Maintenance​/Construction Operator; PW

Position: Maintenance/Construction Operator (PW)
Physical Ability Examination is scheduled for June 25, 2026.

This is manual and semi-skilled work in maintaining the city's storm sewers, streets, and rights of way (ROW).

Maintenance/Construction Operators are responsible for performing a variety of manual and semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance and installation of the city's storm sewer system and streets.  Assignments are received in written or verbal form, and may be accompanied by rough sketches or blueprints.

Work is normally performed under close supervision of a Maintenance Construction Foreman and is checked in progress and upon completion to assure compliance with accepted standards of construction and maintenance for public improvements; and in compliance with City laws and ordinances.

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED (All duties may not be assigned to all employees in this position, nor does the list necessarily include all tasks which may be assigned to employees in this position.)

Essential Job Functions:

Lays pipe on grade in the construction of storm sewers by use of string line and carpenter's level or optical level and rod.

Digs trenches; lays and joins pipe.

Mixes mortar and carries mortar and brick for construction of catch basins, curbs and bridges.

Mixes, pours and finishes concrete.

Operates dump truck to haul materials and pull equipment trailers.

Ensures job sites are coned off for safety of workers and the general public; checks for gases present prior to workers entering confined spaces; performs other checks to ensure job sites are safe.

Lays brick for construction and repair of storm sewer manholes.

Spreads asphalt with hand tools to pave parking lots and streets.

Grades ditches with hand tools for laying pipe.

Uses power saw and other tools to cut down trees and bushes for the maintenance and clearance of right of ways and easements.

Operates small tractors bush hog, and equipment in the construction and maintenance of storm system and streets.

May operate or assist with TV surveillance equipment to locate internal blockage and places in need of repair in storm sewer system.

Erects barricades and places lanterns around trenches and other work being done on traffic ways.

May assist in the operation of the jet/vacuum truck.

Shovels and levels asphalt paving materials for repairing and patching streets.

Must not pose a direct threat or significant risk of substantial harm to the safety or health of himself/herself or others.

Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all of the City's safety policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.

Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined by the City of Dothan.

Must be regularly available and willing to work at least 8/10 hours per day, 40 hours per week, or such other hours per day or hours per week as the City determines are necessary or desirable to meet its operational needs.

Must be available and willing to work such overtime per day or per week as the City determines is necessary or desirable to meet its operational needs.

Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the City determines are necessary or desirable to meet its operational needs.

Must be available and willing to travel to such locations and with such frequency as the City determines is necessary or desirable to meet its operational needs.

Must perform duties onsite, except those job duties which are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (such as offsite work meetings with City customers, clients or citizens, making deliveries to designated destinations, traveling to field offices to meet with subordinates or conduct training, etc.)

Important

Job Functions:

Performs routine maintenance on tools, equipment and vehicles.

Fills out work order forms; keeps daily log books.

Operates line truck, bush hog, dump truck and stump cutter.

Constructs forms for construction of catch basins, pipe junction boxes, etc.

Ensures materials and tools needed for scheduled jobs are loaded on truck.

Performs after hours on-call…