Job Description

Posting number: B21-00729/828

Department: PUBLIC WORKS

Division: STREETS/DRAINAGE/TRAFFIC CONTROL

Job classification: Street Technician I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Works, Construction Maintenance, Drivers

Summary

The City of Missouri City, known as the “Show Me City,” is seeking three (3) dedicated and dependable individuals to join the Public Works Department as a full-time Street Technician I. This position performs a variety of maintenance duties related to the City’s streets and drainage systems, helping to maintain safe, clean, and functional public infrastructure. The Street Technician I supports the department in maintaining and improving the City’s streets, drainage systems, and related infrastructure.

Reporting Relationship: Streets Crew Leader

Examples of duties

• Performs street maintenance and repairs, including concrete pavement repairs, pothole patching, asphalt placement, wheelchair ramp repairs, curb repairs, and related roadway maintenance.
• Sets up and maintains traffic control measures, including flagging, barricades, and work zones, to ensure safe work areas for employees and the public.
• Performs saw cutting, mud jacking, form setting, and other tasks associated with roadway and concrete repairs.
• Constructs and repairs drainage structures, including inlet tops and aprons.
• Performs drainage maintenance activities, including setting pipe, spreading stabilized sand, removing debris from pipes, clearing clogged gutters, and hauling materials and debris.
• Operates, cleans, inspects, and performs routine maintenance on various heavy equipment, including bulldozers, backhoes, and front-end loaders.
• Operates and maintains light equipment and hand tools, including jackhammers, chainsaws, crack-sealing machines, and other equipment used in street and drainage maintenance.
• Assists with emergency response activities for Police, Fire, and other City departments, including responding to vehicle collisions, natural disasters, flooding, and other emergencies.
• Assists with sanding bridges and roadways and placing barricades and other traffic control devices during hazardous conditions or emergency situations.
• Removes fallen trees, debris, and other obstructions from roadways and public areas during emergencies and severe weather events.
• Loads, transports, and unloads materials, equipment, debris, and other items as needed.
• Maintains a clean and safe work area and follows established safety procedures, policies, and traffic control requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Subject to 24-hour recall and emergency call-out as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate.
• One (1) year of relevant professional experience required.