Public Works Maintenance Specialist (Asphalt)

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of semiskilled and skilled tasks in maintaining and repairing streets, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters.
• Removes damaged sections of pavement; fills holes with patching materials and tamp or roll patches.
• Constructs, maintains, and repairs manholes, catch basins, curbs, retaining walls, and drainage lines; builds and sets forms and finishes concrete; patches new and old concrete work.
• Clears roadsides of snow, litter, overgrown grass, and brush; performs ditch cleaning and grading to ensure proper drainage.
• Mows grass, edges sidewalks and curbs, weeds eats, trims trees and shrubs; sprays pesticides; spreads fertilizer, performs related landscaping duties in the maintenance of City grounds.
• Sets up for various events; sets up tents, tables and chairs; puts up and removes decorations; cleans up and restores area after events; assists with office moves.
• Picks up refuse, trash, limbs, leaves, etc., and transports to appropriate facilities.
• Operates dump trucks, mowers, back hoe, front end loader, chainsaw, jackhammer, asphalt roller, weed eater, stump grinder, etc. in the construction, maintenance, and repair of public facilities.
• Affords assistance to other crews as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED and minimal experience in general construction, maintenance, and/or grounds keeping work, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Licenses and/or Certifications: Possession of an appropriate driver's license valid in the Commonwealth of Virginia. May require possession of or ability to obtain specific licenses and/or certifications depending on departmental assignment.
• Obtain commercial driver’s license within six months of hire.
• Obtain VDOT Flagger certification within six months of hire.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, capabilities, and limitations of equipment used in area of assignment.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and proper safety precautions involved in the operation of equipment.
• Knowledge of traffic laws and regulations governing equipment operation.
• Knowledge of streets drainage, buildings, grounds, utilities, landscape areas and related construction, maintenance and repair procedures.

Skills

• Skill in the operation of equipment to which assigned.
• Effective communication skills.

Abilities

• Understand and follow specific oral and written instructions.
• Detect signs of mechanical failure of equipment.
• Perform manual labor for extended periods often under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Supplemental Information

For more information on benefits provided by the City of Hopewell, please visit the link below:

https://hopewellva.gov/202/Benefits-Plans