Trades Worker II - Streets & Drainage
About The Position
Trades Worker II performs semi-skilled work in masonry, concrete, asphalt, and pipe laying under the general guidance and leadership of the Director of Public Works. The role involves manual labor using job-acquired skills for the construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, storm-water pipes, culverts, inlet boxes, overflow structures, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters. This is an emergency-essential position, requiring duties to prepare, repair, and recover the City before, during, and after adverse storm events or other natural or manmade conditions. The position performs a range of construction and maintenance work, including concrete and masonry projects, storm-water systems, asphalt streets, drainage infrastructure, and landscaping. Work may involve interpreting blueprints, sketches, maps, grades, and elevations; operating surveying equipment, vehicles, and tools; and performing heavy manual labor outdoors in variable weather conditions. The role requires recognizing safety hazards and working cooperatively with team members, leadership, other departments, and the public.
Requirements
- High school graduation or an acceptable equivalency diploma.
- Three years of experience in manual labor maintenance and construction work in related fields such as concrete, masonry, asphalt, and pipe laying is preferred.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Basic knowledge of materials, methods, procedures, and equipment used in the masonry and concrete trade.
- Ability to work from blueprints, rough sketches, or 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 practices, methods, materials, and tools of one or more masonry and pavement trades.
- Ability to understand, follow, and communicate in writing and orally.
- 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 and in adverse weather conditions.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative, team-focused relationships with team members, leadership, other departments, and the general 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.
- Meet the physical demands of the job, including lifting and carrying, pushing and pulling, squatting, kneeling, climbing, crawling, bending, reaching, driving, standing, walking, and handling tasks.
- Use Personal Protective Equipment as required; medical evaluations or clearances may be required.
Nice To Haves
- Three years of experience in manual labor maintenance and construction work in related fields such as concrete, masonry, asphalt, and pipe laying.
Responsibilities
- Perform masonry, plastering, and concrete work for construction, demolition, alteration, repair, and maintenance of structures and surfaces, 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 in planning and laying out projects.
- Perform landscaping tasks including sodding, seeding, trimming, mowing, edging, pruning, watering, and fertilizing vegetation.
- Plant vegetation in median strips, traffic islands, beds, and around public buildings.
- Excavate trenches, ditches, and foundations.
- Spray grass, flowers, shrubs, and trees with insecticides, fungicides, and weed killers.
- Maintain, repair, and construct streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, swales, sewers, water lines, storm drains, and catch basins.
- Operate automobiles and light or medium trucks.
- Perform emergency duties to prepare, repair, and recover the City before, during, and after storms or other adverse conditions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
