Heavy Equipment Operator (Code Compliance) (Civil Service)

City of Dallas; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Heavy Equipment Operator role with the City of Dallas involves operating and maintaining heavy machinery for city facilities, utilities, roads, and sewer systems across multiple sites in all weather conditions.

This position requires at least four years of equipment operator experience and a valid Class A CDL with a good driving record. Texas licenses and endorsements are preferred; out-of-state CDLs must obtain Texas CDL within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience as an equipment operator with at least two (2) years operating heavy equipment.
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Texas Driver's License with good driving record.
• TCEQ License preferred for Water.
• Other Texas heavy equipment endorsements highly preferred.
• CDL issued by another state requires Texas CDL within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Operates, drives, and maintains heavy construction equipment for city projects and utilities.
• Maintains roads and sewer systems; disposes of waste and performs excavation work safely.
• Completes work orders and ensures adherence to safety protocols.

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Job Summary

Operates heavy construction equipment for construction and maintenance of the City of Dallas’ facilities and utilities, maintains roads, disposes of sludge waste; maintains sewer systems and other essential infrastructure on various City sites and in all weather conditions.

Job Description

The Heavy Equipment Operator serves as a central role in construction and infrastructure projects, operates and drives heavy construction equipment for new construction or maintenance of City facilities and utilities. Completes assigned projects and tasks, including Maintaining roads, disposing of waste, removing large debris, and performing excavation work in a safe and accurate manner using a large variety of construction equipment.

Essential Functions

• Operates, drives, and manipulates heavy equipment such as trash compactors at landfills, track machines including crawler dozers, crawler loaders, and track hoes; safely operates maintainers, scrapers, dirt compactors, trailer tipping machines, cranes, and draglines.
• Operates and maintains heavy equipment by adjusting level and angle of grader blades, change-outs of buckets, and other parts of equipment.
• Plans, determines, and communicates daily work and routes of member crews in absence of the Crew Leader; provides direction and leadership when needed to ensure effective and safe operations.
• Trains crew, lower-level drivers and operators in maintaining and inspecting equipment to prolong usefulness and ensure adherence to all safety protocols and practices.
• Completes work orders, job tickets, and other administrative forms; ensures accuracy and quality of work completion.
• Drives truck and trailer rigs to transport earth moving or other medium to large sized automotive equipment to job site.
• Safely performs other related work as needed or assigned at all times.

Knowledge And Skills

• Knowledge of equipment operation and capabilities.
• Knowledge of and adherence to the safety procedures at all times.
• Strong motor skills and eye-hand-foot coordination.
• Ability to control speed and direction of moderately complex heavy motorized equipment.
• Knowledge of and ability to maneuver numerous types of equipment.
• Skill in performing minor mechanical repair and maintenance work.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods, often under adverse climatic conditions.
• Sufficient knowledge of English to keep records, place orders, and prepare simple narrative reports.
• Ability to climb, dig, work in tight spaces, on uneven surfaces, walking, stooping, and kneeling.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience as an equipment operator with at least two (2) years of experience operating heavy equipment.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Texas Driver's License with good driving record.
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) License preferred for Water.
• Other heavy equipment endorsements within the State of Texas highly preferred.
• Applicants with a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), issued by a state other than Texas, must obtain a Texas Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within ninety (90) days.

Salary Range

$52,249.60 - $60,008.00

The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.

City of Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.