Semi-Skilled Laborer - Traffic Engineering

Posting Type: Open Competitive

Work Type: Full Time

Nature of Work: This is manual labor involving the use of acquired skills. Work involves performing assigned duties that require manual skill. Employees of the class may act as a lead worker and be required to operate automotive equipment. Work is normally performed with supervision.

Traffic Maintenance:

Installs and repairs traffic signal poles and sign poles by reading maps, locating poles, determining placement, breaking concrete, core drilling, digging holes, welding poles to base cages and placing appropriately, pouring concrete, and performing minor finish work.

Operates underground cable tracking equipment and marks ground surfaces showing the cable locations.

Installs mast arms, traffic signs, and signal heads with the use of a high reach truck.

Places and picks-up temporary traffic control devices that warn the traveling public of wet painted pavement marking conditions.

Installs, removes and repairs city bicycle racks.

Lays conduit, pulls cable through the conduit, and installs pull boxes and loops.

Paints crosswalk markings and may assist in marking lanes on streets and installing plastic paving marking material.

Removes existing pavement markings by way of grinding, power washing, or other method.

Education and Experience: The knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through, but are not limited to, the following combination of education and/or experience. High school graduation or its equivalent preferred. Two (2) years of construction related experience.

Special Qualifications: Must possess a valid Class "B" Commercial driver's license with "N" endorsement and no air brake restrictions at the time of appointment or a learner's permit for such a license at the time of application. Depending on the division assigned, must possess a forklift operator's certificate by the end of the probationary period. Depending on the division assigned, must possess a 2nd Grade Hoisting and Portable Engineer's Certificate by the end of the probationary period.

Pay Range: $48,152.00 with step increases to $63,273.60 Annually

Benefits: Forty-hour work week. Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; eighteen days sick; and fourteen holidays. Employee's group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family. Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and more. See hr.cityofomaha.org for detailed information.

Who Can Apply: Any person who meets the qualifications and other requirements described in this posting.

How to Apply: Completed City of Omaha employment applications must be submitted using the online application from the City website. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to check and ensure that any and all required application materials and supplemental forms are received by the City of Omaha Human Resources Department by the stated deadline. You may confirm receipt of any materials and forms by contacting the Human Resources Department. If the materials are not received in the Human Resources Department by the stated deadline, they will not be considered. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

Examination Information: The multiple-choice/written examination will be on April 25, 2025, at 9:00am/pm at the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, 7th floor, room 702. An invitation via email to the exam will be given to candidates once their application has been received, reviewed by a recruiter, and accepted to the test for the position. The test is designed to assess knowledge of the job, skills, and abilities of this position. The passing score on the examination is 60%. This will be weighted 100% in the final score.

Veteran Points: To claim five (5) points for veteran's preference, you must submit proof of service (such as a DD-214) that includes the date of induction, date of honorable separation, and Social Security number. (You must have completed more than 180 consecutive days of active duty.) To receive an additional five (5) points credit for disability, you must submit proof of eligibility from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs dated within the last 12 months. This information must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by April 25, 2025.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

* Knowledge of and ability to operate a computer or other technology using standard or customized computer or systems software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks
* Knowledge of general construction
* Knowledge of minor maintenance needed to repair and maintain equipment such as mowers, snow blowers, and paint spraying equipment
* Skill in the use and maintenance of assigned tools and equipment
* Ability to understand oral or written instructions
* Ability to operate automotive equipment up to and including a single axle dump truck
* Ability to operate assigned equipment
* Ability to read and understand street maps and quarter section maps to determine the placement of signal poles, signs, pavement markings, and the location of sewer cave-ins
* Ability to perform minor mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
* Ability to learn to operate a computer to input and retrieve data
* Ability to compile reports of work completed
* Ability to maintain effective working relationships with superiors, other city employees, members of the public, and contractors and their agents
* Ability to learn and adapt to advances in computer and electronics device technology and software
* Ability to adhere to safety policies, procedures, and guidelines

Essential Functions: Any one position may not perform all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all of the duties that may be performed in positions allocated to this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Operates snow plows to remove snow from streets
* Responds to and resolves citizens' issues
* Completes and submits reports of work completed
* Picks up, loads, and removes debris from streets and sidewalks after storms
* Performs minor repairs and preventive maintenance on mowers, snow blowers, airless paint sprayers, construction equipment, and other equipment, including oiling, cleaning, lubricating, replacing gear housing, gears, and mower blades
* Maintains regular job attendance in accordance with a schedule established for the position by the supervisor
* Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates within the scope of this classification
* Park Maintenance: Mows, trims, fertilizes, sprays, and weeds park grounds and boulevards and removes trash and debris. Renovates turf areas on park grounds and athletic facilities using related maintenance and construction equipment. 2 Removes snow from overpasses, sidewalks, and driveways using snow blowers, shovels, and other automotive equipment. Prepares ball fields by dragging, setting the grades, setting the bases, and chalking. Repairs and replaces irrigation system pipe and heads that involves digging up the underground pipe, removing damaged sections, installing new sections, and covering new pipe with dirt and sod. Scrapes old paint, sands, and re-paints picnic tables, playground equipment, trash barrels, and other park equipment. Cleans and maintains park restrooms to include washing cement floors, sanitizing sinks and fixtures, replenishing toiletry supplies, and wiping down mirrors.
* Traffic Maintenance: Installs and repairs traffic signal poles and sign poles by reading maps, locating poles, determining placement, breaking concrete, core drilling, digging holes, welding poles to base cages and placing appropriately, pouring concrete, and performing minor finish work. Operates underground cable tracking equipment and marks ground surfaces showing the cable locations. Installs mast arms, traffic signs, and signal heads with the use of a high reach truck. Places and picks-up temporary traffic control devices that warn the traveling public of wet painted pavement marking conditions. Installs, removes and repairs city bicycle racks. Lays conduit, pulls cable through the conduit, and installs pull boxes and loops. Paints crosswalk markings and may assist in marking lanes on streets and installing plastic paving marking material. Removes existing pavement markings by way of grinding, power washing, or other method.
* Street Maintenance: Cuts and breaks up concrete or asphalt, loads broken pieces into trucks, cleans areas to be repaired, pours concrete, and performs minor finish work. Operates equipment to remove paint and other substances from concrete, brick, wood, glass, and other surfaces, and applies paint as needed.
* Sewer Maintenance: Injects dye into the sewer lines and assists with the operation of television equipment to inspect sewer pipe for defects or blockages. Reads work orders and quarter section maps in either paper or electronic form to find work locations to complete the orders. Repairs city sewer lines by digging trenches, shaping rock bedding, cutting pipe, and replacing damaged pipe using couplings. Operates a jet truck to clean sewer lines. Replaces manhole covers and rings and repairs sewer inlets, manhole bodies, and surrounding surfaces, including breaking up cement or asphalt, loading broken pieces into trucks, cleaning areas to be repaired and measuring, pouring concrete, and performing minor finish work. Uses current utility location request system to receive and respond to requests for sewer locations. Uses current sewer mapping to locate and mark sewer manholes and lines in the field. Uses various hand tools to clean sewer structures such as manholes and sewer inlets
* Compost Operations: Receives truckloads of yard waste from city refuse haulers, weighs the loads, and directs the drivers to the locations to unload. Removes minor contaminants from the loads, directs the moving of the material into manageable stacks and rows, and monitors its temperature to know when it has reached its compost state. Assists customers purchasing compost at the processing facility. Assists in site cleanup and maintenance of the crushed aggregate surface. Enters data into the computer concerning the number and weight of loads received and the amount of material that has reached its compost state each day

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship or proof of permanent residence or authorization to work. The City of Omaha reserves the right to conduct criminal history, driving record, reference and credit checks and a background investigation on applicants for employment. Successfully passing a criminal background review, reference check, and if applicable, a credit check, is required as a condition of employment. If applicable, the City will require that you successfully pass a review of the driver's license, driving abstract, a pre-employment drug test, a hearing test and a back screening examination as a condition of employment. Failure to provide the information requested in the application process in a truthful, accurate and complete manner may result in disqualification, revocation of conditional employment or termination.

Reasonable Accommodation: The City of Omaha does not discriminate on the basis of disability. If you need a disability-related accommodation during the job application or selection process, advise the Human Resources Department at least 48 hours prior to the need by emailing employment@cityofomaha.org.

For a complete description of this job classification, visit hr.cityofomaha.org

Contact Points:

City of Omaha Human Resources Department
1819 Farnam St, Suite 506
Omaha, NE 68183

Phone: (402) 444-5300
Fax: (402) 444-5314

Website: hr.cityofomaha.org
Email: employment@cityofomaha.org