Utility Maintenance Worker - Streets

City of Vancouver

3d•$61,752 - $78,924

About The Position

Reporting to the Streets Supervisor, the Streets Maintenance Worker performs skilled maintenance, repair, and construction work within the City of Vancouver’s street system, including pavement, sidewalks, signs, and striping. The position works as part of a team and provides quality customer service to the public. This is a full-time, regular, non-exempt position covered by an agreement between the City and AFSCME. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The posting includes Maintenance Worker and Senior Maintenance Worker classifications. The Senior Maintenance Worker salary range is $5,146–$6,577; the Maintenance Worker salary range is $4,549–$5,815. Maintenance Workers must obtain a Class A commercial driver’s license with tanker endorsement within 12 months of hire, with a permit required within six months. The City schedules qualifying new employees for commercial truck driving school after they meet probationary expectations. Before employment, new employees must acknowledge this requirement and agree to a tier-based reimbursement plan if they leave the City within three years of their employment date. The position may involve 24-hour accident response, after-hours customer service requests, wind storms, natural disasters, and active law-enforcement situations. Employment is contingent on successful completion of a reference check, basic criminal background check, driving abstract review, medical evaluation, and drug testing. The posting is open until filled, with a first review date of November 4, 2026.

Requirements

Maintenance Worker: One year of general maintenance experience; Senior Maintenance Worker: two years of related general construction and maintenance experience with increasing responsibility performing field maintenance duties in streets, signs, and striping.
Equivalent to a high school diploma or GED.
Basic skills using electronic database and record-keeping systems.
Basic skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Maintenance Worker: Possession of an appropriate, valid driver’s license; ability to obtain a Class A CDL with tanker endorsement within 12 months of hire, with a permit required within six months of hire.
Senior Maintenance Worker: Possession of an appropriate, valid driver’s license and Class A CDL.
Ability to obtain a valid CPR/First Aid card, flagging card, and forklift certification.
Knowledge of maintenance and repair methods for streets, signs, striping, and concrete work; mechanical equipment and tools; occupational hazards and standard safety precautions; basic construction; field repair of small powered tools; basic mathematics; record keeping; and personal computers and basic software.
Ability to perform street and sign/striping maintenance and repair; safely operate vehicles, stationary and specialized equipment, small lift cranes/hoists, hand tools, and power tools; read and interpret basic maps, blueprints, and sketches; perform manual work for extended periods and in unfavorable weather; make salt brine to appropriate specifications; and perform heavy manual labor.
Ability to work safely in varied environments, maximize public safety, troubleshoot unusual or irregular stormwater and drainage problems, follow oral and written instructions, work independently without supervision, and operate a personal computer and appropriate software.
Ability to follow the City of Vancouver’s Operating Principles, work collaboratively as a team player, provide consistently high-quality customer service, maintain a positive image and respectful working relationships, and maintain regular and dependable attendance.
Successful completion of a pre-employment reference check, basic criminal background check, driving abstract review, medical evaluation, and drug testing.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Infor/Hansen and Workday.

Responsibilities

Pave and restore asphalt on city streets and alleys, including full street paving, utility-cut restoration, asphalt milling, maintenance paving, and spot paving ahead of contract work.
Install, replace, and refresh street striping and signage; place traffic markings and raised pavement markers; remove graffiti; map signs and striping; lay out crosswalk striping and parking lots; and create and design signs using computer software.
Install barricades, signs, and cones for traffic control in accordance with WSDOT standards, and direct and control traffic around work sites.
Help keep streets free of snow and ice through de-icing, snow plowing, sanding, and preparation of ice-removal brine.
Maintain streets and alleys by patching potholes, sealing cracks, trimming trees, removing garbage, maintaining guardrails and barricades, and grading alleys and shoulders.
Place concrete to install or repair curbs, sidewalks, driveways, street restoration, median islands, and ADA curb ramps.
Drive and operate a variety of equipment safely and appropriately.
Respond courteously to public inquiries, provide information within the assigned area, and resolve complaints efficiently and promptly.
Assist with homeless clean-ups and storage, including proper disposal of hazardous waste.
Respond to accidents, after-hours customer service requests, wind storms, natural disasters, and active law-enforcement situations.