PW Maintenance Specialist - Street

About the role

The City of Bothell is seeking a Public Works Maintenance Specialist to join the Streets Division. This position plays a vital role in maintaining the City's landscapes, parks, rights-of-way, and public spaces through various tasks including landscape maintenance, vegetation management, irrigation repair, and tree pruning.

Responsibilities

• Perform landscape maintenance and construction tasks, including formal landscaping, vegetation management, irrigation repair, troubleshooting, and tree pruning.
• Inspect worksites, identify maintenance needs, and determine appropriate methods, materials, and equipment to complete projects efficiently.
• Safely operate specialized tools and equipment while following City, State, Federal, and Public Works safety standards; recognize and report hazards and equipment issues.
• Train and support staff, promote teamwork and cross-training, and provide professional customer service to residents, contractors, and City employees.
• Build positive relationships between the City of Bothell and the community through courteous, cooperative interactions and adherence to City policies, goals, and priorities.

Requirements

• Earn International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist certification within one year of employment if certification is not held at the time of hire.
• Learn and adapt to new tools and systems with ease to support work efficiency.
• Communicate clearly, respectfully, and professionally across a variety of settings.
• Quickly identify challenges and apply logical, evidence-based approaches to resolve them.
• Deliver accurate, high-quality work with attention to detail.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and disciplines.
• Understand and respond to the needs of customers and the community with empathy.
• Demonstrate reliability, consistency, and a strong work ethic.

Qualifications

• A valid Washington State Driver's License.
• Experience as a Public Works Maintenance Specialist.
• A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or Class B with tanker endorsement.
• A Washington Traffic Control Flagger card.
• An ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) Certified Arborist certification.
• Use of tree pruning/removal equipment such as hand pruners, hedge trimmers, wood chipper, bucket truck / aerial lift, chain saw.

Skills

Successful candidates will possess the ability to communicate clearly, respectfully, and professionally across various settings, quickly identify and resolve challenges, and deliver accurate, high-quality work with attention to detail. They should also be able to build and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and disciplines, and demonstrate reliability, consistency, and a strong work ethic.

Benefits

The City of Bothell offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, life and disability insurance, state pension, deferred compensation for retirement, and a robust employee wellness program. Additionally, there are commute trip reduction, alternative work schedules, flexible work environments, and hybrid work options available when appropriate.

Pay

The starting salary for this position is $60,000 per year. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The default schedule is Monday through Thursday (4:00 am - 4:30 pm) with Fridays off. However, the City reserves the right to adjust the schedule based on departmental needs.