Job Description

Posting number: 2026-0152

Department: Wastewater (Sanitation District)

Job classification: Wastewater Service Worker II

Posting type: Promotional

Categories: Public Works, Sanitation, Trades, Wastewater, Maintenance, Utilities, Construction Trades

This position is open for current, Nevada County employees who have completed a 12-month probationary period.

• Inspect work in progress and upon completion for quality and conformance to instructions and specifications
• Cuts and fits pipe, digs trenches, mixes grout and concrete, cuts pavement, and backfills and compacts trenches
• Performs high pressure cleanings, smoke testing and TV inspection of sewer lines
• Provides sewer line inspection services as needed

Come join us at beautiful Nevada County We’re just an hour northeast of Sacramento in the California foothills, the gateway to an outdoor enthusiast paradise. With fantastic skiing, hiking, swimming, boating, and a vibrant art community, you owe it to yourself to check us out!

The county offers full-time employees with a competitive benefits package including retirement through CalPERS, vacation, holiday, and sick leave, orthodontics coverage and 457 options.

Why Nevada County? Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and transparent communication, sets us up to be a high-performing organization, and recognizes our contributions. Our leadership connects with the community, listens to them, and provides significant programming to keep us safe and healthy.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Supplemental information

Equivalent to graduation from high school, AND two years' experience performing skilled trade work in the construction, maintenance and/or repair of wastewater lines, or collection systems, or underground pipeline systems.

Licenses and Certificates

Possession of a valid Class B California driver's license within 6 months of hire.
Possession of HazMat/Confined Space Certification is desirable.
Possession of a Grade I or II Certificate in Collection System Maintenance issued by the Water Pollution Control Association is desirable.