Assistant Utility Maintenance Worker - Watershed

ASSISTANT UTILITY MAINTENANCE WORKER - MAINTENANCE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATERSHED FACILITIES

SALARY: $5,563.00 - $6,773.00 Monthly

LOCATION: Fairfax, CA

OPENING DATE: 08/03/2023

CLOSING DATE: 8/23/2023 5:00 PM

Definition

The District: The District is a medium-sized, municipal, water agency with a Board of Directors/General Manager form of government, 240 full-time employees and a $116.1 million combined annual operating and capital budget for FY 2023. Annually, the District delivers water to 190,000 residents and businesses in the central and southern portions of Marin County and has stewardship responsibilities for 21,000 acres of pristine watershed lands on Mt. Tamalpais

The Position:

The purpose of this classification is to perform a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, repair and landscaping of District facilities and distribution systems, and to do other work as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This is the trainee or pre-entry level class in the maintenance or utility series. Incumbents perform physical labor in construction, repair, maintenance, and landscaping assignments. Work is closely supervised and performed according to established procedures or specific oral or written instructions. Assistant Utility/Maintenance Workers can be assigned to anyone of the operational departments in the Facilities and Watershed Division and the work performed is determined by the assignment.

This position will be assigned to the Watershed Division where the work performed will primarily relate to vegetation management, facilities maintenance, roads and trails projects, and natural resources stewardship.

Positions in the Utility/Maintenance Worker class series are flexibly staffed; positions at the Maintenance Worker I and Utility Worker I level are normally filled by advancement from the Assistant Utility/Maintenance Worker level; progression to either the Maintenance Worker I or Utility Worker I level is dependent on (i) management affirmation that the position is performing the full range of duties assigned to the classification; (ii) satisfactory work performance; (iii) the incumbent meeting the minimum qualifications for the classification including any licenses and certifications; (iv) the incumbent satisfactorily meeting the internal promotional criteria; and (v) management approval for progression to the Maintenance Worker I or Utility Worker I level.

In addition to the duties listed below, tasks within assigned areas may include, but are not limited to, the following duties. Any single position may not be assigned all duties listed for an area of assignment, nor do the examples cover all duties which may be assigned.

· Follows all safety regulations, rules and precautions;

· Drives pickup trucks and dump trucks;

· Operates construction equipment;

· Uses a wide variety of hand tools including picks, shovels, pneumatic and hydraulic tools, chain saws, jackhammers, tampers, compressors, trucks and related equipment;

· Loads, unloads, and transports construction materials and supplies;

· Maintains equipment and tools used on the job;

· Performs clean-up duties at the worksite.

· Under direction performs a variety of maintenance, construction and repair tasks of the Watershed facilities and natural resources including hiking trails, watershed roads, erosion control structures, recreation facilities, fish habitat improvements, employee housing and other administrative buildings;

· Assists with vegetation management, application of herbicides and pesticides, removal of exotic plant species and hazardous trees, and restoration of native habitat, seed collection, and planting native vegetation;

· Assists and/or participates in tasks related to wildland firefighting and prescribed vegetation burns, construction and maintenance of fire fuel breaks;

· Assists with mapping watershed features including facilities and natural resources using global position system;

· May monitor and coordinate maintenance, construction or repair activities of the watershed volunteers or adult offender work program workers; and

· May enter data into various information systems; and

· Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

· Use and maintenance of common hand and power tools, construction equipment and materials;

· safety practices related to repair and maintenance work; and

· basic mathematics.

Ability to:

· Follow oral and written instructions;

· use tools and equipment skillfully and safely;

· make simple arithmetic calculations;

· acquire increased knowledge and skills;

· learn basic principles of landscape maintenance, soils, soil preparation, pruning, planting,

· fertilization and irrigation systems;

· learn maintenance techniques for natural resources vegetation management;

· learn semi-skilled maintenance tasks;

· work cooperatively with others contacted in the course of work, including County Adult Probation Workers;

· work at high elevations, on scaffolds, ladders, storage tanks and buildings;

· work from boats, barges, floats around and on District lakes;

· work on below ground-level projects and in confined spaces;

· drive a vehicle; and

· observe safe working practices.

Training and Experience:

Any combination of training and experience equivalent to:

· Completion of the twelfth grade or its equivalent; and,

· Some experience in construction, maintenance, landscaping, natural resources or related work.

Website

https:///www.governmentjobs.com/careers/marinwater

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $5,563.00 - $6,773.00 per month

Benefits:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plan
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Construction site
• Office
• Outdoor work
• Warehouse
• In-person

Work Location: In person