Job Description Summary

Department - Transportation

Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5799 - Transportation Maintenance Specialist I

Salary Grade: 6

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $21.76 - $25.56 Per Hour 

Pay Range: $21.76 - $29.36 Per Hour 

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

More Experience = More Pay!

Pima County Department of Transportation is seeking a dedicated and motivated Transportation Maintenance Specialist I to join our Signing team!

This hands-on, field-based position is responsible for installing and maintaining ground-mounted traffic signs and accurately documenting work using computerized management and sign inventory systems. Be part of a highly dedicated team and play a key role in enhancing mobility across Pima County’s transportation network! 

Position works four, ten-hour shifts Monday - Thursday, 5:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Periodic on-call overtime is required (nights, weekends and holidays).

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

In Many Settings:

• Performs skilled analysis and repair of equipment, systems and vehicles;

• Leads others in highly skilled fabrication or modifications of existing or proposed equipment, facilities, systems or their components from verbal directions, sketches, plans, engineering drawings or technical references;

• Inspects, services and maintains assigned tools, equipment and vehicles;

• Performs quality control analysis on equipment or supported systems for proper functioning and performs remedial actions necessary to assure optimum operations;

• Inspects, approves or certifies work of others (if certified or authorized to do so);

• Maintains comprehensive activity, operations, service and usage records on supported vehicles, equipment and systems;

• Prepares estimates for unique or complex operations, maintenance and special projects from rough sketches and engineering plans or drawings, and documents use and expenditure of materials, supplies and equipment;

• Prepares sketches and drawings for work proposed or in-progress to communicate needed information to supervisors, subordinates and contractors;

• Coordinates own or work-unit activities with other work-units, agencies or contractors to assure optimal use of available resources and to minimize disruptions of service or support;

• Monitors contractor performance (including contractor-supplied goods and services);

• Stores, handles, uses and disposes of hazardous materials required, encountered or generated in work activities;

 
Facility/Grounds Maintenance Settings:

• Supervises and participates in cutting, trimming, seeding, fertilization, and application of herbicides/pesticides to turf grasses, soils, trees and ornamental shrubs;

• Identifies common and abnormal conditions and diseases of turf grasses, trees and ornamental shrubs and directs appropriate remedial actions.

Minimum Qualifications:  

Completion of an industry-recognized apprenticeship program in general transportation construction maintenance AND one year of journey-level experience in general transportation construction maintenance.

(Relevant education may substitute for up to six months of the aforementioned experience.)

OR:

Five years of journey-level experience general transportation construction maintenance.

(Relevant education may substitute for up to two and one half years of the aforementioned experience.)

OR:

Two years of experience with Pima County as a Trades Maintenance Technician in the specific trade, craft, specialty or operational area of required expertise.  

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