Streets Technician

Description

THE POSITION

We invite you to join the high performing team with a safety first culture at the Town of Prescott Valley, performing a variety of road construction and streets maintenance work to keep the roadways, and roadsides safe and in good repair according to industry standard practices.
If you have a desire to serve this wonderful community, we encourage you to apply.

Examples of Duties

Essential duties include:

• Inspect, maintain, repair or construct streets, alleyways, easements, rights-of-way, sidewalks, and other roadway facilities throughout the system.

• Complete set up and pick up traffic control devices to assist in traffic control around work crews; prepare streets and facilities for town events. Perform traffic control for road closures, accident detours and crime scene securing.

• Perform routine to semi-skilled maintenance and repairs on public rights-of-way and residential driveways for protection of streets, including, pothole patching; street sweeping maintenance; crack sealing of roadways.

• Assist in maintaining traffic signals according to signal program. Perform general maintenance and repair, upgrades, bulb replacement; lighted street name signs maintenance and repair/replacement.

• Perform mowing of all rights-of-way (ROW) public streets and Town-owned lots; trims trees and vegetation around traffic structures and signs; removes and trims trees and bushes in Town; assistance with the removal of dead animals within Town right of way.

Typical Qualification

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required with a minimum of one (1) year entry-level construction experience; or any equivalent combination of education, safety training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this job.
• Possession of a valid Driver's License and ability to pass a pre-employment background including driving record.
• Must be able to obtain Basic Flaggers Certification by timeframe designated by the Town.
• Must obtain a CDL by timeframe designated by the Town.
• Must obtain OSHA 10 training by timeframe designated by the Town.
• Must obtain Work Zone Certification by timeframe designated by the Town.

Compensation:

The Town's offers a high-performance culture along with a complete compensation package including salary and benefits. The Town package includes an individual health insurance plan, participation in the state retirement system, optional 457 deferred compensation with town match up to 6%, vacation, holidays, and additional comprehensive benefits.

The expected hiring range is

$20.28 - $21.29

The full hourly range is $20.28 - $28.39

Open Until Filled

Apply online: prescottvalley-az.gov

Equal Opportunity Employer

Supplemental Information

The Town of Prescott Valley-The Cooler Side of Arizona

The Town of Prescott Valley is located in beautiful central Arizona, set between the scenic Mingus and Bradshaw mountain ranges in the heart of Yavapai County. Our high desert elevation of 5,100 feet affords us four seasons with mild temperatures year-round. Prescott Valley is the largest and fastest-growing municipality in the county. (est. 50,000 pop.)

Founded in 1966, Prescott Valley offers a small-town, rural atmosphere filled with rich natural beauty and modern amenities. Three national forests are nearby, and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is a short two-hour drive away. The Prescott Valley lifestyle is for someone who enjoys a relaxed pace of life, but also wants the excitement of being part of a growing, evolving community!

Known as a diverse, welcoming community, Prescott Valley boasts excellent cultural, recreational and educational activities and superior public services. The Town's downtown area is anchored by a 5,000 seat, town-owned event center that hosts concerts, sporting events, and shows.

A carefully created General Plan serves to protect the quality of life that has been the reason that many have moved to Prescott Valley. The town has an excellent K-12 school system, local access to higher education, and offers a variety of shopping and restaurant options in and around its inviting central business district.

Town Values

Incorporated in 1978, the Town operates under the council-manager form of government. We believe our greatest resource in fulfilling our mission is our employees! Our signature count-on-me SERVICE culture means together, we roll up our sleeves and get the job done quickly and effectively. We value INTEGRITY, holding ourselves to the highest standards; we are responsible, honest and transparent. RESPECT, we treat others with dignity. We genuinely welcome differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences for a more inclusive workplace. TEAMWORK, honoring our commitments. FUN, our energizing force to create and innovate finding a new way to pioneer public services. When we have fun doing what we love our citizens love their experiences with us! With a sense of humility we give our time, attention and action in service to others.
Under the leadership of our Town Manager and Council, the Town of Prescott Valley is a proactive, visionary, and solution-oriented organization. Fiscally conservative, the Town is financially sound with little debt and healthy reserves, positioning us to move forward in continued smart and sustainable growth for years to come.

Benefits for a full-time regular, employee:

The Town of Prescott Valley offers a highly competitive benefits package including:

• General Leave: 200 hours of general leave per year, increasing with longevity and pro-rated for part-time positions
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year, including one floating holiday per fiscal year
• Health Insurance: Three health plans available to select from at a group rate. Town pays 100% of employee premiums for certain plans with family coverage optional
• Health Savings Account with Town contributions for qualified High Deductible Health Plan selections
• Dental Insurance: 100% of employee premiums paid by the Town. Family coverage is optional
• Vision Insurance: 100% of employee premiums paid by the Town. Family coverage is optional
• Flexible Spending Accounts:Health Care and Dependent Care accounts available
• Short Term Disability Insurance: Town-paid coverage
• Long Term Disability Insurance: Town-paid coverage
• Life Insurance: Town-paid insurance valued at the annual salary ($100,000 maximum); additional life insurance for self and/or dependent is available at employee's cost
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Alternate to Social Security - 457 Deferred Compensation Plan with Town match up to 6%
• Retirement: Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined Benefit plan or Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) with mandatory city and employee contributions. ASRS Plan includes Long Term Disability Benefit.
• Voluntary employee paid Ancillary Benefits including Cancer Benefit, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Pet Insurance, Legal and ID Shield

• Direct Deposit: Paychecks are deposited directly into the employee's bank account(s) on a bi-weekly schedule.

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

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