Trades Worker I - Street & Drainage

Panama City, City of•Panama City, FL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the guidance and leadership of the Director of Public Works, the Trades Worker I performs semi-skilled work in masonry, concrete, asphalt, and pipe-laying trades. The role involves manual labor requiring job-acquired skills in new construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, storm-water pipes, culverts, inlet boxes, overflow structures, sidewalks, and curb and gutter installations. This is an emergency essential position. The employee performs duties to prepare, repair, and help recover the City before, during, and after severe weather events or other natural or manmade conditions. The employee works outdoors year-round, in all weather conditions, and may be called outside regular working hours to assist on-call staff or as directed by a supervisor.

Requirements

High school graduation or an acceptable equivalency diploma.
Two years of experience in manual labor maintenance and construction work in related fields such as concrete, masonry, asphalt, and pipe laying is desired.
Valid driver's license.
Basic knowledge of materials, methods, procedures, and equipment used in masonry and concrete trades.
Ability to work from blueprints, rough sketches, and maps.
Basic knowledge of building and construction standards, DOT specifications, and other regulations pertaining to the trade.
Basic working knowledge of hand and power tools, methods, and materials used in general maintenance, concrete finishing, and block laying.
Knowledge of the practices, methods, materials, and tools of one or more masonry and pavement trades.
Ability to understand, follow, and communicate in writing.
Ability to recognize safety hazards and take precautions to protect oneself and others.
Ability to perform heavy manual labor, including digging and lifting, for extended periods, occasionally in adverse weather conditions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative, team-focused working relationships with team members, leadership, other departments, and the public.
Physical strength and agility sufficient to work outdoors under variable weather conditions.
A comparable amount of training and/or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

Perform basic masonry, plastering, and concrete work for construction, demolition, alteration, repair, and maintenance of structures including bridges, driveways, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, storm-water structures, and masonry structures.
Lay concrete block and brick and install concrete and plastic pipes for storm-water systems.
Maintain and repair streetscapes, sidewalks, headwalls, drop inlets, and drainage pipes.
Operate surveying equipment to determine grades and elevations and record, read, and interpret elevation readings.
Maintain, repair, and construct asphalt streets and structures.
Assist supervisors and team members with project planning and layout.
Perform landscaping tasks including sodding, seeding, trimming, mowing, edging, pruning, watering, fertilizing, planting, and applying insecticides, fungicides, and weed killers.
Excavate trenches, ditches, and foundations.
Maintain, repair, and construct streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, swales, sewer and water lines, storm drains, and catch basins.
Operate automobiles or light and medium trucks.
Work in adverse weather conditions and perform duties outside regular working hours when called upon or required by a supervisor.
Communicate efficiently, promptly, and courteously with internal and external customers, regulatory bodies, and public entities.
Perform other duties as assigned.