Senior Maintenance Team Leader (Streets)
City of Concord Concord, California, United States
- Location: Concord, California, United States
- Categories: Building Maintenance
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Job Description:
Senior Maintenance Team Leader (Streets)
Description
Job Characteristics***OPEN & PROMOTIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY***
Senior Maintenance Team Leader (Streets)
The City of Concord is seeking to fill one Senior Maintenance Team Leader (Streets) in the Public Works Department.
What you will be doing:
The Senior Maintenance Team Leader in Streets will lead crews performing the maintenance of streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, storm drains, creeks, drainage channels, and a variety of miscellaneous assignments of a public works nature.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has knowledge and experience of streets maintenance.
- Is familiar with the maintenance and operation of heavy equipment used in streets maintenance.
- Possesses a Class A or Class B driver's license.
- Is a strong leader, with the ability to coach others in the context of streets maintenance.
- Possesses exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Displays a strong work ethic.
- Is safety conscious, actively contributing to best and safe work practices and standards.
- Has excellent communication skills, and can interact with supervisors, fellow crew members, and the public.
- Can work independently and as part of a team, using safe and sound judgement.
- Embraces and embodies the City’s Mission, Vision and Values .
What we offer:
The City of Concord offers the opportunity to take part in a collaborative and exciting work experience, where you can grow in your career while working alongside the community to make Concord a city of the highest quality. The City is an employer that invests in its employees’ professional and personal development, values work-life balance, is dedicated to employee wellness and provides numerous benefit and retirement options, to include the following:
- Participation in CalPERS pension, tiered based on date of hire
- A variety of health care plans or a cash-in-lieu benefit of $200 if waiving coverage
- City-paid dental insurance; employee-paid vision insurance
- Vacation accruals starting at 10 days per year, 12 days sick leave per year, and 11 paid holidays per year
- Generous tuition reimbursement program
- 457 deferred compensation plan
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare, dependent care and commuting costs
- Life and disability insurance
- A wellness program that offers annual health expos, health and nutrition education, as well as a variety of mental health resources
SELECTION PROCESS
1. Submit a completed City of Concord application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.cityofconcord.org by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.
2. All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, and those candidates demonstrating the strongest qualifications for the position will be asked to provide a current California DMV History Report.
3. Candidates with a clean DMV history will be invited to participate in the examination process. If you are invited and are unavailable, we regret that we will not be able to reschedule you.
4. Candidates that pass the panel interview will be placed on the hiring list, based on rank, for further consideration to fill the current regular vacancy, as well as others occurring over the next 12 months.
Conviction History:
If you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City of Concord.
Helpful tips when applying:
- It is important to carefully read the complete job bulletin before submitting your application so you are aware of all requirements of both the position and the process.
- When preparing your application, consider reviewing the job announcement and classification specification so that you may emphasize work experience relevant to the position for which you are applying.
- Job duties should be an accurate reflection of the work you completed. Copying and pasting from your job description is not recommended as there may be duties listed that you did not perform.
- Answer all required supplemental questions completely and honestly. The information you put in the supplemental questionnaire must also be verified in your work history so if you say you have certain experience in the questionnaire, make sure we can see it listed in your job history as well so we know where you performed those functions and for how long.
- Carefully review your application prior to submittal to ensure its content is accurate and all required documents are attached, and submit it before the closing date.
Examples of duties include, but are not limited to
Provides lead direction to no fewer than two subordinate personnel. Plans, assigns, and schedules work of subordinate staff. Monitors status of events; performs necessary coordination, adjustments to schedules, intervention, and assignments. Performs in-service and basic training and evaluates training provided. As assigned, provides input and recommendations regarding training design, content, and scheduling.Provides input and recommendations regarding performance. As assigned, participates in performance evaluation interviews. As assigned, provides input regarding performance evaluation criteria and methods.Assists in developing and monitoring the annual performance based budget for the assigned section. In the budget preparation, provides detail for statistical historical data and recommends labor and materials requirements. May be assigned to track and report monthly the actual units of work expended and performance indicators.Orders or delegates ordering, materials, supplies, and equipment for the assigned maintenance section, including vendor review, selection, and price negotiation. Uses experience and knowledge of available products and sources to assure cost effective purchases. Maintains and completes required records and forms, such as maintenance logs, material requests, and work orders.Promotes the City's Mission to make Concord a city of the highest quality by providing responsive, cost-effective, and innovative government services; understands and subscribes to the Vision and Values Statement adopted by the City.Performs other duties as required.
STREETS
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES, INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1. Transports, inspects, starts up, operates, and shuts down equipment in a manner that ensures safety of self and others; protection of equipment and property; and the efficient accomplishment of objectives.
2. Operates tractors equipped with backhoes, front-end loaders, and other attachments for purposes such as excavating and moving earth, debris and other materials; excavating for installations such as catch basins and drainage swells.
3. Uses crawler tractors and rollers for purposes such as cutting and grading service roads and compacting asphalt and gravel on service roads, parks paths, parking lots, and "dig-outs" in City streets.
4. Operates various other equipment such as dump trucks, vac-alls, and power equipment such as jackhammers and portable compactors.
5. Occasionally operates power chip spreader, asphalt spreader box, forklift, small crane, high ranger, motor grader, and rental equipment performing skilled level assignments.
To view the full class specification for the position of Senior Maintenance Team Leader, please visit: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/concord/classspecs
Qualifications
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of the methods, tools, equipment and materials associated with assigned maintenance division; potential hazards and the necessary safety precautions associated with one of these kinds of maintenance operations; training and evaluation techniques associated with the work.
Ability to effectively lead, train, and evaluate assigned personnel; to remain calm in situations of stress; to assess events quickly and accurately; to effectively classify and prioritize service requests; to search and find information from available resource systems; to identify and solve practical work problems without technical supervision; to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; to maintain neat and accurate records; to work safely and efficiently under stressful or physically harsh conditions; to establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work and to provide maintenance services to meet the diverse needs of the broad customer service base unique to the assigned area of responsibility.
Education/Experience
Education: Satisfactory completion of high school, or the equivalent.
Experience: Dependent upon the specific assignment, three to five years of related progressively responsible service, including responsibility for lead direction of subordinate staff.
A Class C California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record are conditions of initial and continued employment. Dependent upon specific assignment, selected positions may require a Class A or B California Driver's License with Air Brakes endorsement.
Other
EEO/ADA: The City of Concord is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.
If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, please contact Human Resources at 925-671-3308 or hrdept@cityofconcord.org prior to the final filing date.
The City of Concord takes pride in offering a generous benefits program that provides flexibility for the diverse and changing needs of our qualifying employees.
For a complete overview, click here .
Below is a brief listing of what the City offers:
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Insurance
- Holidays
- Life Insurance
- Pre-tax Savings Benefits
- Retiree Medical (3 levels based on date of hire)
- Retirement Program
- Short-term Disability*and Long-term Disability
- Social Security/Medicare
- Vacation & Sick Leave
Closing Date/Time: 11/13/2025 11:59 PM Pacific