Utility Maintenance Worker - ROW

The City of Pearland, TX is seeking to hire a full-time Utilities Maintenance Worker
- Right of Way to help improve aspects of the day‑to‑day operations of our Engineering & Public Works Department.

The Utilities Maintenance Worker earns a competitive salary of $18.86 - $20.41 hourly based on qualifications. Additionally, the city pays all premiums for employees’ dental, long-term disability protection, and life insurance, plus the majority portion of the medical premium for employees and their dependents. We also offer a retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) with a 2:1 employer match, life insurance, disability, access to the city’s recreation fitness center, employee assistance program, educational assistance, 11 paid holidays and 2 designated paid holidays, paid vacation, sick leave, and an active wellness program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.

• Repairs and maintains equipment such as mowers, tractors, weed eaters, trimmers, chainsaws, and trailers.
• Clean and maintain shop area.
• Maintains rights of way along with public and city‑owned property by mulching, mowing, edging, leveling/grading, repairing fencing, removing trash, planting and fertilizing seeds and grass, and chemical weed control.
• Performs tree trimming and removal services.
• Repairs and maintains irrigation systems.
• Provides landscape installation and maintains flowerbeds.
• Available to support other service areas on repairs of water leaks and main breaks; performs repairs on sewer lines and new installs.
• Builds traffic control work zones and puts out traffic control devices for traffic safety.
• Checks equipment; performs maintenance on landscape equipment.
• Completes needed maintenance to keep properties compliant with city ordinance & codes.

• Operates medium and heavy equipment; operates hand and electric tools.
• Responds to customer complaint calls and work orders.
• Performs related work as assigned.

• Requires high school graduation or GED equivalent.
• Requires three months of grounds maintenance or closely related experience.
• Valid, Class C driver’s license.

Salary: $18.86 - $20.41 per hour.