Water Services System Technician - Storm Water - $2,000 Hiring Bonus

Water Services System Technician - Storm Water - $2,000 Hiring Bonus

Salary

$49,446.02 - $74,169.16 Annually

Location

Field Operations 6210 W. Myrtle Ave., Glendale, AZ

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2026-04786

Department

Water Services

MUNIS- Org Description

Stormwater

Opening Date

09/15/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

Hours per Week

40

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Description

The City of Glendales Water Services Department provides over 250,000 residents with safe, reliable, and high-quality water and wastewater services. Glendale Water Services promotes industry best practices, leadership, and innovation to ensure our employees put public health and the vitality of our community first!

The Water Services System Technician performs skilled, and semi-skilled construction, maintenance and repair work in the Water Services Department division of Storm Water.

The City of Glendale offers a generous benefits package with competitive rates that become effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.

Below are some City of Glendale benefits resources for your review:

• 2026 - 2027 Benefits Guide
• City of Glendale's Benefits Page

The City of Glendale also offers Regular status positions the following:

• 10.5 paid holidays per year, and full-time employees are also granted an additional 12 hours of holiday special leave per calendar year to celebrate their cultural or religious holidays

• Vacation leave accrues at:

• 5.33 hours per pay period (138 hours/17.25* days per year)

• Increases to 6.12 hours per pay period after 5 years

• Then caps out at 7.6 hours per pay period after 10 years of service

• Sick leave accrues at 4.4 hours per pay period (114 hours/14.25 days* per year)

• Days per year estimates are based on an 8-hour work day.

This position participates in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

• Contribution is mandatory, and deducted every pay period
• The current contribution rate is 11.98%

The City of Glendale is the West Valley's entertainment nexus; whether it's attending a world-class sporting event at StateFarm Stadium, enjoying a concert at Desert Diamond Arena, or shopping and dining at the Westgate Entertainment District, as a City of Glendale employee, youll be right in the middle of it all! Glendale is centrally located within the west valley and has convenient access to the 101, 303, US 60, and I-10 freeways. With development happening all around the city, you will notice new homes and businesses being constructed frequently.

At the City of Glendale youll have the opportunity to interact and engage with a highly diverse, dedicated, and skilled group of professionals. It is one of the best places to work, to grow your career, skills, and advance your future.

Essential Functions

• Performs skilled and semi-skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work.
• Operate various light, medium, and heavy equipment including 3-ton utility truck, backhoe, combination jetter and vacuum truck, dump truck, utility crane truck, hydro-excavation equipment and Closed Circuit TV.
• Uses power and hand tools, light, and heavy equipment to accomplish tasks.
• Explains and enforces rules and regulations pertaining to safety, barricading, direction of traffic, hazardous materials, and operation of equipment.
• Maintains daily work records; perform computerized data entry work.
• Transports and sets up supplies and equipment; makes required safety checks.
• Installs, tests, maintains, and repairs water mains, sewer mains, services valves, fire hydrants, manholes and storm water facilities.
• Taps water mains and installs services, and water meters.
• Tests, repairs, maintains, replaces, and relocates existing large and small water meters.
• Performs water turn off/turn on for scheduled maintenance and emergencies.
• Responds/resolves high and no water usage complaints.
• Installs, pulls, relocates, testing, repairs, assembles, and reads water meters.
• Constructs and maintains large meter vaults and manholes.
• Excavates job sites, restores job sites to pre-work conditions.
• Investigates sewer odors, stoppages and roach requests including storm water related issues.
• Hydro cleans sewer and storm lines to remove obstacles.
• Assists in setting up, operating, and maintaining the closed circuit television equipment, and televising of sewer and storm lines.
• Operates city vehicles which require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications/Special Requirements/Success Factors

Two years experience in construction, maintenance, and repair work and/or in the operation of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to the area of assignment. Operation of light to heavy equipment such as 3-ton utility truck, backhoe, combination jetter and vacuum truck, dump truck, utility crane truck, hydro-excavation equipment and close circuit televising truck.

Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.

Knowledge of:

• Rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to area of assignment
• Materials, tools, equipment, safety hazards and precautions common to the assigned areas of responsibility
• Confined space entry procedures
• Blue stake laws and underground utility identification practices

Ability to:

• Read and understand blueprints, technical diagrams, maps, and blue staking procedures
• Barricade work sites according to the Phoenix barricade manual
• Understand and follow safe working practices
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Notify residents and businesses of work being performed; answers questions from citizens
• Provide general direction to other employees and volunteers
• Deal courteously with the public, and co-workers
• Fill out reports and logs, and enter and retrieve information on computers
• Operate and understand atmospheric sensing devices
• Operate city vehicles which require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

Special Requirements

• Arizona Class A Commercial Drivers License with tanker endorsement is required within 90 days of hire.
• Work Zone Certification is required for some positions.
• Depending on assigned area, ADEQ Grade 1 Water Distribution System Operator or ADEQ Grade 1 Wastewater Collection System Operator is required within twelve (12) months of hire.
• Will be subject to call back and stand-by duty and may be subject to rotating shifts.
• This position is classified as safety-sensitive which requires candidates to successfully undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to employment. They will be subject to further drug and alcohol testing throughout their period of employment in accordance with the City of Glendale Substance Abuse policy. A post-offer physical assessment is required. The City of Glendale will incur the cost of all required testing.

Success Factor Classification Level - Foundational

To view the success factor definitions please click here. (If needed, click here to download PDF reader).

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

Work involves heavy digging, heavy lifting of up to 80 pounds, extensive walking, bending, standing and crawling up and down trenches and in water filled holes and confined spaces.

Enters, exits, and operates city vehicles which require a CDL.

Exposure to heavy traffic, hot weather, hazardous materials, insects, and gases

Benefit information is outlined here: https://www.glendaleaz.gov/Your-Government/Connect/Departments/Human-Resources-Risk-Management/Benefits

01

Do you agree that the information submitted in your application, resume, and the answers you provide to the following questions will be accurate, truthful, and are a true representation of your actual job duties and experience as listed in your application job history? Please note, any misstatement of material facts, misrepresentation, or falsification of job role, job title, or job duties will be grounds for disqualification from further consideration and may result in termination of employment.

• No, I do not agree.
• Yes, I agree.

02

Do you acknowledge that this position often requires employees to spend most of their work shift outdoors in adverse weather conditions such as extreme heat or cold, performing work duties that involve heavy digging, heavy lifting of up to 80 pounds, extensive walking, bending, standing, and crawling up and down trenches in water filled holes and confined spaces?

• No
• Yes

03

Do you acknowledge that employees will be required to be on "paid standby" multiple times throughout the year for one week at a time and must respond within a one-hour timeframe.

• No
• Yes

04

How many years of experience do you have in construction, maintenance, or water distribution repair work, to include the operation of light, medium, or heavy equipment such as hand tools, jackhammers, rammers, 3-ton utility trucks, backhoes, dump trucks, utility crane trucks, or hydro-excavation equipment.

• Less than 1 year of experience.
• Between 1 and 2 years of experience.
• Between 2 and 3 years of experience.
• Between 3 and 4 years of experience.
• Between 4 and 5 years of experience.
• More than 5 years of experience.
• None of the above.

05

This position requires employees to obtain a valid Class A, Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with tanker endorsement, within 90 days of hire. Please select a response below that most accurately represents your Class A CDL status:

• I do not have a valid Class A, Commercial Drivers License with tanker endorsement.
• I have a valid Class A, Commercial Drivers License, but do not have a tanker endorsement.
• I have a valid Class A, Commercial Drivers License with tanker endorsement.

06

This position requires employees to obtain an Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Grade 1 Operator Certification in Distribution within 12 months of hire. Please select a response below that most accurately represents your ADEQ Operator Certification status:

• I do not have an ADEQ Grade 1 Operator Certification in Distribution
• I have a ADEQ Grade 1 Operator Certification in Distribution
• I have a ADEQ Grade 2 Operator Certification in Distribution
• I have a ADEQ Grade 3 Operator Certification in Distribution
• I have a ADEQ Grade 4 Operator Certification in Distribution

07

How many years of stormwater experience do you have?

• Less than 1 year of experience
• Between 1 and 2 years of experience
• Between 2 and 3 years of experience
• Between 3 and 4 years
• Between 4 and 5 years
• 5 or more years
• None of the above

08

How many years of hydro-cleaning experience do you have?

• Less than 1 year of experience
• Between 1 and 2 years of experience
• Between 2 and 3 years of experience
• Between 3 and 4 years
• Between 4 and 5 years
• 5 or more years
• None of the above

09

This position will require employees to enter and retrieve information from electronic systems and computers. From the options below, please select your level of computer proficiency:

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• None of the above

Required Question

Employer City of Glendale (AZ)

Address 5850 W Glendale Ave.

Glendale, Arizona, 85301

Phone 623-930-2270

Website http://www.glendaleaz.gov