Road and Bridge Streets Technician II or III chez City and County of Broomfield, CO

About the Department

Is a Public Works career right for you?

Ask yourself the following questions:

Do you want more than a job while working to improve your community’s quality of life?

Do you want to make a difference to your community?

Then a career in Public Works is for you!

Make an impact in the community by joining the Streets Team. The Streets Division is responsible for the maintenance of over 287 miles of roadway, including: 100,000 lbs. of crack sealing annually, repairing an average of 2,500 potholes, more than 60,000 miles of plowing and deicing for snow and ice control annually, and more!

The Road and Bridge team is currently looking for a Streets Technician II or III, depending on qualifications/experience. Please see the Minimum Qualifications section below detailing the requirements.

Total Compensation Package

Position Duties

Technician II duties:

• Performs daily asphalt maintenance repairs, such as crack seal, mastic, pothole repair, and occasionally asphalt patching repair.

• Performs road shoulder repair

• Operates and performs preventive maintenance and routine repairs on equipment

• Cleans and maintains shop building and grounds.

• Assists in the operation of snowplows during inclement weather.

• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.

• Use hand tools to complete maintenance work.

• Operates construction and maintenance equipment used in the department

• Acts as a troubleshooter to resolve problems within a particular area of assignment.

• May work as a field crew leader

In addition to the above duties, Technician III performs the following:

• Under the direction of the Streets Foreman, complete daily and weekly work schedules

• May assume responsibility for division activities during the absence of a Foreman

• Provides on-the-job instruction and orientation to lower-level personnel as assigned 

• Assists in major maintenance and repairs to division equipment

• Supervise contractual work at the direction of Streets Foreman

Minimum Qualifications

Technician II requirements:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

• Experience:  2 years of experience in any of the Streets Maintenances operational areas (including road and bridge maintenance, sweeping and drainage, and/or traffic control). Specific experience in road and bridge maintenance preferred.

• Certifications - required with 6 months of hire

  • Class B Commercial Driver’s license with air brake and tanker endorsement

  • Flagger’s Certification
    

Technician III requirements:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

• Experience: 3 years of experience in any of the Streets Maintenances operational areas (including road and bridge maintenance, sweeping and drainage, and/or traffic control). Specific experience in road and bridge maintenance preferred. Some lead/supervisory experience preferred.

• Certifications - required with 6 months of hire

  • Class A Commercial Driver’s License with air brake and tanker endorsement

  • Flagger’s Certification

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be at least 18 years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record for continued employment. New hires must, as a condition of employment, pass the following pre-offer and post-offer/hire processes: in-person or virtual interviews, reference checks, background checks including local police check and sex-offender registry, DMV check, and pre-placement physical and drug screen.

Other Qualifications

• Work involves on-call duty which requires working weekends on a rotating basis and working all hours during emergency repairs as needed

• Work is generally scheduled Monday through Friday with some weekend and holiday work required

• Required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

• Required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

• Required to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects

• Required to talk or hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; bend or twist from the upper body; use hands and/or feet to perform manual tasks such as digging; push or pull; reach with hands and arms; squat; stoop; crouch; and climb or balance

• Physical demands are described as Very Heavy Work (Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50  pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects)

• Requires walking or standing to a significant degree

• Work near moving mechanical parts

• Work in year-round outdoor weather conditions

• Use hand tools to complete maintenance work