Utility Plant Technician: Trainee, Technician or Senior
Salary
$52,520.00 - $120,090.00 Annually
Location
1385 Russell Branch Parkway SE, Leesburg, VA
Job Type
RFT
Job Number
01283
Department
Utilities Department
Division
Utility Maintenance
Opening Date
05/28/2026
About the Town of Leesburg and Nature of Work
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 nations capital in the heart of DCs Wine Country, youll 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 Towns full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.
Career Development Program
The Towns Utilities Plant Maintenance 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 Towns Utilities Department. This program provides a career development plan based on an employees performance, training and length of service.
Who Were Looking For
If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg:
What Youll Be Doing
This position involves basic to advanced, skilled mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of all electrical, mechanical, and structural equipment relative to the operation of the Town's Water Filtration Facility and Water Pollution Control Facility and all associated facilities within the Town's Department of Utilities. Worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme cold and heat, noise, vibration and working in hazardous conditions (such as confined space and high voltage environments) in all types of weather conditions.
For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Towns Job Descriptions page.
Required Qualifications
Utility Plant Technician Trainee ($52,520-$110,130 DOQ): HS/GED; Minimum of (1) one year of experience in mechanical, electrical, HVAC, facility maintenance and/or repair work. Possession of a valid driver's license and safe driving record. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B or ability to obtain within 1 year of employment. Knowledge in MS Suite applications and computer program applications appropriate to the position. Knowledge of OSHA and other workplace safety programs. Confined Space Certification, Fork Lift Certification and First Aid/CPR Certification or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire.
OR
Utility Plant Technician ($53,530-$112,2484 DOQ): HS/GED; Minimum (2) two to (3) three years of experience in mechanical, electrical, HVAC, facility maintenance and/or repair work. Possession of a valid driver's license and safe driving record. Knowledge in MS Suite applications and computer program applications appropriate to the position. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B or ability to obtain within 1 year of employment. Ability to obtain OSHA10 and within 1 year of employment. Confined Space Certification, Fork Lift Certification and First Aid/CPR Certification or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire.
OR
Senior Utility Plant Technician ($56,207-$120,090 DOQ): HS/GED; Minimum 5 (five) years of responsible experience in mechanical, facility maintenance, electrical, HVAC and plumbing repair work or combination. Five (5) years of experience as an industrial electrician, experience reading line drawings and electrical diagrams. Knowledge in MS Suite applications and computer program applications, asset management appropriate to the position. Possession of a valid driver's license and safe driving record. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B or ability to obtain within 1 year of employment. with appropriate endorsements. Ability to obtain OSHA 30 within (1) year of employment Confined Space Certification, First Aid/CPR Certification or the ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
Utility Plant Technician Trainee: (3) Three plus years of specific Utility plant system maintenance, electrical, mechanical or HVAC experience. Bilingual. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or B.
OR
Utility Plant Technician: (4) Four years of experience maintaining a water treatment or wastewater treatment plant, industrial electrical, industrial mechanical or industrial HVAC experience. Experience construction plans, reading line drawings and/or electrical diagrams. Completion of an electrical, mechanical or other associated trade school. Bilingual in English/Spanish. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B.
OR
Senior Utility Plant Technician: Associates Degree or completion of college courses. Seven (7) years' experience maintaining a water treatment or wastewater treatment plant. Supervisory experience in a similar environment. Knowledge of equipment maintenance procedures and tracking. Knowledge of pumps and motors. Completion of an electrical, mechanical, or other associated trade school. Advanced Computer skills. Bilingual. Possession of a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or B.
Compensation and Benefits
The Town of Leesburg is committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to grow ones career, all while making a significant impact on the operations and quality of life in a thriving community.
The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Towns full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth 457 and generous paid time off. For more information on the Towns robust benefits package, please visit the Towns Employee Benefits page.
ADA/EOE
Please click on "Employee Benefits" to review detailed information regarding employee benefits for regular full-time and regular part-time employees.
Employer Town of Leesburg
Address 25 W. Market St.
Leesburg, Virginia, 20176
Website http://www.leesburgva.gov