Street Maintenance Technician III
About The Position
This role is an essential part of the UW–Madison Concrete and Asphalt Construction Crew within the Grounds Department. As a member of this team, you’ll help keep our campus safe, accessible, and looking its best by inspecting, maintaining, and repairing hard surfaces such as sidewalks, curbs, steps, asphalt pads, paths, and parking lots- all across our beautiful UW–Madison grounds. You’ll also get hands-on experience with landscaping projects, building retaining walls, and supporting snow removal efforts during the winter season. If you enjoy working outdoors, taking pride in your craftsmanship, and contributing to a campus community, this is a great opportunity to make a real impact! Stable, year‑round employment with skill development, training support, and the opportunity to see the direct impact of your work on a nationally recognized campus.
Requirements
- Experience working with outdoor surfaces or similar maintenance tasks.
- Understanding of hard surface inspection, maintenance, or repair
- Ability to obtain a Class A CDL - Commercial Driver’s License with Air Brake & Tanker endorsement within 6 month of hire.
- Valid Driver’s License that meets UW Risk Management Standards
Nice To Haves
- Experience in concrete, asphalt, or rough grading
Responsibilities
- Performs routine and non-routine facility inspections and monitors cleanliness
- Assists trades, crafts, vendors, and technical staff with construction, design, and operational maintenance as needed
- Landscaping and retaining wall building
- Utilizes specialized equipment to repair and maintain complex machinery, equipment, and facility property to prevent further damage and ensure optimal operation
- Receives, inspects, inventories, and distributes deliveries independently to appropriate entities
- Troubleshoots, escalates, and documents issues according to established policies and procedures
- Performs snow removal using a variety of equipment
Benefits
- generous paid time off
- competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
- tax-advantaged savings accounts
- participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
