Senior Field Technician at Mueller Water Products

Job description

Who We Are: Thank you for your interest in Mueller Water Products, Inc. For more than 165 years, Mueller Water Products, Inc. has been building the future of water infrastructure. From lifesaving fire protection to data intelligence, we are committed to developing products and solutions that help cities and utilities deliver clean, safe drinking water to hundreds of millions of people across North America. Our purpose is to connect communities to water, life’s most essential resource, with exceptional, people solutions and products. Behind that purpose is a dedicated team, united by our shared values of respect, integrity, trust, inclusion and safety. With a vision to be the leader in water infrastructure solutions—solving challenges, enriching lives and safeguarding the future—we are making a positive impact that will last for generations. By joining Mueller, you become part of a dynamic team dedicated to excellence and innovation, working collaboratively to achieve meaningful results. We champion our people because when they succeed, our communities thrive. We invite you to learn more about career opportunities with us and consider submitting your application. 

Senior Field Technician Job Purpose The Sr. Field Technician, based in Newark, DE, is responsible for conducting field work and related operations for Mueller’s Smart Water Infrastructure business, specifically in the areas of non-invasive acoustic technologies for underground pipeline water leak detection, monitoring and condition assessment. The role includes leading field data collection and supporting various processes throughout the project lifecycle including planning and reporting. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong critical thinking, written, verbal communication and organizational skills. The Sr. Field Technician will lead a small team of 2-3 people on site and coordinate with the project management, subcontractor, and client teams. Additionally, this role involves providing project support including supporting project update deliverables, client meetings, subcontractor management and client communication. The successful candidate will participate in a broad range of projects including field testing, administrative tasks, data analysis, reporting, client management, project management and will involve travel within Newark, DE and the United States of America. While the position is based out of Newark, there may be travel required to other areas of USA up to 25% of the time. Most of the project work will be outdoors, conducting leak detection and condition assessment tests on water pipelines, with planning and reporting duties between deployments. The Sr Field Technician role will be responsible for leading field work for a large condition assessment project to assess 90-miles of water mains within the city of Newark, Delaware This is a 1 year, fixed term opportunity. Primary Accountabilities Project Planning Field Operations Support Reporting Primary Responsibilities Working in the field, involving collecting data on-site and analyzing data for leak detection and condition assessment projects Reviewing data for reporting purposes Prepare various project reports Planning and coordinating logistics Conducting leak detection surveys of distribution and transmission water mains Creating leak sheets summarizing results for project and client distribution Leading collection of condition assessment measurements on distribution and transmission water mains. Summarizing results for project and client distribution. Installing and maintaining permanent monitoring infrastructure for leak detection purposes Managing and maintaining equipment, QA/QC and inventories in a storage unit setting. Project shipping and receiving tasks Proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement in internal processes and systems related to the Operations function, and take the initiative to implement these enhancements Training and managing subcontracted la