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This position performs municipal service worker senior tasks in the water and sewer department when not performing locate activities. Must be able to work independently and make independent judgments.  \nEssential Job Functions:  \n• Locates and indicates the plan view location of all the City’s underground utilities including but isnot limited to water mains and service lines, valves, and meters/vaults as well as sanitary sewer mains, sanitary sewer forced mains and storm water mains.  \n• Processes and tracks utility locate requests.  \n• Performs special projects and technical research as assigned.  \n• Assists the water and sewer superintendents and crews in performing various duties.  \n• Fabricates or assists in the fabrication of lines and systems.  \n• Interacts with the public on a frequent basis; answers questions and resolves complaints.  \n• Repairs and maintains water and sewer lines as needed, including cleaning.  \n• Must be available for 24 hour emergency service.  \n• Performs other related job duties as assigned.  \nQualifications:  \nEducation and Experience:  \n• High School Diploma or GED equivalent, and  \n• Five (5) years of experience in a related field of utility locating, or  \n• An equivalent combination of education and experience.  \nSpecial Qualifications: (required or the ability to achieve)  \n• Valid Virginia Class B Commercial Driver's License.  \n• Must possess or obtain certain training licensing requirements which may include:  \n• CPR/First Aid  \n• Confined Space  \nUtility Locator Technician  \n• Flagging Certification  \n• Trench/Shoring Certification  \n• PACP  \n• Excavation Safety for Competent person  \nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  \n• Ability to write legibly and to make simple mathematic calculations.  \n• Ability to work with, contractors, and the general public.  \n• Ability to use or operate a pick-up truck, dump truck, chain saw, hand tools.  \n• Ability to work effectively in emergency situations including weather, civil disasters and major system failures.  \n• Ability to read maps and interpret blueprints and schematic drawings.  \n• Ability to use small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.  \n• Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing and/or accounting purposes.  \n• Ability to use or maintain small/light equipment, such as power tools.  \n• Ability to use or maintain medium equipment and machinery, such as vehicles or commercial mowers.  \n• Ability to supervise employees using or repairing heavy or complex machinery.  \nPhysical Demands:  \nThe work requires the ability to exert exceptionally strong but not constant physical effort to perform very heavy work, typically involving some combination of balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, feeling, fingering, grasping, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, walking and may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of heavy objects and materials (up to 100 pounds) frequently, visual perception and discrimination, the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds, perceive and discriminate color, perceive odors, and require oral communications.  \nEnvironment:  \nThe work is regularly performed in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to co-workers or others. 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