Salary: $81,999.00 Annually
Location : 625 St. Joseph St. Suite 101, New Orleans, LA
Job Type: Probationary
Job Number: 11634/3499
Department: Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Opening Date: 09/04/2026
Closing Date: 9/18/2026 5:00 PM Central

Kind of Work

Management is a core competency. Leadership role in executing dispatching of power to plant and drainage operations by performing load balancing and switching of power sources either manually or remotely. Position is day shift and on call if needed.
Minimum Qualifications

1. High school diploma or GED equivalent.*
2. Six years of utility experience with power distribution. Two years of which must be supervisory.
3. Possession of a valid driver's license.*
4. Successful completion of Civil Service's Leadership (MGMT 830) course.
5. Water Production or Distribution Class IV license.*

* Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify any education and licenses claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

NOTE:Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application**. Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board. (La R.S. 33:4076). **Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.
Kind of Examination

A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.

This is an original entrance examination.
General Information
The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans offers a wide variety of competitive benefits. Information on these benefits can be found
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The supplemental questions are a very important first step in our screening process. Therefore, you are required to complete these questions so that we may initially determine your eligibility for this position. A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in disqualification for this position. This means you will be ineligible for further consideration in this recruitment process.Please check "yes" to show that you have read and understand this statement.

• Yes
• No

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Do you have a High School Diploma or a GED?

• Yes
• No

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If you have a High School Diploma or GED, please providea. the date the Diploma or GED was awarded, andb. the name of the School or Entity that issued it.c. city and state where you received your diploma or GEDFailure to provide this information will result in the disqualification of your application for this position.
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High School and College credit from foreign countries will be accepted if the applicant submits a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service. A list of the accepted evaluation services can be found on the National Association of Credential Evacuation Services (NACES) website (www.naces.org). Please type "yes" to show that you have read and understand this statement.
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The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Human Resources Department must verify all educational credentials applicants use to qualify for a position. If you have not already done so, please submit your education credentials to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Human Resources Department prior to your start date. To ensure you meet this deadline, we suggest you begin the process of obtaining this information. Our office is located at 625 St. Joseph Street, Room 101, New Orleans, LA 70165. You must submit your OFFICIAL college transcript or ORIGINAL college diploma to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Human Resources Department . We do not accept transcripts/college diploma that have been uploaded to your application. You have three options for submitting OFFICIAL documents to our office: 1. If you are local, bring your original College Diploma into the office so we may make an Official copy of it for our records. The diploma must specify your college major. If it does not, then you must submit official college transcripts. 2. If your University or College has an E-Scrip system, your institution may e-mail your transcript directly to [email protected]. 3. You may request that your institution send an official transcript via US Mail to: Attn: Recruitment, Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Human Resources, 625 St. Joseph Street, Room 101, New Orleans, LA 70165 Failure to submit this information prior to your start date will result in the rejection of your application. Please check "yes" to show that you have read and understand this statement.