Public Works Maintenance Worker

The Position

The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city's historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees.

Why join the City of Oakland?

The City of Oakland is currently recruiting to fill multiple Public Works Maintenance Worker vacancies within the Public Works Department (OPW) and the Department of Transportation (OakDOT). The Public Works Maintenance Worker performs a variety of routine maintenance duties in street and traffic maintenance and construction, sanitation, illegal dumping, and weed abatement.

This is an entry-level classification performing a wide variety of maintenance and construction tasks. The Public Works Maintenance Worker receives general supervision from a Public Work Supervisor I; and may receive technical direction from the Street Maintenance Leader, Concrete Finisher, Sign Maintenance Worker, Traffic Painter, Heavy Equipment Operator, or Truck Driver.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic team player, with exceptional communication skills, capable of following oral and/or written directions to complete assignments, is eager to learn a variety of maintenance tasks, and has an interest in long-term professional development. The ideal candidate will also demonstrate a solid work ethic, including a strong commitment to safety while building, repairing, and maintaining the City's infrastructure.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Safety focused.

• Willing to learn new skills and put them into practice.

• Available to work flexible schedules for emergency situations.

• Able to establish an excellent working relationship with their colleagues.

• Positive with a can-do attitude.

• Willing to work in adverse weather conditions.

• Able to effectively navigate and maintain a professional demeanor in interactions with dissatisfied or irate community members.

What you will typically be responsible for:

• Driving and unloading vehicles

• Performing manual labor on structures and systems across the City

• Assisting with asphalt repairs; removing debris; and performing carpentry, painting, and storm drain maintenance

• Cleaning up illegal dumping or homeless encampments

• Maintaining vegetation within medians

A few reasons you might love this job:

• Your work will directly impact the community members' ability to enjoy the City

• You will work with great colleagues from diverse cultural and work backgrounds and learn a lot from each other

• You will have opportunities for personal and professional growth with on-the-job training and certification

A few challenges you might face in this job:

• You will be performing physically demanding work in challenging conditions and weather

• You will have to pivot work activities based on changing priorities throughout each workday

• You will need to adjust to encountering distractions from unhoused individuals while completing your work assignment.

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Competencies Required:

• Decision Making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner

• Environmental Exposure: Performing under physically demanding conditions

• General Physical Ability: Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and coordination

• Manual Dexterity: Using senses, hands, and fingers in manipulating objects quickly and efficiently

• Professional & Technical Expertise: Applying technical subject matter to the job

• Safety Focus: Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards

• Adaptability: Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires

• Professional Integrity & Ethics: Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability

• Oral Communication: Engaging effectively in dialogue

• Building & Maintaining Relationships: Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships

• Customer Focus: Attending to the needs and expectations of customers

• Handling & Resolving Conflict: Managing interpersonally strained situations

• Professional Impact: Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization

• Teamwork: Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals

The eligibility list established from this recruitment may be used to fill other vacancies that occur within the City including full-time and permanent part-time positions, if applicable.

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Minimum Requirements for Application

This recruitment will produce two eligible lists. The restricted list will be for full-time, permanent part-time, or part-time City and Port of Oakland employees who meet the minimum qualifications. The open list will be for all other applicants who meet the minimum qualifications

Any combination of education and experience that is equivalent to the following minimum qualifications is acceptable.

Experience: One year of experience in construction and maintenance work.

License or Certificate / Other Requirements:

Incumbent in this position is expected to operate automotive vehicles in the performance of assigned duties. Due to assignments and hours worked, public transportation may not be an efficient method for traveling to required locations. Individuals appointed will be required to maintain a valid California Driver's License while employed.

Desirable Qualifications:

Knowledge of or experience performing asphalt and concrete work

Supplemental Information

The Recruitment Process:

The City of Oakland works with a Civil Service system. Applicants apply online, and HR staff reviews their experience, education, and training listed on the application against the "minimum qualifications" listed for each position.

Candidates who demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualification requirements are then invited to participate in an assessment process (or testing) to measure their knowledge, skills, and abilities in job-related areas.

Candidates who do not demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualification requirements will have an opportunity to request a final review. Candidates must request a final review within 5 business days of being notified that they did not meet the minimum qualifications.

In the final review, candidates may clarify information already provided on their application. No additional work history, education, or certifications will be accepted. Any decisions made during this review process will be final.

For this recruitment, all qualified applicants will be invited to the written multiple-choice exam and/or job simulation exercise (sometimes referred to as a performance exam). The tentative date of the multiple-choice and/or the performance exam is to be determined.

For some recruitments, more than one type of assessment may be used. Depending on the number of candidates who pass the first assessment (multiple-choice test, structured interview, writing exercise, performance exam) you may be asked to complete a secondary assessment before the recruitment is finalized. If a secondary assessment is scheduled, you will be notified by email with specific details. If a secondary assessment is not scheduled, department hiring interviews will occur during this time frame.

Candidates who pass each stage in the process will be placed on an eligible list. Some candidates may receive extra points, for example, if you are a Veteran with an honorable discharge, or if you are a current City of Oakland resident. If you're applying to a "restricted" posting and you are eligible as a current City employee, you may also receive additional points for your City service. Extra points are only applied to passing scores, so if you do not pass every element of the testing process, you cannot use extra points to pass.

The City of Oakland reserves the right to modify the selection process and date of examination as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

What's in it for you?

• Work/Life Balance: 40 hour work week

• 15 paid holidays

• Vacation: 2 weeks per year minimum with the ability to accrue more depending on public sector years of service

• Retirement: CalPERS (California Public Employees' Retirement System) with a pension formula of 2.5% @ 55 (for Classic CalPERS members) and 2% @ 62 for new CalPERS members. Classic Employees contribute 8% of pre-tax wages. The City of Oakland does not participate in Social Security

• Health: The City of Oakland pays the full cost of employee and eligible dependent coverage at the Kaiser rate. Other plans include Anthem, Blue Shield, United Health Care, and other HMO and PPO plans

• Dental: Delta Dental full premium for employees and eligible dependents

• Vision: VSP full premium for employees and eligible dependents

• Sick leave: Employees accrue 12 days per year

• Deferred Compensation: 457(b) pre-tax plan and an after-tax ROTH 401(k)plan

• Other benefits include a Flexible Spending Account, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance up to $200k & Employee Training.

Applicants are required to submit criminal history information upon request after receiving a conditional offer of employment. If the requested information is not furnished in a timely manner, applicants will not qualify for further consideration and will be removed from the eligible list.

Disaster Service Workers

All employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

How to Apply

Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least two to three hours to submit your application if you are a new user of the system. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY. You may apply and view current openings by visiting our employment opportunities webpage at:

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oaklandca/default.cfm.

If you do not have access to a computer, there are computer stations available at any City of Oakland Public Library. There are also workstations at the Human Resources Management Department, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. Workstations are available during regular business hours (normally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Our online application system is provided by NeoGov. If you have problems while applying online, please contact NeoGov's Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday. You may also call the City of Oakland Human Resources Management Department during regular business hours at (510) 238-3112 for information; however, we are unable to provide technical support for the online application system. For recruitment-specific questions, please contact Mary Ann Gonzales, Sr. HR Analyst at mgonzales@oaklandca.gov