Maintenance Worker I (Storm Water)

Maintenance Worker I (Storm Water)

Salary

$41,600.00 - $69,694.51 Annually

Location

2233 McKann Avenue, Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

14297

Department

Public Works

Division

Storm Water Management

Opening Date

08/05/2026

Closing Date

8/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Description

CITY OF NORFOLK: Department of Public Works is currently seeking a Maintenance Worker I position that supports the maintenance of ditches, drains, and retention ponds, the installation, repair, and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure, and the sweeping of city streets. This position also supports the lot cleaning crew that picks up abandoned shopping carts, cleans dead ends and underpasses, and removes illegal dumping from vacant City-owned lots.

The Department of Public Works builds, maintains, and operates the physical facilities that support and enhance the lives of Norfolk's citizens, businesses, and visitors, including the City's Street Network, Traffic Management System, Storm Water System, Waste Management, and Recycling.

Departmental Hiring Salary Range: $41,600

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Participates in general labor functions as part of an operational storm water crew that performs the installation, maintenance, cleaning, and repairs to ditches, drains, structures, retention ponds, and other storm water infrastructure.
• Maintains and repairs city infrastructure by opening manhole structures, breaking stoppages, digging/excavating, laying pipes, building brick/concrete manhole structures, fitting joints, dewatering, assembling pipes, grading areas, setting forms, and cleaning work areas.
• Supports the street sweeping operations by removing abandoned shopping carts from city streets, cleaning dead ends and underpasses, and cleaning trash and debris from city land.
• Supports the preventative and emergency inspections and maintenance for all mechanical and electrical storm water machinery and equipment such as pumping stations, emergency generators, flood gates, outfall valves, and tide gauges.
• Operates various hand-held and walk-behind power tools such as blowers, weed eaters, lawn mowers, pressure washers, chainsaws, jackhammers, concrete saws, asphalt kettles, compactors, etc.
• May operate equipment such as pickup trucks, skid steer, and rodding machines.
• Transports workers, equipment, and construction material to and from job sites.
• Performs minor equipment and tool inspection, maintenance, and repairs.
• Assists loading and unloading equipment and materials on job sites.
• Performs general maintenance by cleaning, sweeping, mopping, litter pick up, vegetation maintenance, etc. for buildings, yards, and vehicles.
• Supports training of personnel on safety, equipment, and job functions.
• Establishes safe work environments by setting up traffic control, trench boxes, cones, signs, etc, and ensuring appropriate personal protective equipment is utilized. Performs traffic flagging as required.
• Responds to emergencies by removing storm damage debris, plowing snow/ice from right of way, dewatering flooded areas, and placing temporary patches on roadways.

Education/Experience

Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines. Level of knowledge equivalent to less than high school or equivalency.

The preferred candidate will have the ability to:

• Climb, stoop, and bend.
• Lift up to 75 pounds.
• Understand oral and written instructions.
• Use adequate hearing, vision, and depth perception to safely work in the right of way and operate construction equipment in streets with high traffic volume.
• Work over open water or from boats.
• Work in confined spaces.
• Work from elevations requiring fall protection.
• Work in adverse weather conditions, including extreme temperatures and wet / rainy environments during both emergency and non-emergency conditions.

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Additional Information & Requirements

Must possess a valid Driver's License.

Must provide a copy of Division of Motor Vehicle driving record (obtained within last 30 days) during the interview.

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

• Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

02

Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

• Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee
• Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee
• No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

03

If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employees full name, department, and job title, and your relationship to the employee. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

04

Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

05

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• High School Diploma / GED
• Associates/Vocational
• Bachelor's Degree or higher
• No High School Diploma / GED

06

Do you have a valid Virginia driver's license?

• Yes
• No

07

Applicants selected for an interview will be required to provide a current (less than 30-days old) DMV report at the time of interview. Are you able to meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

08

How many years of experience do you have as a maintenance worker or performing manual labor job duties?

• Less than 1 year
• 1 - 3 years
• 3 - 5 years
• Greater than 5 years

09

How many years of experience do you have operating construction equipment?

• Less than 1 year
• 1 - 3 years
• Greater than 3 years

10

I understand that this position will be required to work on open water, form a boat, at severe heights, and in confined spaces.

• Yes
• No

11

I understand that this position may be required to work on-call, after-hours and 24-hour shifts during emergency situations or weather events.

• Yes
• No

12

The expected hiring salary is $41,600. Are you willing to accept this salary?

• Yes
• No

13

Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

• I am not a Veteran
• I am a Veteran
• I am a Disabled Veteran

Required Question

Employer City of Norfolk