Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority
Municipal Utilities Authority · Camden County
Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority, a municipal utilities authority in Camden County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Camden County, 30 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
About municipal utilities authorities in New Jersey
A municipal utilities authority (MUA) runs water, sewer, or solid waste service for a town or region, funded by user fees rather than property taxes. MUAs are created under state law as independent authorities, so an MUA's civil service status is decided on its own, separately from the municipality it serves.
See all 30 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County, or browse the full employer directory.
Pension and salary data for Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority
Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority's staff appear on Gloucester Township's pension rolls: 326 enrolled members, a median pensionable salary of $82,343 and a median 11.5 years of credited service. Single-purpose public bodies are often reported through a parent municipality or county rather than as their own pension employer.
See every civil service jurisdiction in Camden County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
Other public employers in Gloucester Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Gloucester Township. Each is its own employer for pension purposes, and only some are civil service jurisdictions — school boards, charter schools and parking authorities are ordinary public employers that were never part of Title 11A. Names link only where the body appears in this directory.
| Employer | Enrolled members |
|---|---|
| GLOUCESTER TWP BD OF ED | 970 |
| GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP | 326 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 4 | 9 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 6 | 7 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 2 | 7 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 5 | 6 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 3 | 2 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority
A municipal utilities authority is funded by what it bills its ratepayers rather than by property taxes, and it is created as a separate public body with its own commissioners. That independence is why an MUA's civil service status is recorded separately from the municipality it serves.
Utility work is where licensing matters most. Treatment plant operator titles are tied to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection operator licences, and the licence class you hold generally determines which level of the series you can be appointed to. Around that licensed core sit repairers, meter technicians, sample collectors, inspectors and account searchers, which is where most people enter.
A permanent appointment starts with a working test period. You hold the title, you draw the salary, and you can still be released for unsatisfactory performance without the full removal process. Permanent status, and the job protection that comes with it, begins only once that period is completed satisfactorily.
When there is no eligible list for a title, an employer can fill the job provisionally. Provisional service is real work at real pay, but it builds no permanent rights, and the employer is supposed to request an examination so the position can be filled permanently. Anyone appointed provisionally who wants to keep the job needs to take that examination when it comes.
Civil service employers in Gloucester Township
Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority serves Gloucester Township, a township in Camden County, but it is in the listing as a municipal utilities authority on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Gloucester Township government is listed too: Gloucester Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
One further Gloucester Township body is listed as well, which puts three separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6), fire district
Civil service titles used by New Jersey municipal utilities authorities
Real classifications that New Jersey municipal utilities authorities draw on, each linked to its official specification: the definition of the work, the requirements, and any licence the title depends on. A sample of the system rather than a roster or a list of openings.
- Water Treatment Plant Operator
- Senior Water Treatment Plant Operator
- Water Treatment Plant Superintendent
- Senior Sewage Plant Operator
- Sewage Plant Superintendent
- Water and Sewer Utilities Superintendent
- Water Repairer 1
- Sewer Repairer 2
- Water Meter Repairer
- Water Sample Collector
- Sewer Inspector
- Water and Sewer Account Searcher
Civil service coverage across Camden County
Camden County holds 30 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipalities, 4 public libraries, 3 fire districts, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of health, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, 1 housing authority, 1 mosquito extermination commission, and 1 redevelopment agency.
15 of the county's 36 municipalities are among them.
Camden County is a jurisdiction too, though a county's decision does not bind the towns, authorities, libraries or districts inside it.
Also in the directory: Lindenwold Borough, Lindenwold Fire District (1), Magnolia Borough, Pennsauken Library, Pennsauken Township, Runnemede Borough, Runnemede Library, Somerdale Borough. See all 30 in Camden County.
Common questions about Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority
Is Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority a civil service employer?
Yes. Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority appears in the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's listing of local civil service system jurisdictions as of July 2024, which makes it an appointing authority under Title 11A. Permanent appointments to competitive titles there come from eligible lists the Commission certifies, rather than from purely local hiring.
Does civil service status at Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority cover the rest of Gloucester Township?
No. Gloucester Township has more than one employer in the listing, and each holds its own status, runs its own examinations and keeps its own eligible lists. Seniority and permanent status earned at one do not transfer automatically to another, even inside the same town.
Is the job specification the same everywhere?
Yes, and that is the point of the classification system. A title has one specification statewide, covering the definition of the work, the education and experience requirements, and any licence the title depends on. That is what makes experience gained at one civil service employer legible to another, even in a different county.
Does the Civil Service Commission decide who gets hired?
No. The Commission runs the examination, ranks the candidates and certifies the list. The employer is the appointing authority: it decides whether to fill the position at all and which of the reachable candidates to appoint. That division is why a high score improves your odds without guaranteeing anything.