Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator

Salary

$43,755.00 - $78,299.00 Annually

Location

401 Patton Avenue Greensboro, NC

Job Type

Active Full-Time

Job Number

05570

Department

Water Resources

Division

Stormwater Management

Opening Date

10/07/2026

Closing Date

11/6/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

Keep Greensboro Moving - Build and Maintain the Infrastructure That Protects Our Community

Put your equipment operating skills to work supporting Greensboro's essential infrastructure. As a Heavy Equipment Operator with the City of Greensboro's Water Resources Department, you'll help construct, repair, and maintain stormwater systems, roads, creeks, ditches, and rights-of-way. Your work will help protect public infrastructure, support safe transportation, and keep the community functioning through changing weather and seasonal demands.

About the Department:

The City of Greensboro's Water Resources Department provides essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services that support public health, environmental protection, and community well-being. Through hands-on maintenance, construction, and emergency response, the team helps maintain stormwater infrastructure and related public assets throughout the City.

Compensation and Benefits:

Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $50,376.00 - $57,573.00 Full Salary Range: $43,755.00 - $78,299.00 Annually

Benefits:

The City of Greensboro offers an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being.

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Work Schedule:

Monday- Thursday 6:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. "OR" Tuesday - Friday 6:30 a.m.- 5 p.m

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• Make a tangible difference: Help maintain the infrastructure that keeps Greensboro's neighborhoods and public spaces safe and functional.
• Put your skills to work: Operate a variety of heavy equipment and use specialized tools across diverse projects.
• Take on meaningful challenges: Support construction, maintenance, and emergency response efforts that serve the community.
• Work with a dedicated team: Collaborate with colleagues to complete projects safely, efficiently, and effectively.
• Build a varied career: Take part in everything from stormwater system maintenance to seasonal operations and storm recovery.

About the Role:

As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you'll operate and maintain heavy equipment to construct, repair, and service City- and State-maintained stormwater systems, roads, and rights-of-way. This hands-on role combines equipment operation, construction, routine maintenance, and emergency response to support the reliability and safety of public infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include:

• Operating heavy equipment such as backhoes, motor graders, dump trucks, rubber-tire loaders, track excavators, vacuum trucks (Vactor trucks), and bulldozers for construction and maintenance projects.
• Performing work involving storm drainage systems, creeks, ditches, streets, parks, and rights-of-way.
• Completing additional construction and maintenance tasks, including concrete work, truck driving, jackhammering, creek bank maintenance, tree removal, and other minor repairs.
• Operating hand and power tools, including grease machines, chainsaws, and pole saws.
• Participating in seasonal operations, such as loose-leaf collection, and emergency response activities, including snow and ice operations and storm debris removal.
• Inspecting and maintaining assigned heavy equipment through routine lubrication, cleaning, and other safety-related maintenance tasks.
• Supporting project needs through extended work hours, emergency call-ins, and nontraditional schedules as required.

Bring Your Equipment Operating Skills to Water Resources:

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on outdoor work, understands the importance of safe equipment operation, and takes pride in maintaining essential public infrastructure. Strong attention to safety, equipment care, teamwork, and adaptability are important to success in this position.

The work involves operating heavy equipment in varied environments and supporting seasonal and emergency operations. Flexibility to work extended hours, respond to emergency call-ins, and work outside a typical schedule is essential to meeting operational and community needs.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Put your heavy equipment operating skills to work on projects that keep Greensboro's infrastructure functioning and its neighborhoods connected. Join the City of Greensboro's Water Resources team and help build, maintain, and protect the systems our community depends on every day!

This position is Non-Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED, with 1+ years of experience operating backhoes, motor graders, track excavators, bulldozers, rubber-tire loaders, dump trucks, vactor trucks, and other specialized equipment.
• Unrestricted Class A Commercial Drivers License (Or the ability to obtain within 120 days of employment), Tanker Endorsement
• Additional Requirements:
• If assigned to Stormwater -- Miner Certification ("Or" the ability to obtain within one year of hire date)
• If operating a forklift, Forklift Operators License will be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Class A or B Commercial Drivers License;
• Class A or B CDL with Tanker Endorsement
• Experience reading and interpreting route maps.
• Experience with concrete work, truck driving, jackhammering, creek stabilization, tree removal, and general construction activities.
• Experience constructing, repairing, and maintaining storm drainage systems, culverts, ditches, creeks, roads, parks, and rights-of-way.

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What is your highest level of Education? Please select Not Applicable if you do not possess a high school diploma or GED.

• Not Applicable
• High School Diploma / GED
• Some College
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree

02

Please select the "class" category drivers license you posses.

• No Drivers License
• NCID (North Carolina Identification Card)
• Type C
• Type A (No Restrictions) CDL
• Type B (No restrictions) CDL
• Out of state Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
• Out of state non/commercial Drivers License

03

How many years of experience do you possess operating backhoes, motor graders, track excavators, bulldozers, rubber-tire loaders, dump trucks, vactor trucks, and other specialized equipment? Experience must also be reflected in the Work History/ Employment section of your employment application.

• No experience
• Less than 1 year experience
• 1 years experience, but less than 3 years experience
• 3 years experience, but less than 5 years experience
• 5 years experience, but less than 7 years experience
• 7 years experience, but less than 10 years experience
• 10 or more years experience

04

Briefly describe your experience (company name, job duties etc.) operating backhoes, motor graders, track excavators, bulldozers, rubber-tire loaders, dump trucks, vactor trucks, and other specialized equipment. If no experience, place Not Applicable or N/A. Experience must also be clearly indicated in the Employment/Work History section of your application.

05

Do you have a commercial Drivers License with a Tanker Endorsement?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you have experience with concrete work, truck driving, jackhammering, creek stabilization, tree removal, and general construction activities? Experience must also be clearly stated in the Employment / Work history section of your employment application.

• Yes
• No

07

Do you have experience in maintaining any of the following areas? (Click all that apply). Experience must also be clearly reflected in the "Employment/Work History" section on the Employment Application.

• Storm drainage systems,
• Culverts, ditches, or creeks
• Roads, Parks, and Rights-of-way.
• All
• No experience

08

Do you have experience reading and interpreting route maps? Experience must also be clearly stated in the Employment / Work History section of your employment application.

• Yes
• No

09

Clearly describe (company name and position at the time) your experience reading and interpreting route maps. Experience must also be clearly stated in the Employment / Work History section of your employment application. If no experience, place not applicable or N/A

10

I understand that all Required Competencies, Work history and Credentials and Education must appear on the application in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application form to receive consideration during the selection process. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application, "See Attached Resume or an Embedded Text Resume" will be considered incomplete and will not be processed.

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Employer City of Greensboro

Address 300 West Washington Street

Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401

Website http://www.greensboro-nc.gov