NATURE OF WORK

This is skilled technical work in the maintenance and repair of electronic leak detection equipment and data analysis and interpretation for the Water & Sewer Department.

Employees in this class are responsible for analyzing and interpreting gathered data for potential leaks, troubleshooting and repairing leak detection equipment. The work in this class involves the inspection and diagnosis of different types of technical instruments and equipment. The incumbent uses the GIS program to design graphical information for the pinpoint and deployment crews. The employees in this class exercise considerable independent judgment in analyzing the data for potential leaks, as well as in the repair and maintenance schedules for use of the equipment. Work is subject to general direction and review from a technical supervisor.

ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS

Repairs, maintains, services and controls electronic equipment and instruments used in the Support and Water Accountability Section, including Permalog loggers, Z-Corr loggers, Aqualog 80 loggers, BK Precision analog oscilloscopes, Fisher ferro magnetic locators, Akron water flow test kit, Fluid conservation system correlator, and other specialized devices.

Performs annual preventive maintenance and emergency servicing for a variety of specialized instruments and equipment.

Uses special electric and electronic tools and equipment such as voltmeters, ammeters, industrial analyzers and oscilloscopes.

Requests the supplies and materials necessary for instrument and equipment repair.

Maintains log records of time and materials used in repairs and adjustments of equipment and instruments.

Provides training for field technicians on existing and new leak detection and/or survey equipment; Communicates with development companies in reference to new equipment, instruments or software updates needed for installation and/or implementation.

Uses GIS Program to design maps and appropriate distribution of leak survey devices (loggers) for the pinpoint and deployment crews out in the field.

Cleans and charges loggers, downloads recorded data to be analyzed for potential leaks and produces graphs of potential leaks and distributes them to pinpoint crews for final on-site analysis.

Updates atlas pages according to recent information received from field crews via GIS program.

Tracks final analysis for quality control purposes on the Leak and Deployment Response Database and forwards monthly reports to the Data Management Section; Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Considerable knowledge of the principles and theories of electronic equipment as applied to the operation and maintenance of electrical and telemetric devices.

Considerable knowledge of the standard tools, materials, methods, and practices of the electrical trade.

Considerable knowledge of the practices, methods, tools, equipment and materials used in the repair, testing, maintenance, and replacement of electrical and telemetric receiving and transmitting equipment.