PW Maintenance Specialist

The City of Bothell is seeking a Public Works Maintenance Specialist to join the Streets Division. This position plays a vital role in maintaining the City's landscapes, parks, rights-of-way, and public spaces through vegetation management, landscape maintenance, and construction activities. We are looking for a skilled professional who values safety, demonstrates strong leadership and teamwork, and takes pride in delivering excellent service to the community.

• Perform landscape maintenance and construction tasks, including formal landscaping, vegetation management, irrigation repair, troubleshooting, and tree pruning.
• Inspect worksites, identify maintenance needs, and determine appropriate methods, materials, and equipment to complete projects efficiently.
• Safely operate specialized tools and equipment while following City, State, Federal, and Public Works safety standards; recognize and report hazards and equipment issues.
• Train and support staff, promote teamwork and cross-training, and provide professional customer service to residents, contractors, and City employees.
• Build positive relationships between the City of Bothell and the community through courteous, cooperative interactions and adherence to City policies, goals, and priorities.

• Have the ability to earn International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist certification within one year of employment if certification is not held at the time of hire.
• Learn and adapt to new tools and systems with ease to support work efficiency.
• Communicate clearly, respectfully, and professionally across a variety of settings.
• Quickly identify challenges and apply logical, evidence-based approaches to resolve them.
• Consistently deliver accurate, high-quality work with attention to detail.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and disciplines.
• Understand and respond to the needs of customers and the community with empathy.
• Demonstrate reliability, consistency, and a strong work ethic.

We offer ample time off, including 11 paid holidays and 2 personal holidays. Employees have access to a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision for employees and their families. Life and disability insurance, state pension and deferred compensation for retirement are also provided. AFSCME employees with approved second-language proficiency receive a 2% pay premium throughout employment. Commute cost reduction, alternative work schedules, flexible work environment, and hybrid options are available when appropriate.

The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives. The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.