Public Services Worker I - DPW/EPD

Public Services Worker I - DPW/EPD

Grade 12

Starting Range: $17.39 - $19.56/hr - plus a comprehensive benefits package

https://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/Human-Resources/Employment

General Statement of Duties:

Performs manual labor in contributing to public works and related civic projects; performs directly related work as required.

Examples of Essential Work:

  • Removes worn, cracked or weathered asphalt using hand or power tools and loads debris for disposal;
  • Grades and repairs underlay of roadbed to prepare surface for patching;
  • Rolls asphalt patching material and assures patch meets grade and standards;
  • Seals and repairs asphalt and concrete infrastructures;
  • Constructs retaining walls and other masonry structures;
  • Manually digs trenches, secures, lowers and installs pipes and places precast or builds inlet boxes and replaces and compacts bedding and overlay material;
  • Grades and prepares surfaces for concrete curbs, gutters and storm water inlets;
  • Drives trucks appropriate to Highway, EPD, and/or Water Department activities;
  • Plows, sands and salts streets;
  • Operates mowers and weedeaters to maintain right-of-ways, medians and common areas;
  • Cleans and clears storm water inlets, drains, bridges, creeks and drainage;
  • Repairs or replaces landscaping disturbed during construction projects;
  • Cleans and maintains City structures such as parking garages, decks and downtown areas;
  • Pours and forms City street markers and helps set finished products;
  • Cleans and restores construction areas, job sites and other project areas;
  • Cleans equipment and facilities;
  • Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions;
  • Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
  • Attends training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas;
  • Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner;
  • Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities;
  • Performs other directly related duties consistent with the role and function of the classification.

Acceptable Experience and Training:

  • Graduation from High School or possession of a GED; and
  • Some experience in landscaping or the construction industry; or
  • Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Special Qualifications:

  • Valid New Hampshire CDL-B, (EPD not required) (Must obtain license within six months of employment);
  • On-call status;
  • Valid New Hampshire Driver’s License.
Organization: 
City of Manchester
Type: 
Employment
Close Date: 
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Salary: 
$17.39 - $19.56/hr - plus a comprehensive benefits package