Water Treatment Plant Operator; Trainee, I, II or Senior

Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries? Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century! Located 35 miles west of the nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities. The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees. Benefits include membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.
 
What You'll Be Doing

This position involves entry level through journey-level technical work opportunities in the Water Supply Division in the operation; and maintenance of a water treatment plant, associated facilities and plant grounds. Work involves responsibility for the operation, monitoring, and control of the facility on a shift under the close guidance of senior operations personnel.  Work involves conducting tests in a microbiology lab; adjusting treatment processes to ensure conformance with applicable standards; operating wells, storage tanks and booster stations; participating in the maintenance of equipment and facilities; performing data entry on a computer; and preparing operating reports and records. The Water Supply Division is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Town’s Kenneth B. Rollins Water Treatment Plant (WTP), one well, five water storage tanks, and four water booster stations.

Schedule 

This position requires working rotating shifts (days/nights), including weekends and holidays.

Career Development Program
The Town's Water Supply Division offers a career development program. The purpose of this program is to recognize and compensate those individuals who have acquired additional or advanced work-related knowledge, skills and abilities during their career with the Town's Utilities Department. This program provides a career development plan based on an employee's performance, training, licensure and length of service.

For a more detailed job description, please visit the Town's Job Description page.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Utility Plant Operator Trainee ($52,000-$103,896 DOQ):HS/GED, ability to obtain a Class IV Water Works Operator License for Water Supply within eighteen (18) months of hire,  ability to obtain a Class III Water Works Operators License for Water Supply within 3.5 years of hire, possession of a valid driver's license and a safe driving record,  certifications in CPR/AED and First Aid or ability to obtain within one year of employment, knowledge in MS Suite applications and computer program applications appropriate to the position, available and able to work shifts (nights, weekends and holidays).

Utility Plant Operator I ($53,000-$105,894 DOQ): High school diploma (or GED) and one year of experience operating a water treatment plant facility, possession of a current Class III Water Works Operator License as issued by Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation (DPOR), water or environmental laboratory experience, possession of a valid driver's license and a safe driving record, CPR / AED First Aid certification or ability to obtain within one year of employment, knowledge and familiarity with Virginia Waterworks Regulations, knowledge in MS Suite applications and computer program applications appropriate to the position, available to work shifts (nights, weekends and holidays).

Utility Plant Operator II ($55,650-$113,292 DOQ): HS/GED and two years of progressively responsible work in water treatment, water or environmental laboratory experience, possession of a Class II Water Works Operator License as issued by the Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation (DPOR), CPR/AED First Aid certification or within one year of hire, possession of a valid driver's license and a safe driving record, experience with industrial computer control systems (SCDA) and process control system, available to work shifts ( nights, weekends and holidays).

Senior Utility Plant Operator ($60,373, $122,908 DOQ): Graduation from high school (or GED), plus five years of progressively responsible work in water treatment, Possession of a Class I Water Works Operator License as issued by the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Possession of a valid driver's license and a safe driving record, Available and able to work shifts (nights, weekends and holidays).