Right-of-Way Streets Technician I

City of Flagstaff; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASRS retirement with 100% match

Health, dental and vision coverage

457 Deferred Compensation Options

Paid holidays and leave

Job summary

The City of Flagstaff’s Public Works Division seeks a Streets Operations Technician I: Right-of-Way to help maintain streets, medians, and public spaces. This hands-on role involves operating equipment, performing vegetation control, and ensuring visibility and safety across transportation corridors.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED, 1 year of laborer experience, 1 year of equipment operation, and a valid driver's license. A CDL and related certifications are desirable.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 1 year of experience as a laborer in semi-skilled crafts involved in construction, building, or landscaping trades.
• 1 year of equipment operation experience.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Mows and/or mitigates medians, parkways, shoulders, and other right-of-way areas to maintain visibility and general appearance.
• Trims trees and shrubs to maintain required clearance for equipment, vehicles, pedestrians, signs, traffic signals, and streetlights.
• Removes or trims vegetation that obstructs driver visibility at intersections, crosswalks, curves, and driveways.
• Clears vegetation from around traffic signs, signals, guardrails, and delineators to ensure visibility and functionality.
• Performs mechanical, cultural, or approved herbicide-based weed control to reduce invasive or nuisance vegetation.
• Identifies dead, diseased, damaged, or structurally compromised trees that could pose a risk to the public or infrastructure.
• Removes overgrown brush, fallen limbs, and vegetative debris from rights-of-way to improve safety and accessibility.
• Identifies, monitors, and controls invasive plant species that threaten native vegetation, infrastructure, or maintenance operations.
• Removes or trims vegetation encroaching onto sidewalks, shared-use paths, ADA ramps, and pedestrian corridors to maintain safe and accessible travel.
• Uses hand or small equipment shoveling of snow in right-of-way areas.
• Provides support of special event related to right-of-way maintenance needs for area appearance.

Skills

Manual labor

Equipment operation

Public service mindset

Team player

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Arizona Class B CDL

Tools

Dump truck operation

Snowplow operation

Loader operation

Heavy-duty trucks

Job description

The City of Flagstaff’s Public Works Division seeks a Streets Operations Technician I: Right-of-Way to help maintain streets, medians, and public spaces. This hands-on role involves operating equipment, performing vegetation control, and ensuring visibility and safety across transportation corridors.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED, 1 year of laborer experience, 1 year of equipment operation, and a valid driver's license. A CDL and related certifications are desirable.