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The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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Job Description

The Citywide Concrete Program inspects curb and sidewalk complaints from the public, identifying damaged or missing sidewalk & curbs that are pedestrian & vehicular hazards and can cause severe flooding. As part of the NYC Council approved Streets Plan, the Department of Transportation will be required to install 50 lane miles of protected bike lane medians per year. To assist with reaching this target, the DOT Citywide Concrete Program was approved to hire new crews as part of the Green Wave Program Citywide Concrete Unit (CWC) supports the agency s goal to enhance, rehabilitate, and maintain the City's infrastructure by acting as the agency s primary construction unit. This crew profile consists of construction labor and support staff and the program is in-line with the Vision Zero initiative to protect pedestrians from vehicular traffic. We employ dedicated engineers, managers, support staff, laborers and adopt cost-savings and efficiency, while maintaining the highest standards of excellence and service to safety and quality. Under general supervision, the Assistant City Highway Repairer will be responsible for performing the following duties: - Performs general laboring tasks while assisting in the repair of curbs, sidewalks, and manhole edges and in the replacement of defective patches. - Performs such tasks as carrying of cement bags, shoveling of sand and/or stone, and mixing of materials while assisting in the laying of concrete, asphalt and other kinds of pavement. - Cleans construction by the sweeping and removal of debris. - Performs general laboring tasks while assisting in foundation laying, and in the installation of shoring and sheeting for road depressions and excavations. - Assists in the operation of portable or towed power equipment and attachments required for maintenance operations. - Lays out and cares for tools required for maintenance and repair operations. - Assists in the loading and unloading of materials, equipment and other items. - Assists in the performance of general laboring work, such as snow removal, when weather conditions do not permit paving operations. - Assists in general vehicle maintenance which includes checks of oil and fuel levels, lights, horns and brakes; cleans interior and exterior of vehicles when required. - Performs general laboring tasks as directed by the supervisor. - May assist in bricklaying and masonry work by the placing of pavers, stones, bricks or forms during sidewalk and other concrete construction and repair work. - May use picks and/or other equipment in the cleaning and preparing of defective areas for patching. - May operate a motorized vehicle in maintenance operations. - May be required to safely direct traffic around construction projects.” ASSISTANT CITY HIGHWAY REPAIRE - 90692

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements 1. There are no formal education or experience requirements for this position. 2. There are certain medical and physical requirements. License Requirement A Driver License valid in the State of New York is required at the time of appointment. A Class B Commercial Driver License is required within ninety days of the date of appointment. There may be certain age requirements to obtain this license.