Motor Equipment Operator

$2,500 Signing Bonus*

Would you like to be part of the team that supports Fairfax County communities by providing a critical wastewater service?

The Pump & Haul Section in the Gravity Sewers Branch of the Wastewater Collection Division (WCD) is seeking a safe and reliable septic pump truck driver to join its professional driving team.

Pump & Haul (P&H) Section of the Gravity Sewers Branch in the Wastewater Collection Division of the Department of Public Works & Environmental Services (DPWES) provides service to Fairfax County homeowners and businesses seven days a week, including holidays, weekends, and County administrative leave days. The coordinated work schedule consists of a rotating five days of work and two days off each week.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Pump sewage from three wet well sites located in Fairfax County and transport it to a wastewater treatment plant or other designated disposal sites within the County.
• Proficiently operate pumps on the truck and at the station sites, safely transport 4000 gallons of effluent in a tank truck, and provide support on emergency job sites.
• Required to keep trucks clean, greased, fueled and to perform daily maintenance checks.
• Other related duties are interacting with the public when assessing sanitary sewer issues, mitigating environmental impacts by responding to overflows, pipe breaks, and grinder calls, and assisting with cleaning operations at pump stations, using laptops and/or desktop computers to create and enter work orders in the asset management system (EAM) or a daily record of loads hauled from various sites, miles driven, and hours worked.
• Duties are performed under the supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor for Trouble Response.

• Accountability - Demonstrates decision-making ability and sound judgment while working independently
• Effective communication - Clear verbal and written communication skills for interacting with team members, supervisors, and the public, as well as completing reports and documentation.
• Team player - Ability to work and interact well with others.
• Flexibility, dependability - Willingness to work after hours, in inclement weather, and ability to adapt to any situation.
• Initiative - Ability and willingness to learn processes and procedures. Takes initiative to learn and put it into practice.

• Benefits
• Retirement

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to completion of the tenth grade; and, two years of experience in the operation of medium/light motorized equipment.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• A valid driver's license.
• A Class "B" commercial driver's license (CDL).
  • Tanker Endorsement.
• DOT Medical Card.
• VDOT Work Zone Traffic Control Certification (Flagger) within 6 months of hire.

• Two years of work experience driving a septic tank truck or other CDL vehicle with a tank.
• One or more years of wastewater management systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of state traffic laws and regulations.
• Basic experience using computer systems related to Microsoft Outlook, GIS, and/or asset management system.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.