STREET MAINTENANCE WORKER I

Department of Transportation & Mobility

Recruitment #2301-5201-001

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Introduction


The City of Tucson Department of Transportation, Streets & Traffic Maintenance Division is seeking hardworking, motivated individuals with a strong work ethic to maintain and repair streets, alleyways, sidewalks, shoulders, curbs, drainage ways and rights-of-ways remove debris, weeds and brush and provide emergency services. This includes manual labor.

General Description

Maintains and repairs rights of way, alleyways, sidewalks, shoulders, curbs, and drainage ways.  Removes debris, weeds, and brush and provides emergency service.

Essential Functions

Maintains and repairs streets, alleys, sidewalks, shoulders, curbs, drainage ways, and rights-of-ways by removing debris, preparing surfaces, spreading asphalt, mixing and pouring of concrete, crack sealing, cutting and pruning trees and vegetation, and cleaning of tools and equipment.

Provides emergency service by responding to calls for service which may include conducting storm post clean up, servicing bridges for de-icing, and setting-up and taking down signs and barricades.  Standby may be required.

Repairs and maintains tools and equipment, repairs broken irrigation lines, maintains inventory of City issued equipment, repairing broken irrigation lines, working in and around traffic.

Operates small tools, equipment and pick-up trucks.

Assists in setting priorities for work and using good judgment to solve unusual problems.

Work may include weekend and holidays.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education Level & Type: High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Minimum Experience Qualifications: Under 1 year maintaining and repairing right-of-way, sidewalks, and drainage ways

Valid and Unrestricted Class D - Driver's License

Selection Plan

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated on the education and work experience in their employment profile and the responses to their supplemental questions.  The highest scoring applicants will then be invited to participate in an oral board interview.

Oral Board Interviews will be held:  Thursday, February 23, 2023

*It is important to note that the City of Tucson uses Microsoft Teams for its virtual interviews. Please ensure that you have access to this software application, if you are not able to participate in the virtual format, please contact the H.R. Analyst listed below for other options once you have been invited to the virtual interview.

Upon completion of all processes, the highest scoring applicants will be placed on the Civil Service Employment List. An applicant's ranking on the Civil Service list will be based on their final score which will be calculated as:

   

§  10% of your rating for Education and Work Experience 
§  90% of your rating for the Oral Board Interview


If you are in need of Americans with Disabilities Act-related accommodation during the testing process, please call H.R. Technician, Diane Webster at 520-633-5044 or email at Diane.Webster@tucsonaz.gov or H.R. Analyst Malena Carreon at 520-330-8471 or email at Malena.Carreon@tucsonaz.gov at least 48 hours prior to the evaluation.

 

Veterans, Native American, or Disability preference points will be added to the final score for those that are placed on the Civil Service Employment List. If you qualify for preference points as outlined in the Employment Profile, you must upload your documentation as part of the application process. The DD214 must be a copy that indicates characterization of service.

Conclusion

You are encouraged to print this bulletin because it contains important dates and information that will not be available online once this position closes. Additionally, communication during this process will be sent via email to the email address on file, so please ensure your browser accepts emails from jobs@tucsonaz.gov and check your email account regularly; this may include your junk box/spam filter. Failure to respond or follow instructions may result in disqualification.

Pre-employment Medical Testing Requirements

Basic Physical

75 lb Lift Test

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To ensure accurate payroll information for tax purposes, the successful candidate will need to provide their original Social Security Card or original letter from the Social Security Administration with their social security number prior to beginning work with the City of Tucson.

The City of Tucson hires lawful workers only - US citizens or nationals and non-citizens with valid work authorization - without discrimination. Federal immigration laws require all employers to verify both the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. In its efforts to meet the law's requirements, the City of Tucson participates in the E-Verify program established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to aid employers in verifying the eligibility of workers.

Retired City of Tucson employees receiving benefits from the Tucson Supplemental Retirement System who are considering reemployment with the City should be aware that pursuant to Section 22-37(g) of the Tucson City Code, retirement benefits shall be suspended during the period of reemployment with the City of Tucson unless you have been separated at least twelve consecutive months before returning to work AND you return to a non-permanent employment classification. Creditable service does not accrue during any reemployment period.