Environmental Services Crew Leader bei City of St. Charles, IL

About the Department

The City of St. Charles strives to hire highly skilled, competent, dedicated, customer-oriented staff who pride themselves on performing their duties to the highest level of excellence. If you seek a rewarding career in public service with a great team, you may be the candidate we are looking for!  Oversees the operation, inspection, construction, repair, and maintenance of the City’s water treatment and distribution and sanitary sewer collection systems, including chemical handling, pumping equipment, and building maintenance. This is a working crew leader position.

Position Duties

• Plan and coordinate the construction, maintenance, and repair of the City’s sanitary sewer collection and water distribution systems and ensure safety rules and regulations are followed (OSHA/IDOL/IEPA).
• Operate, inspect, maintain, repair, and build components of the water distribution and sewer collection systems, supply pumping and storage system, and buildings maintenance.
• Submit reports, order materials, and coordinate activities with other divisions.
• Investigate service concerns and interact directly with utility customers and the public.
• Oversee and inspect new construction including contracted work to improve the water distribution and sewer collection systems.
• Assist the Public Works Division Manager – Environmental Services or the designee in setting short- and long-term goals for the department.
• Respond to emergency situations such as water main breaks, computer failure, sewer flooding, etc. 
• Support other City departments/divisions in the abatement of emergency situations, such as snow and ice control.
• Utilize equipment and tools, such as sewer jet, vacuum trucks, TV inspection units, excavators, backhoe, end loader, bobcat, hydro stop, tapping machine, shovels, wrenches, power saws, jackhammers, trenching equipment, and other related items.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. 

• Five years of experience in water distribution and sewer collections systems, public works and/or construction industry, with one year of supervisory experience.
• Extensive knowledge of work methods and practices to maintain and construct water and sewer utility systems.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills to interact with co-workers and the public.
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, GIS, Sewer Televising Software (IT Pipes) or other applications.
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License or acquire within six months of hire (in-house training available).
• Ability to work under varying environmental conditions, including working in confined spaces and lifting 80 lbs.
• Respond to emergencies 24/7, reporting no later than 60 minutes after the call-in.
• If selected, successful completion of background investigation (including fingerprinting), physical, functional capacity evaluation and drug screen. CDL holders will be run through Federal Motor Carrier Safety Clearinghouse pre-employment.     

Other Qualifications

Pay range is $35.39 - $47.19 per the Teamster's Collective Bargaining Agreement with starting pay commensurate with experience. Competitive package of benefits to include medical, dental, prescription, vision, wellness incentives, life insurance, retirement pension plan with Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, other retirement savings options, and much more!

Resumes and additional documents can be attached to the on-line application system. If you are unable to apply online, or for other assistance, please contact 630-377-4446.  To see what it is like to work for the City of St. Charles check out our YouTube Channel. 

The City of St. Charles is an Equal Opportunity Employer.