Maintenance Foreman

What We Offer

• Paid Time Off: Starting at 3 weeks annually along with 11 company-paid holidays
• Health and Wellness Benefits: The first day of the month after your start, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well.  
• 401(k) Program with Matching Contribution: We offer a 100% match on contributions up to 4% of your salary, plus an additional 3% employer contribution.
• Grow With Us: Professional development opportunities through training, professional certifications, and education allowance.  
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include company provided life insurance and Employee Assistance Program just to name a few.\
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG): ERGs are voluntary employee groups that form based on shared characteristics or backgrounds and are sponsored by the organization. 

Overview

The Nexus Water Group team has an opportunity for a Maintenance Foreman within Texas Water Utilities division. The Maintenance Foreman assist with facility maintenance, maintain and repair water and wastewater lines and to act in a lead capacity to crewmembers.   

Work Location and Schedule

This position is located in Austin, TX area. After-hour and weekend on-call support may be required. Some travel may be required within service area. Must be available to work shift work; weekend scheduling may be required.

What You'll Do

The Maintenance Foreman will perform the following duties:

• Operate backhoe, mini excavator, haul equipment with trailer 
• Responsible for water line and sewer repairs, new line installation, wet taps and sewer taps, fire hydrant repair, and valve repair.    
• Assist with meter change out; pulls meters and installs new meters.    
• Job requires irregular hours and being on-call 24 hours a day.    
• Planning and Scheduling jobs. 
• Inventory ordering, organizing and counting. 
• Acquires permits for jobs and landscaping. 

What You'll Bring

Experience

• Three to five years of directly related experience in water and wastewater system maintenance and repair, including experience operating heavy equipment.  

Education and Certification

• High school Diploma 
• Requires a valid driver's license 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced skills and technical knowledge of water and wastewater operations and maintenance attained by specialized courses and on-the-job training
• Basic skills with Microsoft Suite of applications
• Ability to read and comprehend written technical information and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.   
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.   
• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.   
• Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.   
• The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.   
• Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.   
• Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.   
• Work requires lifting, moving and/or carrying fire hydrants, concrete meter boxes, other heavy items weighing over 25 pounds; driving trucks and operating a backhoe; duties also require walking, reaching, lifting, climbing, stooping, and digging. Equipment used includes backhoe, tools and equipment required to install and repair water and sewer lines. 

Work Environment

• Work is performed primarily outside and is subject to weather and environmental conditions. 
• Worker is subject to adverse weather and environmental conditions, including temperature extremes, humidity and precipitation; noise and vibration from heavy equipment; physical hazards from moving machinery, equipment with moving parts, traffic, hazardous chemicals, and bacteria in wastewater.