City Of Chesapeake (Va) Chesapeake , VA 23326
Posted 2 months ago
Work for Virginia's second largest municipality making a huge impact in the mobility of the region. The Chesapeake Bridges Division supports 1.75 million crossings per day by operating and maintaining 123 movable and fixed bridges and culverts. Our small team environment has great job satisfaction daily through problem-solving and customer support. We offer stable employment with excellent benefits, such as paid training, ample growth opportunities, attractive working hours, competitive medical and supplementary benefits, retirement plans, a supportive team working environment, and many others.
Qualified applicant will:
Learn in-depth operation and maintenance of movable bridges, to include greasing and lubricating bridge mechanical moving parts
Perform structural and non-structural concrete removal, preparation, formwork, and placement
Assist in the repair and preserving of structural steel, to include surface preparation and painting
Perform general rough carpentry work to assist in repairing and maintaining bridge fender systems and wooden bridge decks
Assist in rigging operations for material and parts handling
Assist in installation, maintenance and repair of guardrail and traffic safety devices
Assist in setting up work zones to ensure safe working environment and provide traffic control to include flagging
Perform manual labor
Perform grounds maintenance around bridges and culverts to include mowing, weed control spraying and tree trimming
Load and operate various types of maintenance and construction equipment and attachments to include:
Grease guns, painting equipment, hand pumps, pavement breaker, gunite or shotcrete machine, general power hand tools, chainsaw, welding equipment, sandblasting equipment, bucket truck, pontoon boat with outboard mower, boom and zero turn mowers, bobcat, crash cushion truck, crack-sealing machine, forklift, snowplow, dump truck, platform manlift
Respond to emergent situations such as bridge mechanical breakdowns, hurricane road clearing, and snow/ice control
Participate in training and skills development in maintenance (methods), construction methods, and equipment operation towards career progression and personal advancement.
Be comfortable working in the following environments:
0-200' above the water or road surface
Tight confined spaces
From a boat
Employee will be trained in fall protection, boat and equipment operation, confined space entry, work zone setup and flagging.
Requires a valid Driver's License at time of interview. If chosen, position requires a Class B CDL within 6 months of employment. PW Operations offers an in-house CDL training program at no cost to the employee.
City Of Chesapeake (Va)