Job Description

CLOSING DATE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

ABOUT THE Department of Transportation (MCDOT)

To move people and connect places with seamless, equitable transportation options that are safe, environmentally responsible, and support the economic impact and vibrancy in

Montgomery County.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

MCDOT is seeking a Public Service Craftsworker I for its Division of Parking Management . The job location for this position is at 1200 Spring Street, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Employee will be responsible for performing a wide variety of general maintenance tasks involving construction, maintenance, repair and alteration of grounds, exterior structures, buildings, public parking facilities and parking lots. Additional duties also include general maintenance to sprinkler systems. Employee may lead a work crew performing the above-mentioned general maintenance tasks. Employee must have knowledge of skilled trades practices, including independent work layout and judgment in carrying out written work orders and skill in the use of and ability to use and maintain hand and power tools and equipment common to the work assigned. This position involves some scheduled and unscheduled overtime or schedule changes in order to accomplish work.

Standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, lifting, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions are characteristic of work in this class. The employee regularly exerts medium physically effort, such as pulling, pushing, lifting, carrying, moving or positioning work objects or tools weighing up to 50 pounds. Occasionally exerts heavy physical effort, such as lifting, carrying, positioning and using equipment and materials weighing eighty (80) pounds to one hundred (100) pounds or more and obtains assistance or uses mechanic advantage, as appropriate. The employee, by working close to heavy traffic or on roofs or scaffolding, operating power tools/equipment and/or being around

moving machinery, is exposed to hazards that require constant awareness, special safety precautions to safeguard the worker and use of some safety equipment/clothing, including safety shoes, hard hats, ear protectors and/or respiratory masks. At times, work is performed outdoors where the employee could be exposed to severe weather, grease, dirt and muck for digging and working amid run-off, storm drains and catch basins, asphalt and other bituminous products, noxious or malodorous fumes, high levels of dust and similar unpleasantness and discomforts.

WHO WE ARE SEEKING:

The ideal candidate should be skilled in multiple trades and always produce quality work. The candidate will be good at trouble shooting problems and independently laying out own work needs for material, tools, and equipment.

WORK SCHEDULE:

The work schedule will be Thursday through Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Employees in this class may, at times, be required to work a different shift that could include holidays.

The individual selected for this position will be considered an Essential Employee. Essential employees must report to work during a period of general emergency or liberal leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

All employees are required to drive a vehicle to perform maintenance field work.

All applicants possessing the minimum qualifications will be scheduled to participate in a written/skills examination. The written and skills examination are tentatively scheduled to be held in April - May 2024.

Applicants will be notified of the actual test date, times and venue via email prior to the test date. Please check your Spam folders regularly.

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

Education : Completion of high school or possession of a High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland.

Experience : Four (4) years of experience performing building maintenance tasks, building/structural maintenance tasks, repair and alteration involving the application of any building maintenance trades (carpentry, plumbing, electrical, etc.).

Equivalency : None

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements :

At Time of Employment Application: Applicant must possess and maintain at all times a valid Class "C" (or equivalent) driver's license from the applicant's state of residence.

First Day of County Employment: Based upon the type of equipment being operated, employee must possess and maintain at all times either a valid Class "A" or Class "B" (or equivalent) Commercial Driver's License or a valid Instructional Permit for a Class "A" or Class "B" (or equivalent) Commercial Driver's License from the applicant's state of residence.

Upon Completion of Probationary Employment Period: Based upon the type of equipment being operated, employee must possess and maintain at all times either a valid Class "A" or Class "B" (or equivalent) Commercial Driver's License from the applicant's state of residence.

Preferred Criteria

There is no Preferred Criteria for this position.

All applicants who meet minimum qualifications confirmed by OHR will be scheduled for a skills examination and a written examination. Based on the results of the examination, applications will be rated "Did not Pass," "Qualified ," or "Well Qualified." The highest rated applications will be placed on the Eligible List. In accordance with Article 8 of the MCCGEO contract, should an internal application be selected, selection will be made by seniority. Applicants will be notified of the test via email.

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