Utilities Superintendent

Work Environment

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of the principles, methods, and practices used in operating, maintaining, and repairing electrical, plumbing, sewerage, and other mechanical systems.
• Extensive experience in the maintenance and repair of electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems and related equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions required in the operations and maintenance of mechanical systems.
• Use of computer, telephone, and general office equipment.
• Ability to trouble shoot problems.
• Ability to supervise and direct skilled and unskilled workers.
• Ability to plan, prepare specifications, and direct new installations and major repair projects.
• Ability to work from drawings and specifications and to read sketches and blueprints.
• Ability to understand verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to make simple estimates for time and materials required on projects.
• Ability to use HVAC tools, hand tools, power tools, plumbing and sewer machines, fiber machines.
• Ability to use various jobsite equipment including: digging equipment, excavators, trenchers, rock saw, vactron, skid steer, bucket truck and lifts, loader, fiber blowing machine, air compressor, etc.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Water tower inspection.

Required Education and Experience

Certification, License, Registration

Physical requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Employees regularly walk, at times on uneven terrain; bend, twist, turn, kneel, squat, reach overhead, and climb stairs or ladders (continuous)
• Must be able to verbally communicate with others and hear noises and voices, while distinguishing sound tones (frequent)
• Uses hands to touch, handle or feel while gripping, grasping, pinching or squeezing and using vibratory tools on a frequent basis.
• Frequently uses sense of smell to define work problems.
• Regularly carries, lifts, pushes or pulls up to 50 pounds (continuous), frequently carries, lifts, pushes or pulls to 75 pounds, and occasionally carries, lifts, pushes or pulls up to 100 pounds.
• Regularly uses vision up close and for distance sight, must be able to distinguish between colors and shapes, and use peripheral vision and depth perception, while adjust focus (continuous)

Other Requirements

• Frequent daily travel along the turnpike.
• On call 24/7/365.
• Occasional overtime.