Public Works Maintenance Technician .II.III-Streets

Position: Public Works Maintenance Technician I.II.III-Streets
CITY OF EVANS
EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Job Title:

Public Works Maintenance Technician I.II.III-Streets

Department:

Public Works & Utilities

FLSA Status:

Non-exempt

Division:

Streets

Reports To:

Streets & Stormwater Superintendent

Classification:

Full-time Regular

Requisition:

1664

Hiring Range:

$23.76-$31.94/hour

Opening Date:

Wednesday, January 7, 2025

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

NATURE OF WORK: The Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets is under general supervision and performs a wide variety of semi-skilled and skilled work in the operation, maintenance, and repair of the City's streets.

Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from level I or, when filled from the outside, require previous and directly related experience.

Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets I: ($23.76-$26.40/hour) The Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets I is under general supervision; this is the entry-level class in the Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets series. Employees are not required to have directly related work experience. Work is observed and reviewed both during performance and upon completion. Once trained in specific tasks, employees are expected to work with limited supervision.

Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets II: ($24.20-$29.04/hour) The Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets II is under general supervision; this is the mid-level class in the Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets series. Employees assigned to this class are expected to perform a wide variety of skilled and technical assignments related to the maintenance, repair, and construction of streets. Positions at this level may oversee moderate projects.

Must be willing to train less experienced technicians.

Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets III: ($26.62-$31.94/hour) The Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets III is under general supervision; this is the most advanced class in the Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets series. Employees assigned to this class are expected to perform a wide variety of skilled and technical assignments related to the maintenance, repair and construction of water, stormwater, and street infrastructure with minimal instruction.

Positions at this level will oversee moderate to complex projects. Employees will train less experienced technicians.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Public Works Maintenance Technician-Streets I:

• Employee possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform all the essential duties of the job safely and satisfactorily, including, but not limited to municipal governance, teamwork, problem-solving, relationship-building, customer service, detail oriented, technology/equipment proficiency, policy adherence, time management, result-orientation, research and analyzing data, decision-making, self-motivation, stewardship, integrity, and upholding our EDGE core values.
• Ability to listen to, read, understand, and communicate the English language both orally and in writing so others can understand, such as correspondence, report writing, and emails.
• To support consistent high-quality service for our community and each other, it is the expectation of all employees to be punctual and have good attendance and to communicate effectively for scheduling conflicts or when taking leave according to city policy.
• Street surface maintenance, construction, and repair;
  Breaks and removes pavement; excavates, shovels, hauls, and loads materials, maintains drainage, clears overgrowth, identifies basic problems, and more. Patches asphalt surfaces including, placing, raking, and compacting hot and cold asphalt mixes.
• Grades and maintains dirt and gravel roads.
• Mows, weeds, and string trims rights-of way as needed.
• Maintains landscaping within right-of-way and medians.
• Performs temporary traffic control, including maintenance of traffic control devices and street signage, flagging, and directing traffic at work sites and controlling related safety functions at job sites.
• Responds to emergency water main and water service line breaks and leaks.
• Inspects and performs daily maintenance such as greasing on all equipment and vehicles prior to operation.
• Assists in performing basic service and maintenance on motor vehicles and equipment as needed.
• Removes snow with plows and de-ices city streets, rights-of-way, and city-maintained sidewalks and trails as needed. Snow removal operations are often overnight.
• Operates vehicles used in construction and maintenance such as CDL tandem dump trucks, tractors, mowers, pickups, trailers, snowplows, street sweepers, backhoes, excavators, road grader, jet/vac trucks, rollers, water trucks, front-end loaders, skid steer loaders, chippers, and others.
• Operates air compressor with pneumatic air tools, chain saws, string trimmers, demo saws, bush cutters, jackhammers, tampers, concrete saws, pressure washers, and others.
• Uses hand tools including axes, sledgehammers, wheelbarrows, rakes, shovels, rollers and…