Senior Maintenance Technician (Streets)

Job Description:

Senior Maintenance Technician (Streets)

Description

Description/Special Instructions

The City of Elk Grove is currently accepting applications for

SENIOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (STREETS)

The City of Elk Grove Public Works Department is currently looking for skilled individuals to join the Operations & Maintenance Division! The Division is comprised of Capital Maintenance and Operations. These two sections are responsible for the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of roadways, sidewalks, curb-ramps, traffic signals, streetlights, signs & markings, landscaping, and drainage.

The Department is seeking candidates with experience in the construction and/or maintenance of signs, roadway markings, pavement, and street infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of applicable laws, permits, maintenance principles and standards, and the ability to make sound decisions. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work independently and exercise good judgment and initiative.

If you want to join a dedicated team that shares a commitment to keeping the City of Elk Grove safe and efficiently run, consider a career with the City of Elk Grove Public Works Department.
Tentative Recruitment Timeline (subject to change)
Filing Deadline: February 10, 2025, by 11:59pm
Oral Board Interviews: February 20, 2025 (virtual)
Selection Interviews: February 25, 2025 (in person)

The City offers a competitive salary and generous benefit package including CalPERS retirement benefits, a deferred compensation match and more. Why work for the City of Elk Grove? Proud Heritage. Bright Future.

Community Profile

Elk Grove is a vibrant, family-friendly community of approximately 178,124 people in the Sacramento, California region, located 14 miles south of the State Capital and 60 miles east of the Bay Area. Elk Grove is a young, ethnically diverse, modern city that was incorporated in 2000. Elk Grove has low crime, excellent schools, over 100 community parks and 28 miles of trails, plentiful dining and shopping options, numerous annual events and festivals, and over 270 sunny days per year.

Representative Duties

DEFINITION

Under general supervision, plans, assigns, organizes, directs, participates , and reviews the work of a crew of Maintenance Technicians and Maintenance Specialists in area of assignment engaged in both routine and skilled heavy physical work installing, maintaining , and repairing City landscaping, utility locations, streetlighting, traffic signals, streets, traffic control devices, drainage, and pump station facilities. Performs related work as required .

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives direction from assigned management or supervisory personnel. Exercises technical and functional direction over and provides training to lower-level staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

This is the advanced journey and/or lead level classification in the Maintenance Technician series responsible for performing the most complex work assigned to the series. Incumbents regularly work on tasks which are varied and complex, requiring considerable discretion and independent judgment, and, for lead positions, provide lead direction to a work unit of lower-level staff. Incumbents in this classification provide direction to lower-level staff including assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of staff. Positions at this level are distinguished from those in the lower classification of Maintenance Specialist by performing lead work and skilled operation of heavy equipment. This class is distinguished from the class of Supervisor in that the latter serves as the full supervisor of incumbents in the lower levels of the series.

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS (Illustrative Only)

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Plans, organizes, assigns, directs, participates, and reviews the work of various crews, engaged in the construction, maintenance, and repair of City streets, traffic control devices, streetlights, traffic signals, drainage, pump stations, and landscaping; performs the work as required.
  
• Inspects, cleans, performs preventative maintenance, and operates a variety of construction equipment including, but not limited to, backhoe loaders, dozers, and excavators. Large loaders, compactors, and/or related heavy equipment not listed that exceed an operating weight of 20,000 pounds are to be considered heavy equipment.
  
• Inspects equipment for safety and mechanical defects. Performs preventive maintenance and reports the need for required maintenance; inspects auxiliary equipment for proper operating condition and safety.
  

• Directs and/or performs the most skilled duties as required; provides technical assistance to crewmembers; instructs, trains, and supervises assigned employees in areas of assignment, work procedures, and safe work practices.
  
• Estimates and secures tools, materials, and equipment required for assigned jobs; discusses work to be performed with supervisors; assigns tasks to individuals at the work site; makes field adjustments as necessary.
  
• Oversees, lays out, and participates in the installation, maintenance, and repairing of traffic signs and markings in roadways and public right-of-way in conformance with established standards and procedures, including procedures involving mixing and cleanup of paints and thermoplastic.
  
• Oversees and participates in the design, fabrication and assembly of traffic control signs and devices in accordance with established Federal and local standards.
  
• Oversees and participates in the repair and maintenance of City roadways and trail structures using a variety of hand tools and mechanized equipment including, but not limited to, shovels, rakes, jack hammers, brooms, tampers, skid steers, dump trucks, vibratory rollers, etc. Work includes breaking, removing, replacing, and cleanup of asphalt and concrete surfaces, patching, crack sealing, and other asphalt and concrete repairs.
  
• Excavates, backfills, grades, and rolls construction and repair sites; loads and hauls, equipment, materials, and supplies.
  
• Oversees and participates in the inspection, operation, maintenance, and repairing of storm collection systems, mains, laterals, catch basins, manholes, pump stations and related structures. Operates and trains assigned staff in the use of stormwater inspection and cleaning equipment.
  
• Oversees and participates in the inspection, cleaning, painting, rebuilding, and maintaining of traffic signals and streetlighting equipment and infrastructure.
  
• Oversees and participates in the maintenance of City landscaping, open spaces, and trees; mows and trims weeds; apply pesticides as necessary.
  
• Inspects contract work in area of assignment to ensure compliance with specifications; recommends corrective actions as necessary.
  
• Coordinates work assignments with other divisions and/or departments; responds to questions and requests as appropriate. Responds to public inquires and complaints verbally and in writing.
  
• Inventories and orders supplies, parts, equipment and materials for projects and programs including determining appropriate supplies and materials and locating vendors; maintains adequate supply levels and inventory controls.
  
• Cleans and maintains assigned tools, equipment, vehicles, and shop areas.
  
• Responds to after-hours call outs and emergencies such as vehicle accidents, floods, fallen trees, and other hazards when necessary or as required.
  
• Performs related duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Principles of providing functional direction and training to assigned staff.
  
• Principles and practices of leadership.
  
• Principles and techniques for working with groups and fostering effective team interaction to ensure teamwork is conducted smoothly.
  
• Operations, services, and activities of a municipal construction, maintenance, and repair program.
  
• Terminology, methods and techniques of construction, maintenance, and repair related to the area of work assigned such as streets, landscaping, traffic control devices, electrical, and drainage systems and facilities.
  
• Operation and maintenance of hand and power tools and equipment related to area of assignment.
  
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices necessary in the area of work assigned.
  
• Principles and procedures of record keeping .
  
• Safe driving principles and practices.
  
• Principles and practices of leadership.
  
• Principles and techniques for working with groups and fostering effective team interaction to ensure teamwork is conducted smoothly.
  
• Techniques for effectively representing the City in contacts with governmental agencies, community groups, and various business, professional, educational, regulatory, and legislative organizations.
  
• Recent and on-going developments, current literature, and sources of information related to the operations of the assigned division.
  
• Methods and techniques of preparing technical and administrative reports, and general business correspondence.
  
• City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
  
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
  
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging concepts and principles, including their significance in organizational dynamics and the functioning of the City and their impact on fostering innovation and collaboration.
  
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  
• Current equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.
  

Ability to:

• Plan s , organizes , coordinates , assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of assigned staff.
  
• Effectively provide staff leadership and work direction.
  
• Plan and layout jobs; estimate tools and materials .
  
• Operate, adjust, and maintain heavy construction equipment.
  
• Perform heavy physical labor.
  
• Operate and maintain a variety of hand, power, and shop tools and equipment used.
  
• Work in congested traffic conditions; properly placing appropriate traffic control warning devices at the work site such as cones, barricades, and warning devices; flagging and directing traffic flow through construction or maintenance areas.
  
• Work on high voltage electrical circuits.
  
• Read and interpret maintenance, operation, and construction manuals and specifications.
  
• Consult a variety of utility maps, as-built prints, construction plans, and GIS system and other computer mapping systems.
  
• Respond tactfully, clearly, concisely, and appropriately to inquiries from the public, City staff, or other agencies on sensitive issues in area of responsibility.
  
• Exercise judgment and initiative without close supervision.
  
• Understand and follow oral, written and computerized instructions.
  
• Respond to emergency situations and call-outs in off hours within two hours, as required .
  
• Understand the organization and operation of the City and of outside agencies as necessary to assume assigned responsibilities.
  
• Understand, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures, and standards relative to the work performed.
  
• Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
  

• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.
  

• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and procedural guidelines.
  
• Engage with a diverse public and workforce, facilitating inclusive service delivery, and implementing equitable city policies.
  
• Establish, maintain , and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
  

Education and Experience:

• Completion of the twelfth (12th) grade and t hree (3) years of full-time experience as a Maintenance Technician II with the City of Elk Grove OR Four (4) years of full-time experience performing increasingly responsible field maintenance or construction duties within the assigned area of responsibility.
  

Licenses and Certifications:

Possession and maintenance of a valid California class C driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record. At the option of the City , persons hired into this class may be required to either possess at entry or obtain within specified time limits, designated licenses, certificates or specialized education and training relevant to the area of assignment . Additional requirements may include, but are not limited to the following:

• California Class "A" Driver’s License with “N” endorsement .
  

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must possess mobility to work in the field; to sit, stand, and walk on level, uneven, or slippery surfaces; frequently reach, twist, turn, kneel, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, grasp and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties; to climb and descend ladders, to operate varied hand and power tools and construction equipment, and to operate a motor vehicle and visit various City sites; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium to heavy physical work, to work in confining spaces and around machines; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone or radio. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate above-mentioned tools and equipment. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 75 pounds, or heavier weights with the use of proper equipment and assistance from other staff. The work requires wear and use of proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and may require entry into confined spaces and the use of confined entry equipment. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities who are qualified to perform essential functions of a position or positions within this classification.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Employees work in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining workspace, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances and fumes. Employees may interact with members of the public or with staff under emotionally stressful conditions while interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Employees may be required to work extended hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

The information listed above is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. The City of Elk Grove is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and professionalism. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, should special accommodations be necessary at any stage of the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (916) 478-2230.

CITY OF ELK GROVE

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SUMMARY - NON REPRESENTED

Annual Leave (vacation/sick)
Upon Hire 176 hours 6.77 hours per pay period
5 Year Anniversary 216 hours 8.31 hours per pay period
10 Year Anniversary 232 hours 8.92 per pay period
15 Year Anniversary 256 hours 9.85 hours per pay period
20 Year anniversary 272 hours 10.46 per pay period

Deferred Compensation

Employee may participate in a 457 deferred compensation plan up to maximum allowed by law.

Deferred Compensation - City Match

The City will match up to 4% of employee's salary to a deferred compensation plan. There is a 1 year vesting period.

Employee Assistance Program

Available to employee and immediate family.

Flexible Spending Account

Covers IRS approved medical and/or approved dependent care expenses to be paid on a pre-tax basis.

• Medical spending up to $3,300.00 annually.
• Dependent care up to $5,000 annually.
• Adoption Assistance FSA up to $16,810 annually.

Health (Medical) Insurance
The City participates in the CalPERS Health Plan (PEMHCA) and offers a "cafeteria plan," which includes a monthly City contribution that an employee may apply toward premiums for medical insurance.

The City's Contribution rates for the 2025 plan year are as follows:

Single: up to $1,001.61 per month
2-Party: up to $2,003.22 per month
Family: up to $2,604.19 per month

Employees who show evidence of other group health insurance coverage and waive enrollment in a CalPERS health plan shall receive a taxable in lieu cash fringe allowance of $300 per month.

Dental Insurance
100% City paid for employee and eligible dependents if enrolled in the City's medical plan.

Vision Insurance
100% City paid for employee and eligible dependents if enrolled in the City's medical plan.

Pet Insurance
City employees are eligible to purchase pet insurance at a discounted premium rate through MetLife.

Supplemental Health Insurance
The City provides supplemental health insurance up to $15,000 per year for eligible participants.

Retirement Health savings Account

City provided defined contribution program for IRS-eligible medical expenses upon retirement.

Holidays

Twelve (12) paid holidays per year and sixteen (16) floating holiday hours per fiscal year. Employees who are assigned by the Police Chief to work shifts receive a 5% Holiday Pay Differential in lieu of paid holidays and eight (8) floating holiday hours per fiscal year.

Alternative Work Schedules
Available depending on Department

Life Insurance

City provides Life insurance at 1X base salary with a minimum of $50,000 and maximum of $300,000. Additional life insurance may be purchased by employee up to a maximum of $500,000.

Military Leave

The City will pay qualified employees any difference between his/her base salary and the amount received in military reserve pay for regularly scheduled annual training that requires the employee to take military leave from his/her regular work week.

Retirement -PERS
Your CalPERS Pension formula will be dependent upon your hire date with the City of Elk Grove and/or your status with any Public Retirement System.

• 2.7% at 55 if hired before 8/12/12.
• 2% at 55 if hired after 8/12/12 and a current Classic member of CalPERS.
• 2% at 62 if hired after 1/1/13 and not a Classic member of CalPERS.

Internal applicants will remain in their current retirement formula unless they are moving from a safety to miscellaneous classification.

Short Term/Long Term Disability

• The City provides Short-Term Disability coverage @ 66.67% of income, up to a maximum benefit of $2,300 per week and Long-Term Disability coverage @ 66.67% of income, up to a maximum benefit of $15,000 per month.
• The City also provides Paid Family Leave coverage @ 60-70% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $,1623 per week.

City employees DO NOT contribute to the California State Disability Insurance (SDI) program.

Social Security

City offers an IRS qualifying retirement plan, therefore, employees do not currently participate in the Social Security program.

Tuition Reimbursement

80% up to $2,000/year for City related Certification programss.
80% up to 3,500/year for Associates, Bachelors or Masters Degree

Wellness Program

Amazing on-site Wellness Coordinator and multiple fitness and wellness classes such as yoga and pilates available throughout the week!

Closing Date/Time: 2/10/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$67,018.00 - $89,825.00 Annually