Streets Maintenance Technician

Salary: $20.85 - $24.53 Hourly
Location : Fate, TX
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 00176
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 05/28/2026


GENERAL SUMMARY & PURPOSE


Join our team and make a difference by taking care of our streets for the citizens of Fate! Our Streets team works diligently to ensure the safe roads water essential to the quality of life and wellbeing for the Fate community. This position performsa variety of semi-skilled street maintenance and repair tasks of public infrastructure including repair of the City's roadways, parking lots, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and drainage facilities. This position identifies areas needing repairs and may perform demolition, patching and overlaying, crack sealing of asphalt, back filling trenches and excavations.

What We Offer:

• 4 days a week, 10-hour shifts
• Excellent benefits package, including retirement, paid holidays and paid time off
• Full healthcare coverage
• $5,100 Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for covering dependent premiums or unreimbursed medical expenses
• Professional development opportunities
• Strong team with a collaborative work environment

Perform a variety of semi-skilled street maintenance and repair tasks of public infrastructure including repair of the City's roadways, parking lots, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and drainage facilities. This position identifies areas needing repairs and may perform demolition, patching and overlaying, crack sealing of asphalt, back filling trenches and excavations.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs a variety of street maintenance and construction repairs to asphalt and concrete including sidewalks and curbs
• Maintains heavy equipment to include backhoe, bobcat and pulling trailer
• Installs traffic control devices and signage as required
• Maintains records of street and construction projects and street inventory
• Repairs/replaces street signs
• Performs crack sealing and sweeping of city streets
• Evaluates school zone signals and coordinates street light repairs
• Daily repairs on city streets as needed
• Performs proper maintenance of department equipment
• Performs preventative maintenance on all city owned drainage easements throughout the city

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED
• None; however, one (1) year experience performing concrete/asphalt street repair preferred.
• Experience operating heavy equipment preferred.
• Possession of a valid Texas driver's license
• A combination of education, training and experience providing the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered

• Knowledge of concrete and asphalt street maintenance methods.
• Knowledge of the city geography including street locations.
• Knowledge of department safety rules and procedures.
• Ability to work under stress and use good judgment in emergency situations
• Ability to tactfully respond to requests and inquiries from the general public
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with employees
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Skills in operating variety of power tools, hand tools, and various construction and excavation equipment

City of Fate Employee Benefits
Health Insurance, Dental, Life, AD&D, Short-term, and Long-term provided by the City

Health Benefits: United Healthcare

• Choice Plus PPO Network
• Base Plan:
  • $1,500 single / $3,000 family deductible in network
  • $5,000 maximum out of pocket per individual ($10,000 family)
• Alternate Plan:
  • $3,000 single / $6,000 family deductible in network
  • $6,000 maximum out of pocket per individual ($12,000 family)
• $425.00 monthly HRA account ($5,100 annually) can be used to pay down dependent medical insurance premiums or for unreimbursed health expenses.

Dental Benefits: United Healthcare

• Dental PPO (DPPO)
• $50 individual deductible; $150 family deductible
• $2,000 Calendar Year Maximum

Life / AD&D: United Healthcare

• Basic Life - $30,000
• AD&D - $30,000

Short Term/Long Term Disability: United Healthcare

• Short Term Benefits begin on 7th day of injury/sickness up to 12 weeks
  • Pays 60% of salary up to a maximum benefit of $1,250 weekly
• Long Term Benefits begin on 90th day of injury/sickness
  • Pays 60% of salary up to a maximum benefit of $5,000 monthly

Available at employees' cost:

• Vision Insurance - United Healthcare
• Supplemental Life Insurance - United Healthcare
• Supplemental Insurance Policies - Aflac

TMRS (Retirement)

• Mandatory deduction of 7%
• City matches 2:1
• Five year vestment period

457 Deferred Compensation Plan- ICMA

• Voluntary contributions on a pre- or post- tax basis
• Employee contributions only

11 Paid Holidays + 1 Personal Day

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Personal Day

Employees are paid bi-weekly and earn Paid-Time-Off (PTO) at the rate of 6.16 hours per pay period for the first four years of employment. PTO accrual increases after the 4th year and 9th year of employment.