Utility Worker I - Street & Bridge (2 positions)

City of Pasadena • Pasadena, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Utility Worker I performs manual tasks involved in the maintenance and construction of streets, walkways, parks, lawns, ditches, storm sewers, and/or sewage plants. This role can involve working on concrete crews, asphalt crews, jet truck, or camera crews, performing tasks such as building, repairing, clearing, and televising streets and drainage. Some positions may require the performance of other essential functions depending upon work location, assignment, or shift, and may require working irregular hours, shifts, holidays, weekends, and call outs.

Requirements

• Valid Texas Class C driver's license and good driving record.
• Ability to perform moderate to heavy physical labor, including lifting and carrying materials, kneeling, crouching and bending; pushing, pulling and reaching; and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Must have and maintain, without interruption, all necessary licenses, certifications, clearances, and/or job requirements.
• Works the assigned schedule and complies with the City's timekeeping and attendance policy.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge or experience in construction trades such as concrete work, pipe work or general labor.
• Traffic Control I (Flagging)

Responsibilities

• Prepare concrete, repair cave-ins, and perform other duties as a member of the concrete crew.
• Prepare sites by digging manually, building forms for concrete by measuring, cutting, nailing, and leveling wood, tying rebar, spreading and leveling sand or rock, raking, trolling, edging, and floating concrete, and assembling/disassembling wooden forms.
• Backfill work areas.
• Repair streets by installing asphalt and clean storm sewers, drains, and culverts as a member of the asphalt crew.
• Shovel and rake asphalt until smooth, oil and temper, and prep streets for asphalt overlay.
• Film storm sewers and drains to determine the status of lines as a member of the camera crew.
• Hoist cameras into storm sewers and photograph drain lines.

Benefits

• Employee-only medical insurance starts as low as $15 per month and the most expensive Employee & Family plan is less than $350 per month.
• Access to the City's own medical clinic staffed with a M.D. and two medical assistants for employees and their covered dependents over the age of 5, FREE OF CHARGE.
• Access to Virtual Visits with a medical professional for employees and their covered dependents, FREE OF CHARGE.
• College tuition reimbursement of up to $3,500 per year.
• City will match employee retirement contributions by 200%.
• Accumulate vacation at the following rates: Less than 6 years of service - two weeks per year; From 6 to less than 11 years of service - three weeks per year; From 11 to less than 21 years of service – four weeks per year; From 21 to less than 26 years of service – five weeks per year; From 26 years of service and up – six weeks per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed