Street Maintenance Worker

The City of Walnut Creek is seeking to fill up to two (2) full-time Street Maintenance Worker positions in the Public Works Maintenance Operations Division. The City will fill these openings at either a Street Maintenance or General Maintenance level depending on the needs of the department and the qualifications and experience of the candidate selected.

The City is advertising two (2) separate recruitments in order to fill these openings. Candidates applying to this job opportunity will be considered for Street Maintenance Worker. Candidates who are interested in both the Street Maintenance Worker and General Maintenance Worker opportunities are able to apply to both recruitments separately if their work experience meets the requirements listed in the Qualification Guidelines section of the respective announcement.

Salary

The current salary range for a Street Maintenance Worker is $77411 to $93296 annually. Placement in the position and range will depend on qualifications.

Opening Date

The opening date for this recruitment is Friday February 13 2026.

Closing Date

The closing date for this recruitment is Friday February 20 2026 at 11:59pm PST.

Whats great about this opportunity:

• Work on a team that promotes a positive work environment and holds safety as the highest priority.
• Have a stable career in a Department that values growth and provides opportunity for all team members to attend skill building trainings.
• The Streets team consists of three crewspaving concrete and clean waterallowing opportunities to hone your skills in different areas.

About the City

Spanning 19.5 square miles the communitys sprawling landscapes warm weather diverse dining options and thriving shopping district make Walnut Creek a suburban oasis with an urban flair. With a rare blend of 2800 acres of open space a vibrant downtown a business park premier healthcare facilities and a performing arts center Walnut Creek offers something for everyone!

The City of Walnut Creek is committed to the values of respect integrity excellence teamwork and creativity. CARE the Citys robust award-winning employee engagement initiative focuses on three key areas: providing career development opportunities; promoting connections among employees; and supporting employee health and wellness.

About the Department

Staff in the Public Works Department agree to abide by the following values in their daily work:

• No One Gets Hurt: We put safety at the beginning of every day.
• 10-4 Copy That: We listen to the people we serveand RESPOND.
• Barred Up: We deliver quality with urgency and continually raise the bar.
• Cultivate Ourselves: We grow ourselves and each other.
• Future Focused: We seek opportunities to ingrain a sustainable future.

To learn more about the Departments goals visit thePublic Works Departments website.

About the Position

The Street Maintenance Worker is on a team consisting of three crews: Paving Concrete and Clean Water. Under general supervision they perform journey-level work in the maintenance repair construction street sweeping and cleaning of City streets curbs gutters storm drains rights-of-way and similar facilities.

Examples of some responsibilities are: crack sealing and asphalt patch repairs; setting out traffic control devices and road closures and directing traffic at work sites; grading base rock; repairing damaged sections of curbs and sidewalks; cleaning storm drains; operating dump trucks jackhammers backhoes asphalt rollers Hydro vacs and other equipment used in street and drainage maintenance.

This position requires significant physical effort including heavy lifting and involves working outdoors in all weather conditions with exposure to hazards involved with working around traffic and heavy equipment.

The Ideal Candidate

The City is seeking collaborative and dedicated teammates who are safety conscious are adaptable and flexible and take pride in detail-oriented work. They are also skilled in providing customer service to the public with the ability to build and maintain great relationships with both their team and the community.The ideal candidate has ample experience installing maintaining and repairing concrete and asphalt surfaces including using the associated tools and machinery to perform this work at a journey level.

Please see the class specificationherefor a complete description of this classifications representative duties; knowledge skills and abilities; qualifications; working conditions; physical requirements; and for other details about this position.

Education

Graduation from high school.

Experience

A minimum of two (2) years of full-time experience in street construction maintenance or repair work.

Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the knowledge skills and abilities listed in the Job Classificationhereis qualifying.

Special Requirements

The deadline to apply for this position is Friday February 20 2026 at 11:59pm PST.

To be considered for this opportunity please visit possessing the MOST DESIRABLE qualifications will be invited to continue in the selection process which may include an in-person skills assessment tentatively scheduled for the week of March 9 2026. Highest qualifying candidates will be invited to department-level interviews which are tentatively scheduled for the week of March 16 2026. The testing elements and dates associated with this recruitment and selection process are subject to change to meet the needs of the City.

All applicants will be notified by email via Government Jobs as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process.

Applicants considered for appointment to this position will be subject to California Department of Justice and FBI fingerprinting a thorough background check and medical (including drug test).

If you have a disability as defined by state and federal law that could impact your participation at any stage of the recruitment process please contact Human Resources at or to request a reasonable accommodation. Please provide the Human Resources Department with advance notice and every attempt will be made to consider your request.

As required by law all public employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers. As such all City of Walnut Creek employees may be called upon to assist in the event of fire flood earthquake or other natural or man-made disasters.