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Civil Engineer III
Job ID 60333
Pay Range: $113,193.60 - $137,592.00 annually.|
Hiring Range: $113,193.60 - $131,040.00 annually.
Deadline to apply: January 19, 2026
The Water Services Department (WSD) is seeking one Civil Engineer III for the Water Engineering Division. The position will manage projects and programs in the Water Treatment Plants group. The ideal candidate shall have experience in water/wastewater engineering design & construction supervision
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Instrumentation & Control Specialist Apprentice
Job ID 60354
Salary Progression through OJT Hours:
- $27.49 / hour starting wage as an apprentice.
- $28.86 / hour after 1,000 OJT hours of successful performance as an apprentice.
- $30.31 / hour after 2,000 OJT hours of successful performance as an apprentice.
- $31.82 / hour after 3,000 OJT hours of successful performance as an apprentice.
- $33.41 / hour after 4,000 OJT hours of successful performance as an apprentice.
- $35.08 / hour after 5,000 OJT hours of successful performance as an apprentice.
- $36.84 / hour after 6,000 OJT hours of successful performance as an apprentice, including promotion to I&C Specialist.
Deadline to apply: January 12, 2026
The Instrumentation & Control Specialist (I&C Specialist) apprenticeship program is a 3-year program designed to train apprentices into becoming Instrumentation and Control Specialists. Apprentices perform a variety of unskilled tasks while learning to maintain, repair and install instrumentation equipment and systems.
Assignments are routine at the beginning of the program. As an apprentice's knowledge and skill increases, the complexity of assignments increases until performance and technical ability are at the journeyman level. Apprentices will rotate between water, wastewater, lift stations, and remotes sites.
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Wastewater Collections Utility Mechanic - SCBA
Job ID 60246
Pay Range: $24.93 to $36.84 per hour.
Hiring Range: $24.93 to $33.41 per hour.
Deadline to apply: January 18, 2026
The Water Services Department is seeking to hire a Utility Mechanic - SCBA. As a Utility Mechanic - SCBA with the City of Phoenix Water Services Department, you will perform skilled tasks in the repair and maintenance of pumps and mechanical equipment at a pumping station, deep well site, or lift station. Work will require the operation of machinery, and emphasis is upon servicing, installing, repairing, and maintaining equipment.
Work is performed under the general supervision of an Operations & Maintenance Supervisor, and the general direction of Senior Utility Operator, Maintenance Planner Scheduler, or an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, who reviews work while in progress and upon completion. Work assignments are varied, and employees must be knowledgeable in general mechanical maintenance/repair and hydraulic principles.
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Instrumentation & Control Specialist
Job ID 60239
Pay Range: $31.82 to $47.01 per hour.
Hiring Range: $31.82 to $36.84 per hour.
Deadline to apply: January 8, 2026
The Water Services Department is seeking to fill multiple openings for the Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Specialist classification. This classification performs skilled work in installation, maintenance, calibration and repair of all types of electronic instruments and automatic process control equipment used in a water/wastewater treatment system. Examples include, but are not limited to, ultrasonic metering devices, remote terminal units, laboratory analytical equipment and a wide variety of electronic measuring instruments.
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Support Services Aide - Wastewater Treatment
Job ID 60206
Pay Range: $18.60 to $35.08 per hour.
Hiring Range: $18.60 to $28.86 per hour.
Deadline to apply: January 5, 2026
The City of Phoenix Water Services Department is seeking a Support Services Aide for the Wastewater Treatment Division.
Support Services Aides perform relatively complex clerical, accounting, dispatching, and inventory work while providing sound customer service. This position performs relatively complex clerical, accounting, dispatching, and inventory work while providing sound customer service.
Additional Support Services Aide responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Answering phone calls from internal and external customers.
- Processing invoices for services delivered.
- Filing and records management.
- Accounting and inventory work.
- Managing standard operating procedures (SOPs).
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Water Services Department GIS Support Lead (Information Technology Analyst/Programmer III)
Job ID 60124
Pay Range: $82,451.20 to $121,825.60 annually.
Hiring Range: $82,451.20 to $110,510.40 annually.
Deadline to apply: January 5, 2026
The Water Services Department (WSD) is seeking a GIS Support Lead. The GIS Support Lead assists the GIS Manager in the development, support, and training of GIS applications with software including ArcGIS Server. ArcGIS Online, Portal and ArcGIS Desktop and the Utility Network. Programming experience with Esri's Web App-Builder ArcGIS, JavaScript API, xml, SQL/Oracle Databases, Visual Studio, map services, and web services are essential skills for this position. This position also provides support to the core activities of a number of divisions within the WSD by coordinating with key staff from those groups and providing consistent and sustained levels of service. This GIS Support Lead position is primarily responsible for developing and managing GIS applications used for business needs in WSD. This position also requires the ability to lead programmers and GIS Techs to support GIS activities within the department as well as interact with staff at all levels to coordinate those activities.
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Machinist - Water Production
Job ID 60202
Pay Range: $31.82 to $42.64 per hour.
Hiring Range: $31.82 to $38.68 per hour.
Deadline to apply: January 5, 2026
Water Production Division of the Water Services Department is currently seeking a Machinist to fabricate complex metal objects for water/wastewater treatment equipment by utilizing standard machining equipment such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, shapers and planers. Machinist will also be responsible for the machining of complex threads such as ACME as well as standard machine threads, maintaining precision tolerances, and performing work under tight time constraints..
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Wastewater Treatment Utility Mechanic - SCBA
Job ID 60072
Pay Range: $24.93 to $36.84 per hour.
Hiring Range: $24.93 to $33.41 per hour.
Deadline to apply: January 5, 2026
As a Wastewater Treatment Utility Mechanic - SCBA with the City of Phoenix Water Services Department, you will perform skilled tasks in the repair and maintenance of pumps and mechanical equipment at a water or wastewater treatment plant, pumping station, deep well site, lift station, or booster station. Work will require the operation of machinery, but emphasis is upon servicing, installing, repairing, and maintaining equipment.
Work is performed under the general supervision of an O&M Supervisor, and the general direction of a Senior Utility Operator, Maintenance Planner Scheduler, or an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, who reviews work while in progress and upon completion. Work assignments are varied, and employees must be knowledgeable in general mechanical maintenance/repair and hydraulic principles.
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How to Apply for a Job
with Phoenix Water Services
Thank you for your interest in employment with the Phoenix Water Services Department. Follow these simple steps to begin the application process.
Once you've identified a job opportunity,please take note of the Job Title and Job ID number. This is how you will locate the job posting in the City of Phoenix HR Connection Center (employment and application portal).
Click the "Apply Now" button. You will be redirected to HR Connection, where you can create an account if you don't already have one. Once logged in, enter the Job Title or Job ID number in the search field.
Review the full job description and pay special attention to the MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS and HOW TO APPLY sections. They explain the evaluation process and tell you exactly what qualifications and documentation are required.
Submit your application along with your resume and cover letter before the job post expires. Applicants should receive a notice within two weeks after the recruitment has closed to let you know if you made the eligible-for-hire list. This list is a compilation of all qualified applicants from which departments can select candidates to interview.
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