Scheduler Analyst - Austin Water

About This Position

ABOUT AUSTIN WATER:
For over 100 years, Austin Water has been committed to providing safe, reliable, high-quality, and affordable water services to our customers. Today, we serve over 1,000,000 people in the Austin metropolitan area, across more than 544 square miles. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, we’re not just keeping up—we’re leading the way with sustainable infrastructure, advanced treatment technology, and environmental innovation.

Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country when it comes to water quality. We also treat, return, and recycle wastewater in ways that protect environmental resources. Austin Water exceeds federal and state requirements for clean water and environmental compliance at our water and wastewater treatment plants.

Job Description:
Purpose:
Under general supervision, this position performs and manages tasks to assist engineering or management on project or workforce planning and scheduling.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

- Coordinates and schedules field construction and maintenance projects. Coordinates and reviews construction- or engineering-related contracts and contract documents.

- Measures work performances against engineering work standards to develop, maintain, and improve City of Austin design and construction standards.

- Tracks status of projects, and reports to management.

- Plans projects by determining crew size and composition, work hour requirements, and equipment requirements.

- Prepares work order schedules, control records, and post schedules.

- Communicates project and/or program information to internal and external customers.

- Ensures compliance with City and other regulatory agency requirements and policies.

- Meets with project managers, engineers, and contractors to discuss designs.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluations, training, and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

- Knowledge of construction projects common to utilities.

- Knowledge of workforce requirements and work output for field construction crews.

- Knowledge of equipment and construction techniques common to utility construction practices.

- Skill in reviewing and summarizing project status reports.

- Skill in maintaining records of project phase.

- Skill in scheduling workforce.

Minimum Qualifications:
For Austin Water:

- Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus 3 years of experience in coordination and scheduling of utility infrastructure projects.

- Education may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with operations and maintenance of water distribution system pipelines, valves, and other assets with emphasis on water metering infrastructure, managing and/or inspecting construction and/or service contracts related to water meter assets;

- Experience interacting and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to project managers, construction inspectors, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, WMO staff, and water distribution system customers

- Ability to obtain and coordinate Right-of-Way (ROW) permits, 811 One Call utility locates, and other required construction permits or clearances.

- Experience coordinating procurement of materials, parts, equipment, and other resources necessary for project completion.

- Experience with working on Advanced Metering Infrastructure or similar meter reading technology systems performing data analytics review

- Demonstrated ability to work safely and effectively in utility construction environments while maintaining compliance with established safety standards, regulations, and procedures.

- Possession of a Class C Water Distribution License (or higher), or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word); Adobe Acrobat; and lnfor Public Sector (IPS) or similar database for managing water distribution system assets, service requests, and work orders

Compensation Range:
The annual hiring range for this position is $38.01-$47.90

Notes to Candidate:
Position Overview: Austin Water's Water Meter Operations (WMO) Division is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented individual with strong project coordination and scheduling skills to support water utility construction and maintenance activities. The ideal candidate will have experience managing and coordinating projects involving water meters, valves, piping, and meter vault infrastructure.

This position will be responsible for coordinating projects from planning through completion, including scheduling test shutout, obtaining right-of-way (ROW) permits, coordinating utility locates (811 One Call), procuring materials and parts, and communicating with contractors, field crews, customers, and internal stakeholders.

The successful candidate must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, anticipate scheduling and logistical challenges, maintain accurate project documentation, and ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to customers and operations.

Position(s) will be filled at the following location: Webberville Service Center; 2600 Webberville Rd, Austin, TX 78702

Days and Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Benefits:
Working with Austin Water provides a number of health and welfare benefits, such as medical, paid leave time, a great retirement plan, training opportunities and more – click HERE for more information.

When completing the City of Austin employment application:

- A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position.

- Provide each job title and accurate employment dates for all jobs included on the application.

- Your work history should include the duties you performed, any supervisory or lead responsibilities, and any equipment and computer software used.

- The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.

- A résumé is required but will not substitute for a complete employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

- A cover letter is also required . In the cover letter candidates should describe, in concise detail, their interest in this position and highlight any prior experience that is relevant to this position.

If you are selected to interview:

- Your skills and competencies for this job will be assessed prior to being invited to interview. A 70% or above on all the assessments is required to be considered for the next step.

If you are selected as a top candidate:

- Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.

- If you are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.

- A criminal background investigation is required

Driving Requirement:
This position requires a valid Texas Class C Driver License or the ability to acquire one by your hire date. External New Hires must meet the  City of Austin’s Driver Record Evaluation (DRE)  requisite. To be considered for a driving position, applicants cannot have more than three moving violations or a total of six Driver Record Evaluation points within a period of thirty-six (36) months.

Essential Employee:
This has been designated as an Essential Employee position. In the event of a City-designated emergency, Essential Employees provide services that impact the public health, safety, utility services, and welfare of members of the Austin community and other employees and ensure the continuity of essential operations. In such an emergency, Essential Employees may be called back in, may be required to modify their schedule, may be assigned to a City-designated work site, or may be retained on site to assist with operations and recovery.

Secondary Employment:

- All Austin Water employees are prohibited from accepting or engaging in any secondary employment that might conflict or interfere with an employee’s duty and responsibility to the Department.

- Austin Water will review all secondary employment.

- Employees are required to submit a Secondary Employment Application for review and approval upon being hired with Austin Water, as well as current Austin Water employees considering secondary employment.

90-day Provision:
This posting may be used to fill additional vacancies that occur within the department.

Electronic Notification to Applicants:

- Applicants will be notified via e-mail to communicate information related to the status of their application as part of an ongoing effort to increase operational efficiency, promote a green environment and minimize delays and costs.

- Ensure that the email address and contact information you provide are current, secure, and readily accessible to you. The City of Austin/Austin Water will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive email communications, fail to check your inbox, or fail to respond in a timely manner.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO APPLICANTS:

- Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. Please note that the Department may close the job posting at any time after 7 days.

- Postings close at 12:00 a.m. on the listed End Date. All application steps – including document uploads and final submission – must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to the End Date.

- We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.
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