Street Maintenance Technician

Brief Description

Join our Streets Department team and play a vital role in maintaining the City’s infrastructure. This position performs a variety of hands‑on tasks involving the maintenance, repair, and construction of streets, drainage systems, and alleys while operating equipment and utilizing specialized tools to keep our community safe and accessible.

• Participate in all phases of general maintenance in concrete streets, asphalt streets, alleys, drainage ditches, and storm drainage systems.
• Perform skilled construction, maintenance, and labor work; resurfacing and grading and shaping roads; assist in emergencies and storm‑related activities.
• Assist with preparation of concrete base including setting wood forms and positioning steel; measure and pour concrete; finish concrete; remove wooden forms and backfill; clean site.
• Perform asphalt repair and replacements.
• Operate various equipment involved in the construction, repair, and maintenance of roads: mowers, light tractors with attachments, dump trucks, front‑end loaders, and other tools and equipment.
• Haul material, transport vehicles, and equipment to job sites.
• Load and unload materials and equipment.
• Ensure that any vehicle and equipment issued to them is properly maintained.
• Cut, collect, and dispose of tree limbs, weeds, trash, litter, debris.
• Assist with sidewalk markings, street signs, and streetlights.
• Perform preventive checks on equipment and, if a repair is warranted, contact supervisor to have the property repaired.
• Prepare equipment, vehicles, and tools for work assignments.
• Read and understand written job instructions and plans.
• Clean and maintain shop tools, equipment, vehicles, and facilities.
• Perform a variety of Public Works Department manual labor tasks as assigned.
• Subject to after‑hours call‑out for emergency situations.
• Have frequent contact with employees, citizens, local state, federal agencies, and other city departments.
• Arrive to work on time and maintain a regular and reliable level of attendance.

• Willingness to learn and ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to read simple maps and drawings, keep storage areas clean, orderly, and in safe working conditions.
• Ability to operate all machinery needed to perform assigned duties.
• Ability to make minor repairs and adjustments to assigned equipment in the field or as directed.
• Basic understanding of and/or experience in pavement maintenance and construction.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with other employees.
• Ability to work under adverse weather conditions.
• Understanding of safety standards and practices for construction sites, roadways, and heavy equipment.

High school graduate or equivalent; OR any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Must have a valid Class C Texas motor‑vehicle driver license and the ability to maintain a satisfactory driving record with the ability to obtain and maintain a Texas Class B CDL within the six‑month probationary period.

A valid Texas Class B CDL with tanker endorsement is preferred.

• Medical insurance.
• Prescription coverage with generic prescriptions covered 100 %.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance equal to one times your annual salary up to a plan maximum of  250,000.
• Optional short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and life insurance.
• Retirement benefits through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) with a 7 % employee contribution and a 2:1 City match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO), based on education level and prior years of similar work experience, earned on an accrual basis, and made available to you upon hire.
• 96 hours per year of individual catastrophic sick time off (ICS), for catastrophic illness.
• 12 city‑paid holidays.
• Gym membership reimbursed up to  35 per month (  15 for membership and  20 if you attend 10 times a month).
• Cash awards for participation in the Wellness plan.
• 100 per year of service awarded annually as longevity pay, after the first full year of employment.
• Several optional, rich benefits which are fully competitive within the metroplex.