Senior Utility Operator

Overview

MSA has an opportunity for the position of Senior Utility Operator in our Rice Lake, WI office location. The Utility Operator position supports water and wastewater utility operation project tasks such as sample collection, site observations, data collection and reporting, and other field work as necessary.

 

Who we are & how we helpAs a full-service, 100% employee-owned consulting firm, MSA is all about creating communities that thrive. We partner with clients to solve complex and multi-faceted challenges and improve the quality of infrastructure and neighborhoods. Our focus is to provide exceptional service that builds strong communities. Above all, MSA’s purpose is to enable people to positively impact the lives of others.

 

Our professionals include engineers, architects, environmental scientists, funding experts, urban planners, and surveyors to name a few, and they work together to provide a full suite of professional services to our clients. From bike trails and interstate highways to drinking water and wastewater, we have supported projects from start to finish since the 1930s.

 

 

 

We are collaborative, we are impactful, and together as owners – we make a difference.

 

Commitment to DEI

MSA seeks to provide a workplace where everyone can feel secure in bringing their authentic selves to work, where opportunities to learn and succeed are afforded to all, and in which diversity of perspective leads to an innovative and successful employee-owned firm.

Responsibilities

The work you will do

• Reviews and executes daily work schedule prepared by Senior Utility Operator(s).
• Conducts on site monitoring of utility project to record daily observations, collect samples, and conduct system maintenance as needed. Accurately and clearly documents observations and data.
• Reviews and adheres to written health and safety protocols.
• Contributes to monthly and annual reporting requirements executed by Utility Administration staff.
• Attends regular utility operator team meetings to review process and address issues.
• Performs benchtop wet chemistry analysis for pH, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and other chemical parameters. 
• Performs calculations as related to assigned operation tasks.
• Develops knowledge of utility operation and maintenance activities to maintain quality and efficient operation of the system.
• Assists in quality control of all utility operation work by continuously verifying completeness, continuity, and accuracy of all work and pointing out any inconsistencies to the appropriate person.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to grab, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Field Duties: The employee is required to stand for extended periods with frequent walking, bending, kneeling, balancing, and crouching. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.  Manual labor is expected in the form of shoveling, hammering, chopping, climbing, and traveling long distances by foot.   Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Office Duties: The employee is required to sit for extended periods with occasional walking and standing and occasional bending, kneeling, balancing, or crouching. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

What you bringSkills & Knowledge / Education & Experience:

• High school diploma required
• WI Water & Wastewater Operator certification required
• Basic verbal and written communication skills required
• Interpersonal skills for facilitating relationships with clients and colleagues required
• Creative problem-solving skills to solve new and challenging problems required
• Ability to work on several projects or issues simultaneously required
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment as needed required
• Knowledge of safety principals related to fieldwork required
• This position requires you to have authorization to work in the United States for any employer