American Water

Utility B

LocationYardley, PA
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job


Requisition ID: 108022

Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.

People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.


About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.


As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.


American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.


For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


Primary Role


To perform a variety of tasks in supervising and participating in the locating, laying, repairing and extending underground water mains and distribution pipes.

Key Accountabilities

Sets up barricades and places safety lights around work sites to protect workers from street traffic. (5%)

Breaks up asphalt and concrete, using pneumatic power tools for trenching and compaction. (20%)
Manual digging of valve boxes and curb boxes using shovel and digging bar. (20%)
Guide pipe sections, valves and fittings into position and holds pieces steady while worker tightens connections. (5%)
Tapping into pressurized water mains. (5%)
Flaring and connecting copper and plastic piping. (10%)
Installation of repair clamp on pressurized water mains and service lines. (10%)
Operation of valves and fire hydrants. (5%)
Investigates complaints and determines corrective action per Company procedure. (5%)
Operating of pneumatic and/or hydraulic boring equipment. (3%)
Completes all necessary forms, sketches and field notes and be knowledgeable of usage of maps and records. (2%)
Drives vehicles and/or trucks in performance of general job. (5%)
Direct the activities of any personnel assigned.
Any other duties that may be assigned by supervisor. (5%)
Knowledge/Skills

Skillfully use hand tools or machines needed for your work.

Measure, cut or otherwise work on materials or objects with great

precision.

Use arithmetic or shop geometry to figure amounts of material

needed, dimensions to be followed and cost of material.

Picture what the finished product will look like.

Accept responsibility for the volume and accuracy of work.

Work outdoor with no effective protection from the weather.

Pass Department of Transportation's physical examination.


Experience/Education

A valid Pennsylvania driver’s license

High school graduate or equivalent and three years in construction- plumbing or building trades.
Other

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Lifting 50 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 lbs. Stooping. Kneeling. Crouching, Crawling. Reaching. Handling. Fingering. Feeling.

MATH SKILLS: Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must be able to: Read and understand instructions, safety rules, maps, diagrams, etc.
Write reports in proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech.
Draw sketches.
Speak with poise, voice control and confidence using correct English.
SPECIFIC VOCATIONAL PREPARATION: Includes an occupationally significant combination of: vocational education, apprentice training, in-plant training, on-the-job training, or essential experience in less responsible jobs which lead to the higher job or serving in other jobs.
Work Environment

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: Both: Inside and outside. A job is

considered "both" if the activities occur inside or outside in approximately equal

amounts. Wet and Humid: Wet: Contact with water or other liquids. Humid:

Atmospheric conditions with moisture content sufficiently high to cause marked

bodily discomfort. Noise and Vibration: Sufficient noise, either constant or

intermittent, to cause marked distraction. Hazards: Situations in which the

individual is exposed to the definite risk of bodily injury. Exposure to: Odors, toxic

conditions, chemical dusts or dusts or poor ventilation. Ability to wear a respirator

and work in confined spaces.

Competencies


Champions safety

Customer obsessed

Cultivates innovation

Nimble learning

Drives Results

Collaborates

Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing

American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

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