Utility Worker I - Street & Bridge (2 positions)

City-of-Pasadena,-Tx; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Low-cost health insurance

City medical clinic on-site

Free virtual visits

Tuition reimbursement up to $3,500/yr

Retirement contribution match 200%

Vacation accrual by tenure

Job summary

The City of Pasadena is seeking a Utility Worker I to perform manual tasks related to the maintenance and construction of streets, walkways, parks, and drainage systems. The role may involve working on concrete, asphalt, or camera crews and may require irregular hours, weekends, and callouts depending on assignment and shift.

Candidates may need to dig, form concrete, tie rebar, backfill, and operate equipment.

Qualifications

• Valid Texas Class C driver's license with good driving record.
• Ability to perform moderate to heavy physical labor outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Preferred: knowledge or experience in construction trades such as concrete work, piping, or general labor.
• Traffic Control I (Flagging) certification or experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and construction of streets, walkways, parks, lawns, ditches, and drainage systems.
• Operate on concrete, asphalt, or camera crews depending on the location.
• Perform duties including digging, forming concrete, tying rebar, and backfilling as needed.
• Work shifts including irregular hours, holidays, weekends, and callouts as assigned.

Skills

Texas Driver's License

Physical labor

Outdoor work

Job description

Duties

The Utility Worker I performs manual tasks involved in the maintenance and construction of streets, walkways, parks, lawns, ditches, storm sewers, and/or sewage plants, either on the concrete crew, asphalt crew, jet truck or camera crew, building, repairing, clearing, and televising streets and drainage. Some positions will require the performance of other essential functions depending upon work location, assignment, or shift. Some positions require working irregular hours, shifts, holidays, weekends, and call outs. Concrete crews prepare concrete, repairs cave-ins and other duties: Prepare site by digging manually. Build forms for concrete by measuring, cutting, nailing, and leveling wood. Tie rebar before pouring concrete. Spread and level sand or rock. Raking, trolling, edging, and floating concrete. Assemble/disassemble wooden forms. Backfill work area. Must have and maintain, without interruption, all necessary licenses, certifications, clearances, and/or job requirements. Works the assigned schedule and complies with the City's timekeeping and attendance policy. Asphalt crews repair streets by installing asphalt and clean storm sewers, drains, culverts other duties: Shovel and rake asphalt until smooth, oil and temper and prep street for asphalt overlay. Camera crews film storm sewers and drains and other duties: Hoists camera into storm sewer and photographs drain lines to determine status of lines.

Qualifications

Valid Texas Class C driver's license and good driving record. Ability to perform moderate to heavy physical labor, including lifting and carrying materials, kneeling, crouching and bending; pushing, pulling and reaching; and standing for prolonged periods of time. Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions. PREFERRED: Knowledge or experience in construction trades such as concrete work, pipe work or general labor desired. Traffic Control I (Flagging)

The City of Pasadena offers very generous benefits to all full-time employees. For example:

• Employee-only medical insurance starts as low as $15 per month and the most expensive Employee & Family plan is less than $350 per month.


• The City has its own medical clinic staffed with a M.D. and two medical assistants. Employees and their covered dependents over the age of 5 can visit the clinic FREE OF CHARGE.


• Employees and their covered dependents also have access to Virtual Visits with a medical professional FREE OF CHARGE.


• The City offers college tuition reimbursement of up to $3,500 per year.


• As an employee, you will contribute a portion of your salary each pay-period towards your retirement and the City will match your contribution by 200%. Example, if you contribute $100, the City will contribute $200.


• Civilian employees accumulate vacation at the following rates:
  
  
  • Less than 6 years of service - two weeks of vacation per year.
  
  
  • From 6 to less than 11 years of service - three weeks of vacation per year.
  
  
  • From 11 to less than 21 years of service – four weeks of vacation per year.
  
  
  • From 21 to less than 26 years of service – five weeks of vacation per year.
  
  
  • From 26 years of service and up – six weeks of vacation per year.