Road Maintenance Worker II

Interviews for selected candidates will be held the week of March 9th.

Join our Public Works Road Maintenance Team! If you have a California class B license with a tanker endorsement, your skills in heavy equipment and road maintenance are needed on our County roads. This is the first working level in the Road Maintenance Worker series that offers the opportunity to utilize your general knowledge and skills to identify and tackle issues.

Proof of valid Class B operator’s license issued by a state department of motor vehicles is required at time of application. Please attach proof of your valid license to your application.

While knowledge of safe working practices are key, proficiency operating most heavy equipment is a must. Knowledge of these areas is necessary:

• Provisions of the California Vehicle Code relating to the operation of medium and heavy equipment on streets and roads
• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in the repair and maintenance of roads
• Work zone safety and traffic control

These strong skills are also highly desirable in an applicant:

• Learning to maintain and make minor repairs on roads
• Operating chippers, chainsaws, and other hand tools for roadside vegetation management
• Understanding and carry out oral and written instructions
• Working well as part of a team

The County of Nevada offers an extensive benefit package. In addition to a wide choice of medical plans and excellent dental and vision plans, our staff enjoy a full range of other benefits including complementary and voluntary life insurance, flexible spending accounts for medical expenses and dependent care, CalPERS retirement, a deferred compensation plan with both 457(b) and Roth options, and a tuition reimbursement program.

Nevada County is also a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program through the Department of Education.

Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and transparent communication, sets us up to be a high‑performing organization, and recognizes our contributions. Our leadership connects with the community, listens to them, and provides significant programming to keep us safe and healthy. A robust benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision, and retirement options is also offered.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

To view the job description including minimum qualifications, please . Completion of 12th grade or equivalent, and two years of experience in public works or construction and maintenance involving the operation of medium and heavy road maintenance equipment such as graders, loaders, backhoes, rollers, mowers and 3-axle trucks AND possession of a valid Class B operator's license issued by a state department of motor vehicles with tanker endorsement.

If no tanker endorsement, must attain tanker endorsement within first six months of employment.