Public Works Maintenance Worker I -Water/Streets (A4)

The City of Annapolis is seeking a dependable, motivated, and hardworking individual to fill the entry-level role of **Public Works Maintenance Worker I**. Under the immediate supervision of an Equipment Operator III or Utility Supervisor, this position performs a wide variety of essential manual tasks involved in the maintenance, repair, and construction of municipal infrastructure. Incumbents will work within a well-defined framework of established safety and operating procedures, gaining valuable cross-training across multiple divisions, including streets, storm drains, water/sewer systems, city facilities, and parks. As a flexibly staffed classification, this role serves as an excellent gateway to a long-term, skilled career in municipal public works. Although individual positions may be assigned to specialized work units, incumbents in this job class are expected to be cross-trained and fully functional in all areas of public works activities and assignments. Positions within this job class are flexibly staffed. \*The City of Annapolis Department of Public Works is currently filling multiple vacancies for this role within two primary areas: the **Streets Division** and the **Water Division**. - **Infrastructure Maintenance:** Assists with the maintenance and construction of sidewalks, streets, sewers, water mains, and drainage networks. Cleans gutters, culverts, catch basins, and sewer lines. - **Street Repair Operations:** Patches roadways by shoveling asphalt mix, placing materials, and tamping. Operates hand-powered tools and specialized heavy equipment, such as jackhammers, under direction. - **Public Grounds & Facilities Care:** Mows municipal lawns using hand power mowers, rakes leaves, cuts brush, and assists with landscaping/groundskeeping. Empties public trash cans in the downtown area and clears debris from water at the City dock. - **Operational Logistics:** Loads and unloads heavy cargo, including gravel, stone, dirt, asphalt, pipes, timber, and equipment. Drives trucks and transport vehicles to and from work sites. - **Semi-Skilled Trade Support:** Assists skilled tradespeople with plumbing, carpentry, electrical, automotive repair, and concrete work by lifting materials, mixing cement, preparing tools, and running critical errands. - **Emergency & Seasonal Response:** Shovels snow, spreads salt, and clears public sidewalks, gutters, and streets by hand to maintain safe public access. - **System Operations Support:** Safely opens and closes heavy manholes, removes storm drain grates, and assists rodding crews with structural sewer cleanouts. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities** - **Municipal Operations:** Ability to learn the City of Annapolis’s standard safety practices, department-specific policies, and water/sewer treatment and distribution system workflows. - **Equipment Proficiency:** Willingness to learn how to operate light to heavy motorized construction vehicles and hand-powered equipment safely and effectively. - **Physical Stamina:** Capacity to perform demanding, continuous physical labor under all outdoor weather extremes. - **Communication & Collaboration:** Ability to understand and carry out simple oral and written instructions, maintain basic logs/records, and establish positive working relationships with coworkers and the public. **Minimum Requirements:** - **Education:** Graduation from high school or possession of a GED certificate. - **Experience:** 6 to 12 months of verifiable experience performing heavy manual labor. - **Industry Background:** Some prior experience working within the construction, utility maintenance, groundskeeping, or landscaping industries. - **Licensure:** Possession of a valid State of Maryland motor vehicle operator's license. - **Language Proficiency:** Demonstrated ability to comprehend, speak, read, and write in English. **Special Conditions:** - **Safety-Sensitive Designation:** Because duties in this position can directly affect the safety of the employee, c…