Bridge Maintenance​/Inspection Worker Trainee

This is bridge maintenance or inspection work at the trainee level. Employees in this class perform work in the Streets Department in one of two areas of assignment, Bridge Maintenance or Bridge Safety Inspection. Employees in the Bridge Maintenance assignment learn the methods, practices and techniques of several construction trades such as, the electrical, mechanical, plumbing, masonry, painting, carpentry, structural ironwork and welding trades used in the performance of major bridge rehabilitation, maintenance and building repair.

Employees concentrate on learning one of the accepted trades, perform helper duties in other trades as required and are expected to learn the methods, practices and techniques and the materials, tools and equipment used in all the trades required to perform bridge maintenance and repair. Employees in the Bridge Safety Inspection assignment learn the methods, practices and techniques of inspecting contractual bridge repair work following Federal and State specifications for conformance to specification requirements, develop skill in investigating complaints and accidents involving bridge structures, implement safe traffic control set-ups and learn to make recommendations for repairs.

Work involves conditions which can be only partially controlled including but not limited to working at unusual and dangerous heights; working in close proximity to high voltage lines; working in inclement conditions; working in rivers and streams up to waist height, and, frequently exerting strenuous physical effort. Work is performed under the general supervision of a Bridge Maintenance Supervisor or a Bridge Safety Inspection Supervisor.

Only an Open-Competitive eligible list will be established as a result of this examination. Permanent City employees will receive no promotional preference in this examination.

Candidates who pass the exam and are placed on the civil service list will be retained on the list for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years after the establishment of the Eligible List.

Philadelphia residency is not required to submit an application; however

Applicants must have established bona fide residency in the City of Philadelphia for one year prior to appointment

Candidates who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other people receiving an identical test score.

To receive such preference, candidates must respond to the question regarding residence on this application. This response will be used to determine eligibility for preference for residents. Documentation of residence may be required if there is any question as to whether you meet the residency preference requirements. If an applicant does not respond to the appropriate residence question, it will be assumed that the applicant does not qualify for residence preference.

Eligibility for residence preference must be determined by the date of the test administration. No requests for residence preference will be granted after the test administration.

As a condition of employment with the City, any person offered employment shall be required to certify that such person either is fully current on any and all debts, taxes, fees, judgments, claims, and other accounts and obligations due and owing to the City; or has voluntarily entered into a payment agreement with the City. For so long as the person is employed by the City, the amount of the payment as set forth in the payment agreement (not to exceed, for any pay period, twenty percent (20%) of the person’s gross pay for such period, without the person’s consent) shall be withheld from each paycheck until such payment agreement is fully satisfied.

Such person shall also be required to certify as a condition of employment that he or she is fully current on any and all debts, taxes, fees, judgments, claims, and other accounts and obligations due and owing to the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) or has voluntarily entered into a payment…