Mason

About the role

This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Performing a variety of skilled masonry work and associated tasks to include laying brick, concrete, and asphalt for sidewalks, roadways, and retention structures
• Placing, smoothing, and finishing concrete cement surfaces
• Performing daily equipment and vehicle inspections
• Estimating the amount of materials needed to perform a job
• Operating appropriate equipment to perform each planned job
• Loading and unloading required equipment
• Performing other related duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum training and experience: High School Diploma or G.E.D.; Two (2) years of masonry experience; An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.

Licensing, certifications, and/or other special requirements: Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record; Ability to obtain a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Commercial Driver's License initially or within six months of hire.

Physical requirements: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, lift, finger (pick, pinch, type or otherwise work primarily with fingers), grasp applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm, talk, see, and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers. The employee is occasionally required to hear, feel, walk, push, pull, and climb. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Environmental hazards: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications: Masonry training will be provided for those candidates who have at least two (2) years of prior equipment operating or similar experience; Current certification and/or training as for certified mason or proof of apprenticeship; Prior experience working with concrete, laying sidewalks, and/or working with asphalt desired; At least two (2) years prior experience as an Equipment Operator; Current and valid commercial driver's license (CDL) highly desired.

Skills

• Knowledge: Basic Mathematics; Bricklaying and masonry principles and techniques; Using masonry/construction tools and heavy equipment such as dump trucks, breakers, compressors, mixers, loaders, backhoes, concrete saws, etc.
• Skills: Monitoring construction; Effective oral and written communication
• Abilities: Estimate/calculate time needed for repairs, from start to finish; Use discretion in day-to-day work; Think critically; Exhibit good judgment and make decisions

Benefits

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Pay

The anticipated hiring range for this role is $48,048 - $55,420.