Utility Maintenance Worker (Civil Service)

Utility Maintenance Worker (Civil Service)

Salary

$54,345.82 - $60,317.71 Annually

Location

Utilities Sewer & Water, 1921 18th St, Sioux City, IA

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

202600063

Department

Utilities Trans & Distribution/Sanitary Sewer

Division

Utilities Transmission & Distribution

Opening Date

06/10/2026

Closing Date

6/24/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits

Description

We are Hiring!! The Underground Utilities Dept is looking to hire a Utility Maintenance Worker. Come be a part of a great team that provides a huge service to our community!

This position will be required to perform duties related to the maintenance and repair of the Citys water and sewer infrastructure. Sanitary & Storm cleaning. Repairs and replaces water mains, hydrants, storm and sanitary sewer lines. Drives and operates jet vac trucks, pickup trucks, heavy equipment, and other department related equipment.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Graduation from High School or GED.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in maintenance of equipment, knowledge of repair & installation of plumbing devices, etc.

Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Class A CDL w/tanker and air brake endorsement within 6 months of hire. A commercial learners permit is required before starting this position.

Employee will be required to serve on a stand-by rotation and overtime may be required.

Underground Utilities operates from Sunday at 10:30 p.m. to Friday at 11:00 p.m., divided into three (3) shifts.

10:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Our current opening is 3rd Shift Sunday - Thursday 10:30 am to 7:00 am position.

Come join us!

Duties

• Assists in the construction, maintenance and installation of water and sewer infrastructure.
• Builds and cleans out sewers, manholes and catch basins using rakes, shovels and jet vac truck.
• Repairs and replaces water mains, hydrants, storm water and sanitary sewer lines.
• Takes water samples and performs basic lab tests on the samples as they relate to water and sewer operations.
• Performs confined space entry.
• Picks up trash, and debris in and around buildings and work sites.
• Cleans and maintains tools and equipment in proper and safe working order.
• Drives and operates trucks, loaders, tractors, and other related small equipment.
• May perform various custodial duties.
• Maintains good public relations through courteous and prompt attention to all citizen requests for service.
• Maintains regular and punctual attendance and working hours.
• Expected to temporarily perform duties outside of normal classification in the event of a declared emergency. In the event that an employee is excused from work other than being sick, they will be required to report to work in a state of declared emergency.

Qualifications

Cognitive Demands, Skills and Abilities: Must be able to talk and hear; ability to speak clearly so others can understand you; ability to identify and understand the speech of another person; ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences; ability to repair machines or systems using the needed tools; ability to determine causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it; ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems; ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making; ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Job Knowledge: Ability to learn the methods, practices, tools, equipment, and materials used in municipal construction and maintenance work and of the occupational hazards and accepted safety precautions applicable to this work; skill and ability in the use and safe operation of the tools and equipment used in this type of work.

Language Ability and Interpersonal Communication: Ability to speak effectively with fellow employees and citizens; read in English; apply common sense understanding to the work process, procedures, programs and services; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers (internal and external, City officials and regulatory personnel; and to provide and follow verbal and written instructions.

Physical Requirements: The employee is regularly required to walk and sit, frequently stand; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear; ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer), ability to see details at a distance, occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell; ability to quickly move hands, hands together with arms, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects; ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time, this involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue; ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support parts of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without giving out or fatiguing; ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs; specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Regularly lifts and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration; frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles; occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme heat; extreme cold; and risk of electrical shock; noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Must be able obtain and maintain a Class A commercial driver's license with airbrake and tanker endorsement within six (6) months from the date of hire.

Graduation from High School or GED;

or

Any combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

For Full-Time employees and qualifying Transit and Library Part-Time employees, the City of Sioux City offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending Accounts, Life, Disability and Retirement. For more information on the benefits available, please visit our website.

Employer City of Sioux City

Address 405 6th Street

Sioux City, Iowa, 51101

Phone 712-279-6200

Website http://www.sioux-city.org