Senior Equipment Technician

Senior Equipment Technician

Salary

$90,105.60 - $109,532.80 Annually

Location

Sacramento, CA

Job Type

FULL TIME (NON-EXEMPT)

Job Number

3299-2026

Department

SacSewer

Opening Date

06/22/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Position

Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is currently accepting applications for a Senior Equipment Technician position. Applications will be screened after the following filing deadlines at 5PM:

7/6/26, 7/22/26, 8/7/26, 8/31/26(final)

The Senior Equipment Technician is a lead and/or advanced journey level class in the Fleet Services series for SacSewer. Incumbents serve as crew leads providing technical expertise and training, and assigning, reviewing, and coordinating the work of lower-level staff. Incumbents that are not assigned as crew leads are the only technician assigned to a remote location. Additionally, incumbents in this class are responsible for handling the most difficult and complex repairs.

Minimum Qualifications:

Four (4) years of full-time paid experience diagnosing malfunctions, and repairing and maintaining gasoline, diesel, or alternatively powered vehicles such as medium and heavy-duty trucks, buses, or construction equipment.

Note: Coursework from an accredited college, vocational training school, or military training program in Automotive Technology, Diesel Technology, Heavy Maintenance Equipment Repair, or Construction Equipment Repair, or other area or field closely related to the intent of the class may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience on the basis of 2.5 semester units (3.75 quarter units) are equal to one month of experience.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in pursuing this exceptional career opportunity, please submit your online application. For first consideration, apply by Monday, July 6, 2026, at 5:00PM.

Click on the below link to review the full class spec for more information about this position:

Senior Equipment Technician

If you have question about this recruitment, please contact Recruitment@Sacsewer.com.

Sacramento Area Sewer District is an equal opportunity employer

SacSewer offers an excellent benefits program. Employees benefits include:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Basic Life Insurance

• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage

• Disability Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Deferred Compensation

• Employee Assistance Program

• Retiree Health

• Voluntary Plans

• Short-Term Disability

• Long-Term Care

• Hospital Indemnity

• 529 Education Savings Plan

• Buy-up Life Insurance

• Identity Theft Protection

• Legal Services Program

• Pet Insurance

• Competitive vacation accruals including credit for prior years of service

Please click on the link below for a full description of SacSewers Benefits Program:

SacSewer 2026 Benefit Guide

SacSewer's medical plans are offered through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

SacSewer offers retirement pension benefits provided through the Sacramento County Employees Retirement System (SCERS).

Please click on the below link to view SacSewers Career Page and to access the Employee Benefits:

Applicant Resources

01

Note: The Supplemental Questionnaire and the Application are administered as two separate documents. The Application is used only to determine if the minimum qualifications are met; and the Supplemental Questionnaire will be used only to determine your exam score.

Each answer will be scored separately.

By continuing in the exam process, you are certifying that all information provided in the Supplemental Questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.

• I have read and understood the above instructions.

02

Select the one box that best describes your full-time paid experience diagnosing malfunctions, and repairing and maintaining gasoline, diesel, or alternatively powered vehicles such as medium and heavy-duty trucks, buses, or construction equipment.

If you have no paid experience diagnosing malfunctions, and repairing and maintaining gasoline, diesel, or alternatively powered vehicles such as medium and heavy-duty trucks, buses, or construction equipment, select none.

Note: Coursework from an accredited college, vocational training school, or military training program in Automotive Technology, Diesel Technology, Heavy Maintenance Equipment Repair, or Construction Equipment Repair, or other area or field closely related to the intent of the class may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience on the basis of 2.5 semester units (3.75 quarter units) are equal to one month of experience.

• None.
• I have less than two (2) years of experience.
• I have two (2) years or more but less than four (4) years of experience.
• I have four (4) years or more but less than seven (7) years of experience.
• I have seven (7) years or more but less than ten (10) years of experience.
• I have ten (10) or more years of experience.

03

Positions in this class require a valid California Driver License (Class A) prior to appointment as driving is an essential function of the job.

NOTE: Incumbents who fail to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with SacSewer Policy. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Select the one box that describes your current valid California Driver License.

• I have the ability to immediately obtain a California Class A Driver License.
• I possess a California Class A Driver License.
• I do not possess nor have the ability to obtain a California Class A Driver License.

04

Select all the boxes that list facilities, employers, or environments of which you have at least one (1) year of full-time paid work experience diagnosing malfunctions, and repairing and maintaining gasoline, diesel, or alternatively powered vehicles such as medium and heavy-duty trucks, buses, or construction equipment.

If you do not have at least one (1) year of full-time paid work experience in any of these facilities, employers, or environments, select none.

• None.
• City, County, State, or other government sector employer.
• Special District, or other private or publicly owned utility company.
• Private sector repair shop.
• Industrial setting such as a factory.
• Water or Wastewater treatment system/district/department.
• Fleet Maintenance and Repair.
• Other construction, maintenance or repair environment.

05

Select all the boxes that list computer software and systems for which you have intermediate to advanced level proficiency entering, documenting, locating and extracting information. If you do not have intermediate to advanced level proficiency with any of the listed software or systems, select none.

Please note that you may be required to demonstrate your proficiency during the interview and/or hiring process.

• None.
• Maximo.
• Other Computerized Maintenance Management System software (CMMS).
• Microsoft Outlook.
• Microsoft Word.
• Fleet Management Information System.
• Equipment Maintenance/Preventative Maintenance software.

06

Select all the boxes that list vehicles and/or equipment that you have three (3) or more years of full-time paid experience repairing, maintaining and diagnosing malfunctions on.

If you do not have at least 3 years of full-time paid experience repairing, maintaining and diagnosing malfunctions on any of the following vehicles or equipment, select none.

• None.
• Gasoline or diesel-powered automobiles or light-duty trucks.
• Gasoline or diesel-powered automobiles or medium/heavy-duty trucks.
• Refuse trucks.
• Buses.
• Class 6 through 8 Trailers.
• Fuel Delivery and Service Trucks.
• Specialized sewer trucks (e.g., combination and easement cart trucks).
• Tractors.
• General Construction Equipment.
• Stationary equipment - generators and pumps.
• Portable diesel pumps.
• Cranes.
• Smaller equipment such as gardening (e.g., leaf-blower, lawnmower, etc.)
• Man lifts/aerials.

07

Select all the boxes that list formalized training or a curriculum in Automotive Technology, Diesel Technology, Heavy Equipment Maintenance, or Generator Systems you have completed.

If you have not completed any related training or education, select none.

• None.
• I have completed coursework from a vocational school or accredited college or university.
• I have completed training from a military school.
• I have completed a state approved apprenticeship program.
• I have completed a Regionalized Occupational Program (ROP).

08

Select all the boxes that list current ASE certifications that you possess.

If you do not have possess any current ASE certifications, select none.

• None.
• ASE T1: Gasoline Engines.
• ASE T2: Diesel Engines.
• ASE T3: Drive Train.
• ASE T4: Brakes.
• ASE T5: Suspension & Steering.
• ASE T6: Electrical/Electronic Systems.
• ASE T7: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning.
• ASE T8: Preventative Maintenance & Inspection.
• ASE A1: Engine Repair.
• ASE A2: Automatic Transmission/Transaxle.
• ASE A3: Manual Drive Train and Axles.
• ASE A4: Suspension and Steering.
• ASE A5: Brakes.
• ASE A6: Electrical/Electronic Systems.
• ASE A7: Heating and Air Conditioning.
• ASE A8: Engine Performance.
• ASE L1: Advanced Engine Performance Specialist
• ASE L2: Electronic Diesel Engine Diagnosis Specialist.

09

Please list any relevant education, certifications, licenses and endorsements that you possess, or any additional information, you would like to include with your application.

Required Question

Employer Sacramento Area Sewer District (CA)

Address 10060 Goethe Road

Sacramento, California, 95827

Website https://www.sacsewer.com