Maintenance Laborer Pavement

Position Overview

Join us in shaping Seattle’s streets! At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don’t just move people, we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city. With a bold vision for the future, we’re tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone—no matter who they are or where they live. Seattle is growing fast, and we’re growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we’re building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving. We’re a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crews bringing purpose-driven work to life. Now, we need passionate, innovative talent like you. Let’s build a Seattle that works for everyone together!

Job Responsibilities

• Able to rake, shovel rock and lift heavy objects.
• Aid operators on breakouts and grading.
• Respond to voids around the city.
• Knowledgeable of setting up traffic control plans, emergency response, comfortable driving in snow and ice.
• Backfill utility cuts in streets and sidewalks; prepare subgrade for concrete.
• Establish line and grade and do rough and final grading, sidewalks, driveways, and curbs, including measuring, laying out, cutting, joining, and constructing of wooden forms.
• Calculate and procure materials needed to perform tasks.
• Support department goals in promoting diversity and social justice.
• Assist a variety of skilled trade personnel in coordinating and performing skilled work; will also assist in the maintenance, repair, and construction and in preparing walks and streets for asphalt and concrete paving operations.
• Document materials used, employee timesheets, and job square footage limits.
• May plan, or assist in planning for materials, equipment, and staffing required for work assignments or areas.
• Drive pick-up trucks and other motorized vehicles or equipment in connection with work activities, drive snowplow and sander in winter conditions.
• Maintain routine records and reports.
• Perform other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned and lower-level duties of Utility Laborer and Laborer.
• Respond to all emergencies around the city when necessary.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: One year of experience performing general laboring/manual work involving the construction, installation, repair, and maintenance of public facilities. Or: Combinations of education, training, and experience will be evaluated on an individual basis for comparability.
• Desired Qualifications: One-year experience in concrete construction. Experience working in a multi-cultural workplace with a diverse customer base. Ability to obtain a flagger card within 6 months. Knowledge of the Right of Way Restoration Rules (ROWRR). Knowledge of the in-street manual. Understanding of SDOT Safety Policy.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• May be required to work nights, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Frequently required to lift objects up to 50 pounds. May occasionally be required to lift objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
• Occasionally requires handling or working with toxic/hazardous substances.
• Required to work outdoors in all types of weather.

Licenses, Certifications, and Other Requirements

• Current Washington State driver's license.
• Flagger certified (or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire date).