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Job Description
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, December 6, 2024
Pay Range: $26.38 - Mid $34.30 Hourly. Annual: $54,879.00 - $71,343.00
****Signing bonus: $2,000 ****
Workdays & Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am - 5 pm. Occasional overtime may be required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
The Flood Warning Analyst will perform field work and desktop tasks to advance the reliability and resilience of the City’s Flood Warning System which consists of flood and weather monitoring stations located throughout the City (see www.fortworthtexas.gov/floodwarning for more information). There are currently 84 “master” stations that monitor flood and weather parameters, along with over 200 roadside remote flashers that are controlled by the “masters.” Field work will include installing, maintaining, and repairing infra-structure (pole-cabinet assemblies), low voltage (12V DC or less) electronics, and telemetry equipment.
Typical outdoor work consists of diagnosing problems reading tables from data loggers, trouble shooting and repairing electronic and radio telemetry equipment, performing scheduled maintenance and calibration tests on sensors. The applicant should have excellent organizational and logistic skills with ability to work independently with minimal supervision. The Flood Warning group is embarking on initiatives ranging from flood forecasting to integrating flood warning with traffic management systems to improve road safety. Applicants with a scientific background who enjoy working outdoors may find a good fit for this job posting.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Public Administration, Finance, Business Administration, or related and no previous experience required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two (2) or more years-experience assembling and repairing electronic equipment.
- One or more years programming experience, including but not limited to SDI-12 language connecting sensors to dataloggers.
- Two or more years data processing experience with excel spreadsheets or similar software.
- Must pass an in-person knowledge and skills written test administered after the interview.
job responsibilities include:
- Monitoring the health of system components through server software (Contrail) reports,
- Assembling and analyzing data in excel to diagnose problems,
- Inputting maintenance records in the VueWorks work order database,
- Fields visits to perform inspections and repairs on equipment.
- Writing bid solicitations for procurement of equipment and professional services, writing technical reports, and contract management.
- Working outdoors performing repairs, including on ladders, while hoisted from bucket trucks, in boots and waders within creeks.
- Organizing equipment and tools prior to field deployment with ability to deploy on short notice
- Performing regularly scheduled preventative maintenance functions on all masters and remote flashers at least once every six months.
- Performing emergency repairs and maintenance during critical failure of equipment such as knock-downs, sensor and battery failures.
Working Conditions
This position requires a high level of safety awareness. The applicant will be working outdoors 2-3 days in a typical work week. Working conditions outdoors will be on ladders or while hoisted from bucket trucks repairing equipment on utility poles. Conduit and cable work for sensors will be performed on culvert headwalls and in creeks. Occasional heavy lifting (not more than about 30 pounds) will be required. Applicants will need to be familiar with use of tools to assemble infra-structure components such as poles, cabinets and masts and guide cables through conduits, and testing and diagnosing electrical circuits with multimeters. Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
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The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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