etc.
- Reads and interprets maps, drawings, work orders and customer complaints.
- Maintains records such as: vehicle and equipment log books, mileage and fuel records and work time records.
- Assist in placing signage, cones, and barricades to control traffic around work zones to comply with SCDOT regulations.
- May be required to perform the duties of a traffic control flagger.
- Employee is required to be on after hour call which includes, but is not limited to, nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Routinely operates heavy equipment including mini excavators, back hoes, dump trucks, etc.
- Ensures tools and parts are stocked on truck and prepped before arriving to job site
- Performs related tasks as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of utility work.
- Familiar with common hand tools and equipment used in daily maintenance.
- Knowledge of hazards and safety precautions.
- Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others.
- Ability to read and comprehend safety manuals, signs, maps, etc.
- Ability to work outside under varying weather conditions.
Education, Experience, and Training
- Must have a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- Must have a valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record.
- Will have to be able to pass a SLED background check and drug test.
- CDL or Water License is preferred, but can be obtained while working.
Compensation: The employee will be compensated on an hourly work week with normal hours being 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday. After hour work may be required from time to time to fulfill the duties of the job. The employee will rotate and on-call schedule. The Employee will be compensated on a weekly basis.
Pay is based on skills, education, certification, experience, etc.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan (457b plan with 6% match).
- State Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance but unlike many state agencies we pay 100% of employee premiums and 50% of premiums for family health coverage.
- Paid Holidays, Vacation and Sick leave.
- Education reimbursements and incentives.
or email application.
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