Street Maintenance Worker

Salary : $46,826.29 - $59,937.65 Annually
Location : Lawrenceville Public Works, GA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202400233
Department: Streets
Function: Streets
Opening Date: 08/26/2026
Closing Date: 9/9/2026 4:59 PM Eastern


Description

Job Summary
This position is responsible for participating in the repair and maintenance of city streets.

Examples of Duties

Major Duties

• Performs a variety of laboring tasks to repair and maintain city streets and drainage systems.
• Patches holes with asphalt; smoothes and levels asphalt.
• Weed eats and mows grass on rights-of-way.
• Collects litter and debris along roadways.
• Flags traffic at work sites.
• Operates a variety of equipment, tools, and vehicles; cleans and maintains equipment, tools, and vehicles.
• Operates a variety of hand and power tools.
• Cleans and restocks park restrooms.
• Assists in the installation and maintenance of street signs.
• Collect yard debris.
• Accompanies a refuse truck to collect household waste as assigned.
• Performs related duties

Typical Qualifications
Knowledge Required by the Position

• Knowledge of street construction and maintenance principles.
• Knowledge of work safety principles and practices.
• Knowledge of street maintenance equipment operation and maintenance principles.
• Skill in the use of construction equipment.
• Skill in the use of hand and power tools.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic mathematical calculations.

Supplemental Information
Supervisory Controls

• The supervisor assigns work in terms of somewhat general instructions. The supervisor spot-checks completed work for compliance with instructions and established procedures, accuracy and the nature and propriety of the final results.

Guidelines

• Guidelines include city policies and procedures. These guidelines are generally clear and specific but may require some interpretation in application.

Complexity/ Scope of Work

• The work consists of related maintenance duties. Inclement weather and heavy traffic contributes to the complexity of the position.
• The purpose of this position is to participate in the maintenance and repair of city streets and infrastructure. Successful performance contributes to safe and well-maintained streets.

Contacts

• Contacts are typically with coworkers and the general public.
• Contacts are typically to resolve problems and provide services.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment

• The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light and occasionally heavy objects and uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.
• The work is performed in an office or outdoors, occasionally in cold or inclement weather. The employee may be exposed to noise, dirt, grease, and machinery with moving parts. Work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, gloves, etc.

Supervisory and Management Responsibility

• None.

Minimum Qualifications

• No Experience required.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
• Preferred Commercial Drivers License

The City of Lawrenceville offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, health savings accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, short-term disability, holidays, and personal time off.

Health

• Health insurance benefits become active on the 31st day of employment. Health benefits include major medical, dental, and vision.
• There are two High-Deductible Health Plan options with HSA to help you manage medical costs and save for future care tax free.

Retirement

• Retirement plans are Defined Contribution (401a), and Deferred Compensation (457b).
  • The 401a (City makes a 4% contribution beginning on first pay period after hire date)
  • 457b (Employee contributions only)
• If an employee contributes at least 4% into the 457b, which is voluntary, the City will make an additional 6% contribution into the 401a, totaling 10% into the employee's 401a.
• Each contribution is a percentage of the employee's earnings for that pay period.
• There is a graduated vesting schedule into the 401a plan.
  • One year - 20%
  • Two years - 40%
  • Three years - 60%
  • Four years - 80%
  • Five years - 100%

Protection

• There is City paid short-term disability, long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) and life insurance that pays two times the employee's annual salary. Employees can opt into supplemental life insurance for self, spouse and children and pay the premium.

Personal Time Off
The City observes twelve (12) paid holidays per year:

• New Year's Day
• MLK Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Juneteenth
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Employees earn PTO in lieu of individual vacation and sick leave; PTO is earned as follows:
  • First year of service - 3.692 hours per pay period (Department Directors accrue PTO hours at a rate of 5.538 from first day and moving forward until after ten years of service).
  • 1-5 years of service - 5.538 hours per pay period
  • 5-10 years of service - 7.384 hours per pay period
  • 10-15 years of service - 9.230 hours per pay period
  • Over 15 years of service - 11.076 hours per pay period
• Salaried employees are given 40 hours of Comp Vacation on January 1st of each year, that must be used by December 31st of that same year.

Pay Interval

• Employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis; pay periods begin on Sunday and payday is every other Thursday. There is a mandatory direct deposit requirement.

Tuition Reimbursement

• Tuition Reimbursement towards associate's, bachelor's or master's degrees, available to all full-time employees after one year of employment. (exclusions apply)

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.