Job Description

Overview

The City of Gresham is seeking qualified candidates to fill a current vacancy in the Transportation Division of Environmental Services as a Concrete Maintenance Worker & Road Maintenance Worker (Public Utility Worker 2). This position will involve operating a variety of light and heavy equipment and tools to maintain the Citys transportation infrastructure.

This job posting will be used to fill a current vacancy and may be used to fill future full-time or limited-duration positions that occur within the six months following the job announcement closing date.

As Oregons fourth-largest city Gresham is a welcoming community of hard-working people where tradition and heritage meet innovation and opportunity. Gresham is a dynamic and rapidly growing city where families and businesses have a mutual desire and drive to thrive. City of Gresham employees care deeply about the community they serve and go one step beyond to deliver services in collaborative inventive practical and nimble ways. Our work is challenging fast-paced and rewarding.

We believe that to deliver the highest level of service to all Gresham community members it is crucial we employ a diverse workforce foster an inclusive working environment and ensure our policies and systems result in equitable outcomes. The City seeks candidates who will support these values by continuously incorporating equity in their daily work and actively contributing to a workplace culture that respects unique viewpoints life experiences and cultural perspectives. Come build the future with us.

Position Description

What you will get to do:

• Repair and maintain roadways sidewalks ADA ramps and bridges
  • Install maintain seal and repair paved streets unimproved roads shoulders sidewalks ADA ramps and bridges
  • Remove damaged road areas for excavation
  • Prepare streets for overlays and slurry seals
  • Patch fill potholes pave grade and sweep
  • Excavate pour and finish concrete
  • Operate light to heavy equipment and commercial vehicles
  • Participate in snow and ice removal and perform spill response
  • Participate in traffic control for vehicular and pedestrian crashes
• Repair and maintain signs markings and rights-of-way
  • Fabricate install and assure proper placement of street signs barricades traffic control devices and pavement markings
  • Paint traffic markings dividers bridges and parking spaces
  • Maintain City lots and rights-of-way and remove debris and garbage
  • Mow spray pull weeks and trim vegetation
  • Operate light to heavy equipment bucket truck and commercial vehicles
• Winter Operations
  • Operate light-duty trucks to 10 yard commercial dump trucks with plows sanders and de-icers.
• Perform administrative tasks
  • Collect and maintain data for asset management winter operations right-of-way and other programs
  • Complete work orders time and attendance records and interact using email cell phone and computer applications.
  • Attend job-required training
  • Participate in meetings
  • Purchase supplies and materials
  • Perform shop clean-up

Qualities we are looking for:

• An effective team player who values partnerships and forms relationships to accomplish work
• A strategic problem-solver who enjoys a challenge
• A quick thinker who navigates obstacles with a positive can-do attitude
• Someone who is self-motivated with a solid work ethic and has a natural inclination to identify efficiencies in work processes while maintaining accuracy
• An individual who likes physical labor working outdoors in varying weather conditions
• A safety minded person who embodies integrity
• A friendly personality to interact with Gresham residents and visitors
• Someone who has a passion for service to the Gresham community

Work schedule/environment:

The typical work schedule will be four 10-hour days per week either Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday.

Work is predominantly performed outdoors in varying weather conditions and involves manual labor. This position will require being on-call on occasion to include nights weekends and holidays. Refer to the Public Utility Worker 2 class specification for additional details.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Practices principles procedures regulations standards and techniques as they relate to public works operations construction repair and maintenance
• Traffic systems traffic signs and traffic markings
• Safety methods and practices used in public works operations equipment operation pesticide application and the use of hand and power tools
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service to the public and City staff
• Communication principles practices and techniques
• Modern office practices and methods computer equipment and software applications

Ability to:

• Exercise discretion in confidential and sensitive matters
• Interpret apply and enforce compliance with applicable policies procedures laws and regulations
• Understand and interpret technical manuals work orders specifications blueprints and other technical materials
• Operate hand tools power tools and light to heavy equipment
• Work in environments requiring the use of a respirator
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all internal and external contacts
• Operate office equipment and technology tools including personal computers laptop computers and printers and presentation equipment
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing; present information proposals and recommendations clearly and persuasively
• Conduct work far off the ground in tall heights using a bucket truck
• Physically perform the essential job functions

Minimum Qualifications :

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid drivers license
• Good driving record (based on our driving matrix below)
• 18 years of age or older
• One year of related work experience which includes construction landscaping road maintenance and/or concrete installation.
• Must possess the physical ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Driving Matrix: You will be disqualified from this process if you possess any of the following driving infractions:
  • A major traffic offense or accident that results in death or major injury.
  • Driving under the influence (DUI) offense within the last 5 years.
  • Have more than 3 moving violations within a 3-year period or more than 2 within a one- year period.
  • Have more than 2 accidents within a 3-year period.

Required certifications and licenses:

• CPR/AED and First Aid certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Confined Space certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Competent Person certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Flagger certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• Oregon or Washington Commercial Driver License (CDL) Class A with Air Brakes and Tanker endorsements is required within 6 months of hire.

Selection Process

To apply for this position click Apply at the top of this job posting.

Required application materials:

• Complete online application (Do not type see resume in any fields or leave work experience fields blank in the application template.)
• Answers to supplemental questions

The City of Gresham offers a comprehensive and equitable base salary within the listed range based on your experience skills and education verified in your application. We encourage you to clearly describe how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications and essential attributes in your application materials. Learn more about Oregon Equal Pay.

If you desire a modification of this process to accommodate a disability please provide your request in writing to or by phone to upon submitting the required application documents.

A review of application materials including your response to supplemental questions submitted will determine which candidates will be invited to an interview. Communication with candidates will be done primarily through e-mail. Sometimes these messages may land in a spam or junk mail folder. We encourage you to monitor your inbox as well as the inbox within the portal for important updates related to this process.

Veterans Preference

The City of Gresham provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with state law. Any candidate wishing to have their qualifying veterans preference applied to the process must submit a qualifying document (DD Form 214 or 215) at the time of application providing proof of eligibility that includes discharge status. Disabled veterans must also submit a copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the US Department of Veteran Affairs at the time of application unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

Our Commitment

The City of Gresham is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants without unlawful regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity national origin age mental or physical disability genetic information veteran status marital status familial status or any other status protected by applicable federal Oregon or local law. Please direct questions about this position to or

If you need assistance with the online application please contact NEOGOV directly at 1-.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check driving record review job-related physical and drug screen.

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