Street Crew – Drainage II

Exempt: No

Safety Sensitive: Yes

Department: Street

Reports To: City Engineer / Street Superintendent

Location: Street Department

Date Prepared: April 24, 2023

Date Revised: April 24, 2023

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Perform various physical tasks as assigned on a variety of equipment and projects.  A Street Drainage Crew Member II is capable of performing tasks of more than ordinary difficulty.  A candidate should have a specialized knowledge of specific construction disciplines such as pipe laying, grading, forming, pouring and finishing concrete, carpentry etc. and the ability to instruct others assisting.

Candidates will be assigned projects by the City Engineer.  In the absence of the City Engineer or with the Engineer’s concurrence, the Street Superintendent will give oversight.

Any other duties as assigned by their supervisor(s). 

This job requires strenuous physical activity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Cleaning ditches, storm drain inlets, storm drain pipe, curb and gutter, etc.
2. Replacing / laying new storm drain pipe.
3. Ability to use levels and read grade rods and calculate slopes.
4. Assist in striping and marking pavements and erecting street signs.
5. Patching streets.
6. Install and maintain storm drainage.
7. Clear debris, brush and other vegetation from ditches.
8. Flagging traffic.
9. Mow and trim right-of-ways and easements.
10. Assist in setting forms, pouring and finishing concrete for site-work.
11. Assist in performing regular maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
12. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job training in a specific skill area e.g. equipment operation; plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read and understand simple instructions, short correspondence, notes, letters and memos; Ability to write simple correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform these mathematical skills: calculating percent grades, volumes, and ratios.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Ability to use common sense understanding in order to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few known variables in situations of a routine nature.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Driver’s License

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Commercial Driver’s License

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

Not indicated.

INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY

• SUPERVISION RECEIVED - Under immediate supervision, performs general assignments of work, with periodic check of performance by supervisor.

• PLANNING - Limited responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work operations.

• DECISION MAKING - Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and which would not only affect the operating efficiency of the individual involved, but would also affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a slight degree.

MENTAL DEMAND

Moderate mental demand. Operations requiring almost continuous attention, but work is sufficiently repetitive that a habit cycle is formed; operations requiring intermittent directed thinking to determine or select materials, equipment or operations where variable sequences may be selected by the employee.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING

Moderately repetitive.  Activities with slight variation using a definite set of processes or directions with some degree of supervision.  Choice of learned things in situations which conform to clearly established patterns and modes.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS

Not indicated.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

Regularly responsible for property where carelessness or error would result in minor to major damage or monetary loss. Almost continuous care and attention is required when handling this property in order to prevent loss.

ACCURACY

Probable errors of internal scope should ordinarily be detected within the department or office in which they occur, but may affect the work of others within the unit, requiring additional expenditure of time to trace errors and make all necessary corrections. Errors would require a moderate amount of time to correct.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• FREEDOM TO ACT - Standardized. Accepted processes covered by well-defined standardized policies and procedures with supervisory review.

• ANNUAL MONETARY IMPACT - None. Job does not create any dollar monetary impact for the organization.

• IMPACT ON END RESULTS - Modest impact. Job has some impact on the organizations end results, but still from an indirect level. Provides assistance and support services that facilitates decision making by others.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Frequent contacts with general public, citizens, or other outside representatives, wherein the manner of handling these contacts reflects on the city’s operation.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

Occasional contact with others beyond immediate associates, but generally of a routine nature. May obtain, present or discuss data, but only as pertains to an immediate and specific assignment. No responsibility for obtaining cooperation or approval of action or decision.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS

Occasional use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, calculator, automatic levels, laser levels, backhoe, mini-excavator, dump truck, jet spray, vacuum machine equipment etc.)

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside or inside working environment, wherein there are potential hazardous working conditions and life-threatening situations exist (fire, chemicals, electrical sources, heights, dangerous people, etc.) part of the time.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously exposed to outdoor weather conditions (hot/cold wet/dry); frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, vibration; and occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, in pits or trenches, to toxic or caustic chemicals, wet or humid conditions, risk of electrical shock could exist.The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Highly repetitive, highly physical. Highly repetitive type work which requires the concentrated and non-diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear; and frequently required to climb or balance; occasionally required to sit, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Not indicated.