Utility Worker II - Department of Public Works, Bureau of Utilities, Maintenance

Howard County: Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington, Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community. Howard County Government: Howard County Government is a leader in innovation, best practices and sustainability. It is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the country. In 2025, Howard County Government received a record-breaking 83 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) – the most awards in the state of Maryland, and the fifth highest in the nation, as compared to more than 3000 counties. What are we looking for? We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our team and contribute to excellence in Howard County operations. What you'll like most about working at Howard County Government: We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government. We have a highly talented, diverse, and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard, but it will be encouraged! We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical, retirement, and wellness programs. As a member of the Howard County Government team, you'll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work. POSITION SUMMARY: This is an outdoor, semi-skilled position that provides both manual labor and equipment operation support to accomplish the organizations objectives of working on a sewer cleaning crew performing program maintenance of sewer lines, working on a construction crew repairing buried water and sewer pipes and appurtenances and walking and driving assigned meter routes. CLASS DESCRIPTION: This is semi-skilled manual work performing general laboring operations. Work includes performing assignments involving the use of a variety of tools. Pipeline Maintenance: Works as part of a construction crew performing installation/maintenance of water and sewer lines. Operates a variety of equipment such as cement mixers, forklifts, jackhammers, and compactors in maintenance work, and other laboring activities as required. Performs routine maintenance on power equipment including lubrication, cleaning, and sharpening. Meter Maintenance: Reads residential water meters for billing and maintenance functions using electronic devices or manually. Assist with reading and repairs of large commercial meters. Utilizes a handheld computer to locate property and record water meter readings. Performs residential water meter repairs in outside meter pits and inside private homes. Performs meter pit grade adjustments. Hangs turnoff notices on properties for delinquent accounts. Turns water service off/on for delinquent accounts. May collect payments from customers from delinquent accounts. Requirements: Any combination of education and experience sufficient to provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform semi-skilled manual work and one year of experience in general laboring or public works maintenance and construction activities which included the use of small hand and power tools. PREFERRED EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the methods and techniques of operating and caring for hand and power tools and the ability to learn the operation of such tools. Knowledge of standard practices of operations. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions. Ability of learn safe and correct work procedures. Ability to perform heavy labor for prolonged periods of time, often under adverse weather conditions. Ability to work overtime under emergency conditions or as circumstances warrant. Ability to maintain effective relationships with the public and coworkers. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: 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. LANGUAGE SKILLS, MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, and to read a road map. Ability to write simple correspondence and maintain records. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

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