Principal Maintenance Worker (Environmental Engineering)

Location: Chesterfield, VA | Full-Time

Pay

$43,442.00 - $51,044.00 Annually

Schedule

Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Two years of drainage facilities construction and maintenance operations experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Knowledge of drainage maintenance operations, construction safety, and equipment usage/operation (hydroseeder, brush chipper, chainsaw, tamper, weed trimmer, and hand tools)
• Skill and ability to focus work team effort to blend final product into natural drainage areas/facilities or to connect with existing man-made structures
• Ability to swim is preferred
• Current valid driver's license and good driving record required (based on the Virginia DMV point system, record must not reflect a total of six or more demerit points within the twenty-four months preceding the anticipated hire date, or one major violation of six demerit points within the preceding thirty-six months; out of state driving records must be obtained by the applicant and presented at time of interview, reflecting at least three years of history and dated within thirty days of interview date)

Pre-employment drug testing, FBI criminal background check, and education/degree verification required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as team leader and participate in the work of teams performing maintenance on county storm water management facilities and infrastructure, including ditch cleaning, downed tree removal, and grass and brush cutting in county maintained drainage easements
• Ensure safe completion of daily assigned tasks
• Maintain written records of work performed
• Lead teams varying in size from two to seven members depending on the task
• Perform other work as required

This position is part of an approved Career Development Plan (CDP) and offers career progression opportunities and salary incentives, as funding permits, based on performance, qualifications, and experience.