Senior Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Tucson Water is the second largest water utility in Arizona, serving over 730,000 customers over a 390 square mile service area. Tucson Water is recognized internationally as a leader in water conservation, sustainability, and service. Our employees are proud stewards of our community’s most precious natural resource, working to embody the utility’s motto of “Pride in Service.”

The City of Tucson's Water Department, Tucson Water Maintenance Division is seeking a skilled mechanic to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul work on heavy construction equipment, stationary pumping and generating equipment and water system construction equipment such as hydraulic pump machines and hydraulic tools, with diesel, gasoline, and natural gas engines. Work is subject to shift assignments and on-call status, which may include weekends and holidays.

CITY WIDE BENEFITS

The City of Tucson offers a wide range of generous benefits for eligible employees. Some of those benefits include:

• Employee Assistance Program: Enhance your wellbeing when life doesn’t go as planned
• Flexible Spending: Pay for qualified health and dependent care expenses using pretax dollars
• Vision: Coverage for annual eye exam and glasses or contacts, plus LASIK
• Long-Term Disability: Income replacement of up to 60% of your base salary in the event of a qualifying disability
• Dental: Choice between a national dental PPO and a local dental HMO
• Life: City-paid coverage for you & dependents, plus option to buy more
• Medical: Choice between a high deductible plan (HSA or HRA), or Network plan
• Colonial Voluntary Benefits: Financial help in the event of cancer, hospitalization, accident and more

Your Security and Future

• Training & Tuition Assistance: Pursue your dream through internal training or financial help toward a degree
• Back-Up Care: Care for your loved ones when your regular care is unavailable
• Pension: Generous pension plans that help both civilian and public safety employees retire more comfortably
• Deferred Compensation: Save more toward a comfortable retirement with a 457(b) plan

Your Peace of Mind

• Employee Discounts: Generous discounts, ranging from car rentals to computers, gifts to groceries, electronics to entertainment
• Social Connectedness: Forge connections with the community we serve through paid volunteerism and payroll-deducted charitable giving
• Paid Parental Leave: Six (6) weeks paid leave when you welcome a child, plus other generous leave policies for FML, Medical and USERRA
• Paid Time Away: New hires enjoy 37 days of paid time off in the first year, with time increasing steadily thereafter (In year one: 13 accrued days of vacation, 13 accrued days of sick leave, and 11 paid holidays)

**You are encouraged to print this bulletin because it contains important dates and information that will not be available online once this position closes.**

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated on the education and work experience in their employment profile and the responses to their supplemental questions. The highest scoring applicants will then be invited to participate in an Oral Board interview.

• Oral Board Interviews will be held June 9, 2023

Upon completion of all examination processes, the highest scoring applicants will be placed on the Civil Service Employment List. An applicant's ranking on the Civil Service list will be based on their final score which will be calculated as:

• 90% of your oral board interview
• 10% of your rating for education and work experience

This recruitment will establish a civil service list that may be utilized to fill vacancies occurring at Tucson Water within the next 6 months.

Veterans, Native American, or Disability preference points will be added to the final score for those that are placed on the Civil Service Employment List. If you qualify for preference points as outlined in the Employment Profile, you must upload your documentation as part of the application process. You may also email it to [email protected]. The DD 214 must be a copy that indicates characterization of service.

If you are in need of Americans with Disabilities Act-related accommodation during the testing process, please contact [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to the evaluation.

Communication during this process will be sent via email to the email address on file, so please ensure your browser accepts emails from [email protected] and check your email account regularly; this may include your junk box/spam filter. Failure to respond or follow instructions may result in disqualification.