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Job Description
Job Summary
The purpose of this position is to ensure compliance with water meter infrastructure installation standards to maintain accurate billing administration. Coordination of office and field operations is required to blend administrative expertise and hands-on fieldwork, including attending pre-construction meetings, inspecting meter sets, and managing unmetered water and fire hydrant meter services. The role involves close collaboration with office personnel, field teams, engineering, planning, water utilities operations, and building contractors to maintain efficiency and accuracy in water service operations. Additional responsibilities include support for other field service teams. This position requires strong organizational and communication skills, which are essential to the organization.
Essential Job Functions
Field Operations & Inspections:- Attend pre-construction meetings to provide guidance on water meter installation requirements.
- Conduct meter set inspections to verify compliance with specifications for water taps and meter installations.
- Identify and report any discrepancies or issues with meter installations.
- Work closely with field personnel to troubleshoot and resolve meter-related concerns.
- Ensure proper documentation and reporting of field inspections and service requests.
- Install water meters as needed based on workload and service level requirements.
Collaboration & Coordination:- Liaise with engineering, planning, and water utilities operations teams to align field activities with water infrastructure specifications.
- Communicate effectively with building contractors to ensure adherence to water service standards.
- Provide technical support and guidance to office and field teams regarding billing and meter installations.
- Participate in cross-departmental meetings to improve processes and enhance service delivery.
Billing & Administrative Duties:- Oversee the setup and administration of unmetered water and fire hydrant meter services.
- Maintain detailed records of meter installations, inspections, and service requests.
- Assist customers and contractors with inquiries related to water service billing and meter installations.
- Coordinate with office personnel to ensure seamless integration of field data into billing systems.
Minimum Qualifications- Education: Training beyond high school. Could include some college hours, technical school, or correspondence course.
- Experience: 2-4 years of related experience
- Licenses: Valid Texas Driver's License required; Class C Water Distribution License, preferred.
The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits
Closing Date/Time: 6/27/2025 5:00 PM Central -
Special Instructions
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Grand Prairie
Show moreWelcome to the City of Grand Prairie! We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing. Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values. We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place to
Raise a Family!We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to:
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- PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019)
- Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1)
- Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track
- The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue
- Historic Uptown Theater in downtown
- IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall
- Traders Village
- Lake Joe Pool
- Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! And Palace of Wax
- Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show
- Chicken N’ Pickle
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Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors.
City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service. Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success. We look forward to you joining our
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