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Salary: $25.36 - $31.78 Hourly $52,748.80 - $66,102.40 Annually Location: 50010, IA Job Type: Full-Time Job Number: 25-6112-01 Department: Public Works Division: Street Operations Opening Date: 09/12/2025 Closing Date: 9/30/2025 12:00 PM Central FLSA: Non-Exempt Bargaining Unit: IUOE-BC Residency Requirement? Yes Residency Requirement Areas: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/73570c0bc9664c46b5215dd829092db5 Centrally located in the heart of Iowa, Ames is a vibrant, progressive community with more than 66,000 residents providing an excellent quality of life. Home to Iowa State University, Ames offers year-round recreation opportunities, diverse cultural offerings, a stable economy, safe neighborhoods, and a high-achieving school district. General Information
The City of Ames is conducting a recruitment to establish a Civil Service eligibility list for this classification. The list will be valid for up to one year from the date of certification by the Ames Civil Service Commission and may be used to fill one or more vacancies in this classification. In addition, City of Ames Civil Service employees who have previously held Civil Service status in this classification and are interested in voluntarily demoting or laterally transferring into the current vacancy must submit their application by the deadline. The Public Works and Parks and Recreation Departments at the City of Ames are seeking Maintenance Workers to fill multiple positions at the time of posting. There are positions available in Parks and Recreation, as well as the Utilities Maintenance and Streets Maintenance Divisions of the Public Works Department. Performs manual labor including heavy maintenance and construction work involving semi-skilled tasks; performs related work as required. In order to be considered for this position, all applicants must submit their online application by the deadline listed on this posting. Your application includes complete responses to the supplemental questions. Please keep in mind that submission of a resume in lieu of work history on your application or answering the supplemental questions is not sufficient. Compensation
Step A (Start) $25.26/hr Step C (12 mos) $26.04/hr Step E (24 mos) $27.01/hr Step G (48 mos) $31.78/hr Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package can be viewed at: City of Ames Benefits Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program: The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please visit: PSLF Program Examples of Essential Job Functions
Examples of Essential Job Functions: Drives and operates trucks, tractors, and other motorized equipment with various attachments performs installation, maintenance, and repair work on various sizes of pipes and conduits; repairs or replaces utility access covers and/or rings; fabricates special equipment for maintenance or construction projects; operates and climbs ladders used in maintenance and construction activities; trims, plants, or removes trees; may act as a lead worker for a crew of workers; sets and resets posts; calculates or estimates amounts of materials needed for projects; reads and interprets various types of meters and measuring devices; makes mechanical and non-mechanical repairs to equipment; performs construction work using a variety of materials; performs a variety of grounds, facilities, and other general maintenance activities; loads and unloads a variety of materials manually or using lifting equipment.
Salary: $25.36 - $31.78 Hourly $52,748.80 - $66,102.40 Annually Location: 50010, IA Job Type: Full-Time Job Number: 25-6112-01 Department: Public Works Division: Street Operations Opening Date: 09/12/2025 Closing Date: 9/30/2025 12:00 PM Central FLSA: Non-Exempt Bargaining Unit: IUOE-BC Residency Requirement? Yes Residency Requirement Areas: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/73570c0bc9664c46b5215dd829092db5 Centrally located in the heart of Iowa, Ames is a vibrant, progressive community with more than 66,000 residents providing an excellent quality of life. Home to Iowa State University, Ames offers year-round recreation opportunities, diverse cultural offerings, a stable economy, safe neighborhoods, and a high-achieving school district. General Information
The City of Ames is conducting a recruitment to establish a Civil Service eligibility list for this classification. The list will be valid for up to one year from the date of certification by the Ames Civil Service Commission and may be used to fill one or more vacancies in this classification. In addition, City of Ames Civil Service employees who have previously held Civil Service status in this classification and are interested in voluntarily demoting or laterally transferring into the current vacancy must submit their application by the deadline. The Public Works and Parks and Recreation Departments at the City of Ames are seeking Maintenance Workers to fill multiple positions at the time of posting. There are positions available in Parks and Recreation, as well as the Utilities Maintenance and Streets Maintenance Divisions of the Public Works Department. Performs manual labor including heavy maintenance and construction work involving semi-skilled tasks; performs related work as required. In order to be considered for this position, all applicants must submit their online application by the deadline listed on this posting. Your application includes complete responses to the supplemental questions. Please keep in mind that submission of a resume in lieu of work history on your application or answering the supplemental questions is not sufficient. Compensation
Step A (Start) $25.26/hr Step C (12 mos) $26.04/hr Step E (24 mos) $27.01/hr Step G (48 mos) $31.78/hr Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package can be viewed at: City of Ames Benefits Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program: The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please visit: PSLF Program Examples of Essential Job Functions
Examples of Essential Job Functions: Drives and operates trucks, tractors, and other motorized equipment with various attachments performs installation, maintenance, and repair work on various sizes of pipes and conduits; repairs or replaces utility access covers and/or rings; fabricates special equipment for maintenance or construction projects; operates and climbs ladders used in maintenance and construction activities; trims, plants, or removes trees; may act as a lead worker for a crew of workers; sets and resets posts; calculates or estimates amounts of materials needed for projects; reads and interprets various types of meters and measuring devices; makes mechanical and non-mechanical repairs to equipment; performs construction work using a variety of materials; performs a variety of grounds, facilities, and other general maintenance activities; loads and unloads a variety of materials manually or using lifting equipment.