Are you a skilled professional experienced in performing a variety of maintenance functions involving buildings, facilities, and public land? Do you have a passion for enhancing the functionality and aesthetics of public spaces? Consider this exceptional opportunity as Senior Public Works Specialist in San Juan Capistrano's vibrant and historic community. We are currently seeking to fill two full-time positions in this classification, and the Senior Public Works Specialist plays a pivotal role in the City's commitment to creating and maintaining a safe, welcoming, and sustainable environment for our residents and visitors alike.
The ideal candidate will have a solid background overseeing building facilities and related public land operations and maintenance activities; assisting in administering, monitoring, and overseeing maintenance contracts; and ensuring that safety standards and City policies and procedures are followed. This individual will lead, coordinate, and prioritize service requests; participate in a variety of maintenance-related functions involving public land and building facilities, streets, landscaping, trees, parks and parkways, irrigation systems, weed abatement, sewer and drainage systems, equestrian areas and trails, and right-of-way; inspect work performed by contractors for conformance with City standards and work specifications; and perform other functions as assigned. This role will involve hands-on maintenance work as well as coordination and leadership of maintenance teams. For a strong candidate who may not have experience in all areas noted above, on-the-job training opportunities may be considered.
Salary range: $64,812 - $78,804/year plus approximately an additional $13,000/year in stand-by duty compensation.
Interested Candidates: Apply online and view detailed benefits information at: Senior Public Works Specialist | Job Details tab | Career Pages by Monday, April 15, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. The City of San Juan Capistrano is an OCERS agency with CalPERS reciprocity. CalPERS service retirees are welcome and may work full-time for an OCERS agency with no restrictions. Apply now for this outstanding career opportunity with competitive pay and benefits. Your expertise will make a difference!
Note: An essential function of this position is the ability to participate in a paid, rotating, 7-day stand-by duty assignment that requires the individual, during their off hours, to remain in the local area (no more than 20 miles from City Hall), remain fit for duty, and respond to any necessary call outs within 15 minutes. At this time, the rotating assignment is approximately every three weeks. Stand-by duty hours, when no work is being performed, is compensated at minimum wage. Calls for service are compensated at the employee's overtime rate of pay.
Distinguishing Characteristics
The Senior Public Works Specialist is distinguished from the Public Works Specialist II by its greater level of responsibility and judgment in prioritizing field assignments for small crews, tracking completed service orders, purchasing supplies, training, checking the work of personnel, and demonstrating skilled equipment use.
The position receives direction from the Public Works Manager and may receive general supervision from higher level supervisory or management staff. This position provides lead supervision over assigned Public Works Specialists I and II.
Organizes, assigns, and participates in various public land and facilities maintenance activities, which may include City buildings and facilities, parks, parkways, landscaped areas, irrigation systems, trees, streets maintenance, sewers and drainage systems, weed abatement, graffiti removal, and equestrian areas, walking and biking trails, and rights-of-way.
Lays out and assigns tasks to crew members based on work priorities and service needs given daily and planned maintenance schedules.
Trains Public Works Specialists in proper and safe work procedures and use of equipment; sets up and demonstrates proper use of tools, equipment, and vehicles; observes work in progress and upon completion evaluates productivity, quality, safety, and compliance with applicable work methods in conformance with City standards and requirements.
Provides assistance in administering, monitoring, and overseeing maintenance contracts, and ensuring that safety standards and City policies and procedures are followed; sets up and takes down traffic warning devices and barricades for traffic control purposes.
Operates and demonstrates the proper use of a variety of types of maintenance equipment including water truck, loader and backhoe, dump truck, roller, cement mixer, air compressor, mowers, forklift, sewer line cleaning equipment, and basic hand and power tools such as chain saw, weed eater, power drills, and related equipment.
Maintains and repairs curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streets, and other related areas; digs ditches and backfills trenches and holes; breaks and repairs concrete and asphalt surfaces as needed; maintains, cleans, and repairs sewer lines, storm drains, and drainage ditches; repairs or replaces above ground sewer lines.
Maintains City rights-of-way; eradicates weeds around roadways; picks up litter on medians, gutters, curbs, and related areas; assists with coordinating and scheduling tree trimming and checks completed work to ensure conformance with planned schedules and use of contract labor and materials.
Maintains and cares for street and park trees to ensure public safety; trims and prunes trees to keep streets and sidewalks clear.
Installs, maintains, and repairs traffic signs and markers; maintains and repairs City’s street lights.
Inspects City buildings and facilities for potential damage and safety hazards; prepares work orders; assigns or makes repairs; assists with weed, pest, graffiti removal, and litter abatement.
Performs a variety of building maintenance, renovation, and modification work to include plumbing, carpentry, electrical, and heating and air conditioning tasks; performs preventative maintenance on tools and equipment.
Maintains park grounds including maintenance of trees, shrubs and lawns; maintains bicycle and equestrian and walking trails and small structures; participates in the preparation, application and use of chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides.
Coordinates and provides assistance at fairs, parades, and other special events; sets-up and takes down equipment.
Responds to call-back emergency assistance given maintenance needs.
Checks completed work to ensure conformance with planned schedules and use of contract labor and materials.
Performs related work as assigned.