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Maintenance Worker III
Valley Water
Salary: $97,094.40 - $124,259.20 Annually
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 01798-E
Location: CA, CA
Department: Watersheds Operations and Maintenance
Closing: 7/24/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
Overview:
Are you an experienced Vegetation Maintenance Worker with 5+ years' experience and have a Class A driver's license? If so, review the below opportunity.
This is an advanced journey level position, and the selected candidate will be required to operate a variety of construction equipment and will provide Valley Water-wide support performing maintenance and construction projects for creeks, ponds, and reservoirs.
Candidates assigned to the Vegetation Field Operations unit perform a variety of work in support of Valley Water's vegetation management programs, including vegetation control work, integrated vegetation management, arboriculture, native plant revegetation projects, invasive plant management projects, and biotechnical erosion control work on Valley Water properties.
This position is working outside and there can be difficult environmental conditions such as cold, heat or rain. There could be times when you could be called out at night to perform flood control emergencies.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Ideal Candidate's Background Includes:
Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education are considered ideal candidates for the position. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.
Ideal Experience:
5+ years of experience in a regulated integrated vegetation management program performing vegetation control of invasive species and revegetation of native species.
Ideal Skills and Abilities:
- Operate a variety of seated light construction equipment such as dump trucks, front-end loaders, backhoes, and graders.
- Perform maintenance of hand and power equipment and tools.
- Read and interpret maps, engineer drawings, and specifications.
- Perform traffic control functions.
- Perform a variety of preventive maintenance on Valley Water facilities.
- Use common desktop applications and software.
- Perform heavy manual labor.
- Maintain records and prepare reports of work performed.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Operations, services, and activities of integrated vegetation management. Practices, procedures, tools, and equipment used in integrated vegetation management on water distribution and flood control facilities.
- Use and application of a variety of herbicides for vegetation control and invasive plant management activities.
- Operation characteristics and maintenance requirements of irrigation systems.
- Principles, practices, and responsibilities involved in leading the work of assigned staff on native plant revegetation, invasive plant management, biotechnical erosion control, and vegetation control methods.
- International Society of Arboriculture ANSI pruning and safety standards and pertinent integrated Pest Management strategies.
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
Required License or Certificate
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license. Individuals who do not meet the driver's license requirement due to a disability will be considered for a reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
- Must possess a satisfactory driving record and a valid Class A driver's license with tanker endorsement at the time of hire.
- Must possess a Qualified Applicator's Certificate or Qualified Applicator License (QAC/QAL) with required categories C and F issued by the State of California's Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Vegetation Field Operations Unit (Position Code 867)
Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking. Employment with Valley Water requires employees to live within 150 miles of their primary physical work location located in San Jose, California by their start date.
This position requires the individual to be onsite and is typically not a teleworking position.
Selection Process
(1) The selection process may include one or more of the following: application review, application assessment, performance exercise, written exercise and/or interview.
(2) The Employment Application, Qualifying Information Questions and/or Supplemental Questions will be evaluated based on the ideal candidate criteria listed above. Resumes are highly recommended.
NOTE: Position and start date is subject to availability of funds. Valley Water retains the right to repost this position as deemed necessary.
Consideration may be given to existing applicant pools within the same classification.
Valley Water's Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Policy is available for review upon request.
Valley Water will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources in advance of any special needs by calling 408-630-2260.
Please be aware that once submitted all application materials become the property of Valley Water and will not be returned. Human Resources staff are not authorized to make copies of application materials for applicants.
To apply, please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scvwd/jobs/4574380/maintenance-worker-iii
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