Road Technician III

The Street Department is looking for a Road Technician III to join their team. Individual operates a variety of heavy equipment to support the City’s street, drainage and right-of-way construction, maintenance and repair operations; performs related work as required.

• Operates variety of trucks, mowers, sweepers, vacuum truck, heavy equipment, including bulldozers, road graders, excavator, asphalt paver, boom/scissor lifts, and front-end loaders for the Streets Department to support public works construction, maintenance and repair projects;
• Rough grades surfaces, levels road beds, shapes driveways and back slopes and cuts surfaces to stakes and specified grades;
• Operates light and medium duty equipment, hand and power tools;
• Removes worn, cracked or weathered asphalt using hand or power tools and loads debris for disposal;
• Grades and repairs underlay or roadbed to prepare for surface for patching;
• Rolls asphalt patching material and assures patch meets grade and standards;
• Seals and repairs asphalt and concrete infrastructures such as driveways and parking lots;
• Constructs retaining walls and other masonry structures;
• Digs trenches, secures, lowers and installs pipes and places precast or builds inlet boxes and replaces and compacts bedding and overlay material;
• Grades and prepares surfaces for concrete curbs, gutters and storm water inlets;
• Builds and sets forms and pours and finishes cement for concrete structures such as curbs, gutters and storm water inlets;
• Cleans and clears storm water inlets, drains, bridges, creeks and drainage;
• Drives sand and gravel trucks to move material and respond to winter weather conditions;
• Operates lifts at various heights;
• May provide training to others;
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas;
• Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner;
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities;
• Cleans and restores construction areas, job sites and other project areas;
• Cleans, maintains and repairs tools, equipment and facilities;
• Fuels and inspects equipment daily, performs preventive and prescribed maintenance and makes minor repairs on equipment and tools;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Training and at least five years' work experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment. Qualifying equipment includes front-end loader, excavator, backhoe, motor grader, asphalt paver and/or similar equipment.
• At least 5 years' experience in roadway/ROW infrastructure construction and maintenance.

• Must be 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license.
• Possess a State of Idaho Class A CDL, No Restrictions with Tanker Endorsement.
• Flagger certification.
• CPR certification.
• First Aid certified.
• Position is subject to on-call and service response within a specified amount of time.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background check, drug testing and physical.
• Random DOT drug testing.

• Additional Endorsements:
  Doubles/Triples;
  Hazmat
• Road Scholar
• Road Scholar Master