LTU Water - Utility Supervisor Construction

LTU Water - Utility Supervisor Construction

Salary

$32.39 - $41.37 Hourly

Location

Lincoln, NE

Job Type

Full time/probationary or status

Job Number

202600394

Department

Transportation & Utilities Department

Division

Water

Opening Date

07/27/2026

Closing Date

8/9/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Posting Information

Were seeking a motivated, safety-focused, and hands-on leader to fill the role of Utility Supervisor - Construction and guide our water distribution construction crew in delivering reliable, high-quality service to our growing community.

This is more than a job-it's a leadership opportunity to support Lincoln's growth in alignment with the City's Comprehensive Plan and the Lincoln Water System Master Plan while ensuring safe, efficient, and professional operations every day.

What Youll Do:

This position is supervisory work directing skilled workers engaged in the construction, repair, and maintenance of a public water distribution system. Crews respond to emergency repair of water mains, valves and fire hydrants on a 24 hour/7 days per week basis. Work involves underground excavation of water mains with various utility conflicts and in close proximity to traffic. Other duties include coordinating scheduled and unscheduled water outages with customers, protection of water quality and maintaining sanitary and safe work sites, inspection and supervision of contractors, participation in ongoing technical training and employee performance monitoring. Experience and knowledge in underground excavation work, traffic control, and repair of pressurized water distribution systems is desired. Ability to read and interpret plans, work in extreme weather conditions and accurately prepare work and payroll documentation.

This Safety Sensitive position is subject to Mandatory Drug Testing policies as a condition of employment.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. On-call as scheduled.

Qualifications: High school graduate or equivalent and at least 2 years experience in the construction, repair, and maintenance work of a public utility; or equivalent.

Necessary Special Requirements: Possession of a valid drivers license. Possession of a commercial drivers license (CDL) or the ability to obtain a CDL within 90 days of employment.

If you currently have a CDL, prior to being hired for this position you will be required to register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse at: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register

Lincoln Water System is one of 11 divisions in the City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) Department. The LTU team provides transit, transportation, and utilities services year-round to the citizens of Lincoln. Nearly 600 team members make up LTU. We feel the importance of building relationships within our divisions and department and with our community partners. We value our teams forward-thinking attitude and pride ourselves on good stewardship of our environment. We celebrate our individual strengths that in turn take our teams to new levels of accomplishment.

We commit ourselves to offering additional training opportunities and a variety of paths for professional job growth. Our teammates enjoy benefits that include, but are not limited to, a retirement match, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and health, dental, and vision plans. Join the largest department at the City of Lincoln today. We are excited to enhance our communitys quality of life together.

We value each City of Lincoln employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

• Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
• We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 11 days of vacation leave and 12 days of sick leave annually that you begin accruing upon hire; plus 11 paid holidays and 2 personal convenience days.
• All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
• 30 days of Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
• Up to 4 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
• $70,000 of Life Insurance
• $1,250 of Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(a) Retirement Plan. If you make a 7% contribution, the City will contribute 9%
• Employer provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses that occur after you leave City employment.
• Optional benefits include:
• Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Allstate Voluntary Plans
• Supplemental Term Life
• Deferred Compensation Plans

01

APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.

• 1. This application is hand scored.
• 2. ALL questions must be fully answered to receive full credit.
• 3. "See Resume", or answers such as "See ___" are not acceptable responses and will not receive full credit.
• 4. Copied/Pasted answers will not receive full credit.
• 5. ALL employers and education referred to in answers must be listed in the Work History and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive full credit.
• 6. I understand I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.
• 7. I Acknowledge that I have read and understand each of the above statements.

02

Do you currently work for the City of Lincoln?

• Yes
• No

03

If yes, please list the department in which you work, your title and your date of hire.

04

I understand the hours for this position are 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Monday through Friday; with "on-call" status as scheduled.

• Acknowledge

05

I understand, as a condition of my employment for the position for which I am applying with the City of Lincoln/Lancaster County, that I must at all times be legally licensed to operate a motor vehicle. I understand state law requires operators possessing a drivers license from another state must obtain a valid Nebraska drivers license within 30 days of change of residence. Further, I understand that I must notify my immediate supervisor the next working day following a motor vehicle conviction which results in loss, revoked, impounded or suspension of my drivers license. Further, I understand that this document is an official City/County record, and that falsification of this document, or failure to properly notify the City/County of driving convictions or loss of driving privileges will result in discipline, up to and including termination. This applies any time driving privileges are revoked, suspended or limited in any way by any court or the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles or any other Administrative agency of the state of Nebraska or any other state jurisdiction. Do you have a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

06

For verification purposes please list the state that issued the license and your drivers license number.

07

As a condition of employment for this position, you must at all times be legally licensed to operate a COMMERCIAL motor vehicle. Do you have a valid commercial drivers license (CDL)?

• Yes
• No

08

If yes, please list the state of issuance, your license number, and class endorsements.

09

Check the response that best describes your experience (check only one):

• I do not have any construction, repair, or maintenance experience.
• I have less than 2 years experience in construction, repair, and maintenance work.
• I have more than 2 years experience in construction, repair, and maintenance work.
• I have less than 2 years experience in the construction, repair, and maintenance work of a public utility.
• I have more than 2 years experience in the construction, repair, and maintenance work of a public utility.

10

If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience.

11

Indicate if you have experience in the following areas (check all that apply):

• experience supervising skilled personnel
• experience in the construction, repair and maintenance work of a pressurized water distribution system
• experience in the repair and maintenance of valves and hydrants
• experience in reading and interpreting construction plans
• experience in underground excavation work and traffic control
• experience in written documentation of work, inspections and payroll records
• experience in customer service and public relations while directing construction work
• No experience

12

Please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If none, enter N/A.

13

I understand this position is subject to mandatory drug testing policies.

• Acknowledge

14

I understand that I will be required to obtain a valid Nebraska Commercial Drivers License with endorsements, if applicable, within 90 days of appointment or I will be terminated. Further, I understand that if my driving privileges and/or license is at any time suspended, revoked, impounded, or in any other way removed by the State of Nebraska, that I must, as a condition of future employment with the City/County, report that fact IMMEDIATELY to my supervisor. Forms are available in each department. Further, I understand that this document is an official City/County record, and that falsification of this document, or failure to report loss of driving privileges and/or license in the future is grounds for my being disciplined, if hired, or removed from the list of certified eligibles. I understand that in accordance with Federal Transit Administration and Department of Transportation Regulations, each individual conditionally hired for a safety sensitive position is subject to mandatory drug and alcohol testing. Any applicant who refuses or fails to execute the City/Countys general consent and release form to be drug and alcohol tested, who refuses or fails to execute the City/Countys authorization to obtain past drug and alcohol test results forms, who refuses or fails to submit to a pre-employment/pre-duty drug and alcohol test as directed, or whose result is positive for either test, will not be considered eligible to work for the City/County. Existing workers who test positive will not be considered qualified for the position for which they are applying and will also be subject to the City/County discipline, up to and including discharge. All pre-employment job applicants covered by this policy who test positive will not be hired. I understand that any applicant has the right to have their original split sample retested (by a DHHS certified laboratory, the original laboratory will follow approved transfer procedures) at their expense, if requested in writing to the City/County Human Resources Director within 72 hours of the final result provided by the Medical Review Officer. If upon retest the results are found to be negative, the City/County will reimburse the costs involved with the retest. (If the second test is found to be positive, the applicant will not be hired, and the cost of the retest will not be reimbursed.) Current employees transferring, promoting, or demoting into a position requiring drug testing who test positive have the right to have their sample retested (by a DHHS certified laboratory, the original laboratory will follow approved transfer procedures) at their expense, if requested in writing to the City/County Human Resources Director within 72 hours of the final result provided by the MRO. If upon retest the results are found to be negative, the City/County will reimburse the costs involved with the retest. If the results of the retest, are positive, the cost will not be reimbursed. I understand, if hired to a safety sensitive position, I am subject to Random, Post Accident, Reasonable/Suspicion, Return to Duty and Follow-Up drug and alcohol testing. Failure to comply with federal mandates and City/County Policy could result in discipline up to and including termination.

• I Understand

15

Have you failed or refused a drug or alcohol test within the previous two years?

• Yes
• No

16

I understand if I currently have a CDL I must register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug and Alcohol Clearing house at: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register prior to being hired.

• Acknowledge

17

Are you currently registered in the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse?

• Yes
• No (If no, you must register.)

18

I understand that before I can be hired, I must give consent for my prospective employer to conduct a query of the FMCSA Commercial Drivers License Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse to determine whether a drug or alcohol violation has been reported.

• I Understand

Required Question

Employer City of Lincoln/Lancaster County

Address 555 South 10th Street, Room 302

Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508

Phone (402) 441-7597

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/lincolnne/default.cfm