Construction Technician: Streets & Utilities Projects

City of Claremore; Claremore (OK); On-site; USD 28,929 - 33,062; Full time

Job summary

The City of Claremore seeks a Construction Technician to perform a variety of civil projects including streets, storm water facilities, and water/sewer line work. This safety sensitive, non-exempt position carries an hourly wage of $21.00–$24.00 and requires a valid Oklahoma driver’s license with CDL within 6 months.

Daily duties include operating hand and power tools, reading plans, laying concrete forms, and coordinating traffic at sites.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in maintenance, construction, and repair activities.
• Must be punctual, follow directions, dependable, and able to work safely.

Responsibilities

• Operate gasoline powered hand tools.
• Use various hand tools such as concrete rakes, hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, shovels, etc.
• Assist in the layout and construction of concrete formwork, concrete finishing, piping systems, grading, excavations and paving.
• Determine the locations of gas, telephone, power, television, water, and sewer lines prior to excavations.
• Maintain equipment and tools by cleaning and inspecting after use; maintain records of inspections and maintenance activity.
• Perform all required labor for new construction and maintenance projects, including pavement/concrete cutting, ditch digging, and pipe laying/backfilling.
• Operate trucks and construction or power equipment such as utility trucks, tamper, dump truck, plate compactor, jetter/inductor truck, compressors, generators, trenchers, jackhammers, saws, and other small equipment used to construct or repair streets and drainage systems.
• Assist in the operation and maintenance of haul truck and low‑boy trailer.
• Perform routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment; report defects or needed repairs to the construction manager.
• Perform manual tasks such as setting bases and forms to pour concrete.
• Signal workers engaged in pouring concrete when forms are filled to specified depths.
• Operate concrete saw to cut expansion/contraction joints; fill cuts with tar.
• Finish surfaces of freshly poured concrete streets, walkways, and curbs to specified grade and contour using hand tools such as floats, trowels, and screeds.
• Perform all duties in conformance with safety and security standards.
• Coordinate traffic control at work sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Dump truck

Pickup truck

Utility truck

Tamper

Plate compactor

Saws

Pumps

Propane kettle

Compressors

Sanders

Generators

Shovels

Wrenches

Detection devices

Mobile radio

Ditch witch

Job description

The City of Claremore seeks a Construction Technician to perform a variety of civil projects including streets, storm water facilities, and water/sewer line work. This safety sensitive, non-exempt position carries an hourly wage of $21.00–$24.00 and requires a valid Oklahoma driver’s license with CDL within 6 months.

Daily duties include operating hand and power tools, reading plans, laying concrete forms, and coordinating traffic at sites.