Foreperson

Job Opportunity At American Water

People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role!

American Water (NYSE : AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, we keep life flowing by providing safe, clean, reliable, and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency, and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce, and strengthening communities.

Primary Role

Directs and performs a variety of tasks to assist in the work of a crew or crews engaged in the construction, maintenance, and operation of water works facilities.

Key Accountabilities

• Assigns duties to department employees as directed.
• Installs and maintains water pipelines, services, valves, pumps, meters, tank connections, and other water facilities.
• Trains and rates the work performance of crew members. Completes all company reports related to crew.
• Determines staff, equipment, and materials needed for each job. Enforces safety regulations as required for the assigned work.
• Inspects meters, valves, hydrants, and pipes to detect defects such as leaks or malfunctioning meters; tightens pipe connections as needed.
• Investigate customer complaints. May record meter readings.
• May break-up pavement to dig excavations in preparation to remove or repair pipe. Performs work as assigned by supervisor.

Experience / Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Three years in construction, plumbing, or building trades. Ability to obtain Class D Water license within 12 months of hire.

Competencies

Champions safety, customer obsessed, cultivates innovation, nimble learning, drives results, collaborates.

American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran, or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.