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Job Description
Pay Range: $19.74 - $24.67
Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
***$2,000 Sign-On Incentive: 50% paid on the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after 6 months of employment. ***
Workdays & Hours: Field Operations operates 24/7, and as such, weekend work may be required. This position serves as a first responder during severe weather and emergency situations, which means you may be called in after hours, on nights, weekends, and holidays. You will also participate in an on-call rotation schedule.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
CDL Jobs • Heavy Equipment Operation • Infrastructure Maintenance • City Field Operations
Looking to put your CDL to work in a career that builds your community? Fort Worth Water is hiring Equipment Operators (Dump Truck) to support our Field Operations Division-home to some of the most essential infrastructure work in the city.
This hands-on role offers more than just driving. You’ll operate heavy equipment across city job sites, help maintain and repair water and wastewater systems, and be part of a team that responds to emergencies and keeps Fort Worth running-rain or shine.
Whether you’re hauling materials, supporting pipeline repairs, or helping manage traffic control in the field, your work has real impact. And with a $2,000 sign-on incentive, advancement opportunities, and steady work in one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., this is more than a job-it’s a path to a meaningful career in municipal operations.
This Position qualifies for the following incentives which is separate from the base pay:
- $2,000 Sign-On Incentive: 50% paid on the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after 6 months of employment.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- A valid Texas Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) - Class A with an acceptable driving record.
- Minimum of one (1) year of professional experience operating motorized equipment, including dump trucks with trailers.
- Ability to successfully pass a test-out assessment on heavy equipment during the interview process.
- Ability to obtain a TCEQ Water Distribution Class D or Wastewater Collection I license within 12 months of hire (requires passing a written test and criminal background check).
- Flexibility to work overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed, including participating in an on-call rotation schedule.
- Ability to pass a physical examination, drug screen, and education and background verification.
- Must be comfortable working outdoors in extreme weather conditions and lifting up to 100 pounds.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least two years of experience in construction, utility repair, fieldwork, or maintenance.
- Prior experience in utilities work.
- Previous experience with water or wastewater systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate Dump Trucks & Equipment: Safely load, transport, and unload heavy equipment and materials using dump trucks and other motorized equipment.
- Water & Wastewater Systems: Assist with the construction, repair, maintenance, and inspection of water and wastewater piping systems.
- Physical Labor: Perform manual labor as needed for the installation, repair, and maintenance of water infrastructure, including digging trenches, laying pipe, and handling materials.
- Adhere to Safety Standards: Ensure all work is performed in compliance with established safety regulations, procedures, and policies.
- Field Support: Assist with a variety of field operations, including equipment maintenance, traffic control, and general construction tasks to support the ongoing success of the team.
- Tools & Equipment Operation: Use a variety of hand tools and motorized equipment for construction, maintenance, and inspection tasks.
- Material Handling: Efficiently load and unload materials, equipment, and tools on-site.
Working Conditions
Depending on the assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling, and lifting; depending on assignments. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dust, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils, and workspace restrictions.
Physical Demand
Heavy Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up-to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
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The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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