Public Works Maintenance Worker , II or III - Signals

Public Works Maintenance Worker I, II or III – Signals

Location:

Parkway Service Center

Job Type: Full-Time – Regular

Hourly Salary Range: $19.75 – $27.66

The City of Plano is seeking innovative, forward-thinking individuals to join our team as a Public Works Maintenance Worker I, II, or III in the Signal Department. As a Maintenance Worker, you will assist your Crew Leader with daily traffic signal maintenance throughout the City of Plano and help ensure safe, efficient travel for our community.

This hands‑on role offers the opportunity to work outdoors, learn valuable technical and electrical skills, and contribute to highly visible infrastructure that impacts residents every day. You will support signal and street light maintenance using basic hand tools, assist with pulling and installing signal cable, help with wiring connections in signal poles and streetlights under supervision with voltages up to 480 V, operate bucket equipment, and assist with field data collection and daily work records.

Shift schedule:
Four 10‑hour shifts, either Monday–Thursday 6:30 am to 5:00 pm or Tuesday–Friday 6:30 am to 5:00 pm, depending on crew assignment.

• $175 annual boot allowance and $175 annual jean allowance
• City pays for TCEQ licensing, classes, and continuing education credits
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Membership in the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS), City matches contributions 2:1 upon retirement
• Enrollment in the Retirement Security Plan (RSP) fully funded by City
• Up to three weeks of paid vacation
• Up to three weeks of paid sick leave per year
• Nine paid holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Free recreation center membership

Distinguishing Characteristics: entry-level, routine procedures, close supervision.

Examples of

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist in preparing work areas and securing job sites with traffic control devices.
• Prepare tools, materials, and equipment; clean, inspect, and maintain tools and trucks.
• Comply with all written city policies and procedures.
• Use basic personal protective equipment.
• Drive to and from assigned work locations.
• Maintain consistent attendance.
• Utilize hand tools (shovels, screwdriver, wire strippers, crimpers).
• Pull all sizes of signal cable under supervision.
• Assist with installing wiring connections in signal poles and streetlights (tolerable up to 480 V).
• Assist with data collection of assets in the field and maintaining daily work records.
• Operate bucket controls from ground and in bucket.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics: mid-level, more complex technical duties, close supervision.

Examples of

Essential Job Functions:

• All functions of Public Works Maintenance Worker I.
• Able to assemble, hang, wire, and disassemble signal heads, lighted street signs, video detection cameras.
• Proficient in installing school flashers, solar panels, and testing batteries.
• Install wire connections with voltages up to 480 V without direct supervision.
• Drive bucket truck to and from locations as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics: advanced classification, planning detailed methods, indirect supervision.

Examples of

Essential Job Functions:

• All functions of Public Works Maintenance Worker II.
• Use electronic testing devices.
• Drive bucket truck with wire trailer to jobsites; wire in signal poles and luminaire heads; install pedestal and overhead power services.
• Train other Maintenance Workers on field work and safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures; use of hand and power tools; maintenance methods; traffic control and barricade placement.
• Skill in communicating clearly verbal and written; operating light equipment; routine construction and repair; basic math and measurements.
• Education:
  
  High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience:
  
  One year previous maintenance or construction experience preferred (two years required for II and III; three years preferred for III).
• Licenses:
  Valid Texas Class "C" driver’s license; optional IMSA Work Zone TK or IMSA Electronics certifications.

Employees must possess mobility to work in and around city buildings; operate a motor vehicle; strong stamina; vision to read printed materials; hearing and speech; dexterity; ability to lift up to 75 lb. Exposure to hot/cold temperatures, noise, chemical, electrical hazards, and possible stand‑by duty.

Must pass a drug test, driver license check, criminal history background check, periodic CJIS background check (for positions requiring access into Police buildings) and social security number verification check.

Equal Opportunity Employer – EOE/M/F/V/D.

Open positions are subject to close without notice.