General Maintenance Worker

The City of Walnut Creek is seeking to fill up to two (2) full-time General Maintenance Worker positions in the Public Works Maintenance Operations Division. TheCitywill fill these openings at either a General Maintenance or Street Maintenance level depending on the needs of the department and the qualifications and experience of the candidate(s)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 General Maintenance Worker. Candidates who are interested in both the General Maintenance Worker and Street 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 General Maintenance Worker is $69914 to $84253 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:

• Start a stable career that has opportunity for growth as you gain additional skills and training while on the job.
• Work on a team that promotes a positive work environment and holds safety as the highest priority.
• The Streets team consists of three crewspaving concrete and clean waterallowing opportunities to learn new skills over time.

• 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

About the position
General Maintenance Workers at the City of Walnut Creek may be regularly assigned to a specificdivisionorrotated among work assignments as department needs dictate. When employees are rotated proper training is provided tofacilitatework assignment changes.TheGeneralMaintenance Workerin the Streets Divisionis on a team consisting of three crews:Paving Concrete and Clean Water.

General Maintenance Workers on the Streets team perform various tasks in the maintenance and repair of City streets sidewalks curb and gutter and storm drains; and perform related work as required. Additionally newly hired incumbents will be provided with on-the-job training to obtain their Class A Drivers license.

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
TheCityisseekinganaccountable ethical and self-motivatedteammate. Theidealcandidatehasthe ability towork independently andcommunicates courteously as part of a team. They are detail-oriented adaptable and organized to handle changing work conditions. They haveexperience installingmaintaining and repairing concrete and asphalt surfacesincludingprovenexperience using the tools and heavy machinerycommon to street maintenance.

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

Education
Graduation from high school

Experience
A minimum of one year of experience in the maintenance and repair of streets sidewalks curb and gutter; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the duties associated with this position.

You may find the full list of the knowledge skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of the General Maintenance Worker listed in the Job Classificationhere

Special Requirements

• Possession of or ability to obtain prior to employment a valid Class C California Drivers License and a good driving record is required.
• Employees are required to perform after-hours emergency work callouts and weekend work as needed

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.