What are the responsibilities and job description for the PW Maintenance Worker - Street position at City of Bothell, WA?
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Join the City of Bothell’s Public Works Department (Street Division) as a Public Works Maintenance Worker! We’re looking for two dedicated team members to support vegetation control, roadside maintenance, street repairs, and more. Apply today and help keep our streets safe and clean year-round!
Recruitment information:
- Default schedule will be the following: 4/10s 6:00 am - 4:30 pm (Fridays off).
What will you do in this position?
- Perform routine maintenance on City infrastructure, including streets and roadways.
- Maintain landscaping by mowing, trimming, cleaning up trash and weeds, and using paint, fertilizers, and other chemicals safely.
- Carry out routine traffic control tasks.
- Follow safety rules in work zones and flagging areas, including setting up cones and barricades.
- Clear ice and snow from roadways, right of way and public facilities as directed.
- Learn to operate and maintain various specialized vehicles, equipment, and hand or power tools.
- Support the maintenance of tools and equipment and report any mechanical needing repair.
A successful candidate in this position will:
- Actively build and maintain internal and external partnerships through collaboration, sharing resources, and utilizing diverse expertise to achieve common goals and drive success.
- Make timely and effective decisions, often with limited information and under tight deadlines and pressure, relying on a combination of analysis, experience, and judgment.
- Invest in the development of internal and external partnerships; collaborates to reach productive agreements, relationships and fosters goodwill.
- Adapt effectively to changes, adjusting behavior to evolving circumstances, and embrace new ideas and diverse perspectives.
- Effectively conveys information and ideas through various communication methods and practices active listening.
- Identify new and different approaches to situations, problems, and opportunities.
- Apply objective reasoning and action, maintaining perspective when evaluating both qualitative and quantitative information.
About City of Bothell:
- The City is comprised of 13.6 square miles within both King and Snohomish Counties and is home to 51,760 people (2025). This figure is projected to grow to nearly 75,000 over the next 20 years in tandem with Bothell’s increasingly vibrant downtown and life sciences employment cluster near the I-405 corridor.
- Learn more about the City’s Organizational Values and the Bothell’s City Council 2040 Vision and Strategic Priorities.
- Learn more about the City of Bothell's Public Works Department here!
We are committed to being a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace and community.
The City of Bothell is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives. The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.
We seek to recruit and hire talented and engaged job candidates from a widely diverse range of backgrounds. We celebrate the diversity in our workplace and community and believe it makes us stronger.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please send an email to hrhelpdesk@bothellwa.gov.
To learn more about the City of Bothell’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, visit the DEI at Bothell Webpage.
Why Bothell?
Bothell offers a career-enriching opportunity to apply your skills and experience in a way that has a positive effect on the community. We encourage professional growth and for employees to “think outside the box”. We value work-life balance and provide paid vacation and sick leave benefits.
We offer ample time off, including 11 paid holidays as well as 2 personal holidays. As an employee, you have access to a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision for you and your family. We also offer life and disability insurance, state pension and deferred compensation for retirement. AFSCME employees with approved second-language proficiency will receive a 2% pay premium throughout their employment. Commute trip reduction, alternative work schedules, flexible work environment, and hybrid work options are available when appropriate. The City of Bothell creates an environment that supports wellness practices which enhance the quality of life for City employees and encourage and incentivize participation in an employee wellness program. As a result, the City is a recipient of the Association of Washington Cities WellCity Award.
For a general listing of City of Bothell's benefits, click on the following link AFSCME Benefit Summary.
Salary : $70,694 - $89,893