SROW Worker AF ($3,000.00 Hiring Incentive) *Updated Job Description

Posting number: 2026-00081

Department: Public Works

Division: Streets and Right of Way

Job classification: Streets & Right-of-Way Worker AF

Posting type: Open

Categories: Community Services, Public Works, Maintenance, Stormwater

Summary

Hiring Incentive will be paid out in three equal installments.

The Streets and Right of Way (SROW) classification is a two-part career progression model comprised of the following working titles: SROW Worker I and II.

The Streets & Right-of-Way Worker performs a variety of manual or semi-skilled maintenance and repair tasks in City streets, right of way, or infrastructure maintenance.

The SROW Worker II may oversee or lead the work of other workers depending on assignment with the guidance of a SROW Foreman and position requires a Commercial Driver’s License and falls under the Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Rules and Regulations.

This is a Safety Sensitive position subject to random drug/alcohol testing.

Examples of duties

SROW Worker I 

Education / higher education:   High School Graduate or equivalent

Minimum number of years of directly related experience: At least six months work experience and/or training in a similar job. 

Education and/or experience preferences:  Prior experience in street maintenance.

SROW Worker II

Education / higher education:   High School Graduate or equivalent

Minimum number of years of directly related experience: At least six months work experience as a SROW Worker with the City of Rio Rancho. 

SROW Worker I

Driver’s License requirement:    Frequent Driver -- Regular Driver's License     Required Endorsements:  None

Note -- For any driver, driving record must always meet City driving and insurability standards.

Required certifications, licenses or registrations:  None

Preferred certifications, licenses or registrations:  None

SROW Worker II

Driver’s License requirement:    Commercial Driver's License     Required Endorsements:  CDL Class B with tanker endorsement

Qualifications

SROW Worker I

Knowledge:  Methods, materials, procedures, and standard practices of street and right-of-way maintenance, vegetation control and removal; methods, materials, procedures, and standard practices of street repair including concrete and asphalt repair, removal, and replacement; equipment and tool operation and maintenance practices; Federal (OSHA) and state regulations and City policies regarding safe work practices relating to use of power tools.  Understanding how to work safely near and around traffic.

Skills:     Use of hand tools; safely operating a motor vehicle.  

Abilities:  Perform heavy physical exertion under adverse weather conditions; follow written and oral instructions; operate power equipment, including but not limited to, grounds keeping equipment, mowers, tractors, weed cutters, blowers, dump trailers, skid steer loaders, and related equipment as assigned; operate hand tools; operate a motor vehicle; prepare basic written reports, including work orders and maintenance logs; establish and maintain effective, professional relations; communicate effectively with the public and other employees; operate, maintain and repair power tools and small equipment used in the work; comprehend and carry out simple verbal instructions and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers; add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s; perform these operations using units of money, weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Interaction with Groups/Agencies/Entities:   Internal:  Works with other sections within the Engineering Division and other Public Works Divisions as well as other City Departments to provide for the health, welfare and safety of the traveling public.  External:  Presents a friendly, courteous image for the City to the general public, customers, and public officials.

SROW Worker II

Knowledge