Street Maintenance Worker

The City of Walnut Creek is seeking to fill up to two (2), full-time Street Maintenance Worker positions in the Public Works Maintenance Operations Division. The City will fill these openings at either a Street Maintenance or General Maintenance level, depending on the needs of the department and the qualifications and experience of the candidate selected.

The City is advertising two (2) separate recruitments in order to fill these openings. Candidates applying to this job opportunity will be considered for Street Maintenance Worker. Candidates who are interested in both the Street Maintenance Worker and General Maintenance Worker opportunities are able to apply to both recruitments separately if their work experience meets the requirements listed in the Qualification Guidelines section of the respective announcement.

The current salary range for a Street Maintenance Worker is $77,411 to $93,296 annually. Placement in the position and range will depend on qualifications.

The opening date for this recruitment is Friday, February 13, 2026.

The closing date for this recruitment is Friday, February 20, 2026, at 11:59pm PST.

• Work on a team that promotes a positive work environment and holds safety as the highest priority.
• Have a stable career in a Department that values growth and provides opportunity for all team members to attend skill building trainings.
• The Streets team consists of three crews—paving, concrete, and clean water—allowing opportunities to hone your skills in different areas.

Spanning 19.5 square miles, the community’s sprawling landscapes, warm weather, diverse dining options, and thriving shopping district make Walnut Creek a suburban oasis with an urban flair. With a rare blend of 2,800 acres of open space, a vibrant downtown, a business park, premier healthcare facilities and a performing arts center, Walnut Creek offers something for everyone!

The City of Walnut Creek is committed to the values of respect, integrity, excellence, teamwork, and creativity. CARE, the City’s robust award-winning employee engagement initiative, focuses on three key areas: providing career development opportunities; promoting connections among employees; and supporting employee health and wellness.

Staff in the Public Works Department agree to abide by the following values in their daily work:

• No One Gets Hurt:
  We put safety at the beginning of every day.
• 10-4, Copy That:
  We listen to the people we serve… RESPOND.
• Barred Up:
  We deliver quality with urgency and continually raise the bar.
• Cultivate Ourselves:
  We grow ourselves and each other.
• Future Focused:
  We seek opportunities to ingrain a sustainable future.

To learn more about the Department’s goals, visit Public Works Department’s website.

The Street Maintenance Worker is on a team consisting of three crews:
Paving, Concrete, and Clean Water. Under general supervision, they perform journey-level work in the maintenance, repair, construction, street sweeping and cleaning of City streets, curbs, gutters, storm drains, rights-of-way, and similar facilities.

Examples of some responsibilities are: crack sealing and asphalt patch repairs; setting out traffic control devices and road closures, and directing traffic at work sites; grading base rock; repairing damaged sections of curbs and sidewalks; cleaning storm drains; operating dump trucks, jackhammers, backhoes, asphalt rollers, Hydro vacs and other equipment used in street and drainage maintenance.

This position requires significant physical effort, including heavy lifting, and involves working outdoors in all weather conditions with exposure to hazards involved with working around traffic and heavy equipment.

The City is seeking collaborative and dedicated teammates who are safety conscious, are adaptable and flexible, and take pride in detail-oriented work. They are also skilled in providing customer service to the public, with the ability to build and maintain great relationships with both their team and the community. The ideal candidate has ample experience installing,…