Public Works Maintenance Specialist

About the Role

City of Bothell's Streets Division seeks a Public Works Maintenance Specialist to help maintain landscapes, parks, rights-of-way, and public spaces through vegetation management, landscape maintenance, and construction activities. This role values safety, strong leadership, teamwork, and delivering excellent service to the community.

What You'll Do

• Perform landscape maintenance and construction tasks, including formal landscaping, vegetation management, irrigation repair, troubleshooting, and tree pruning.
• Inspect worksites, identify maintenance needs, and determine appropriate methods, materials, and equipment to complete projects efficiently.
• Safely operate specialized tools and equipment while following City, State, Federal, and Public Works safety standards; recognize and report hazards and equipment issues.
• Train and support staff, promote teamwork and cross-training, and provide professional customer service to residents, contractors, and City employees.
• Build positive relationships between the City of Bothell and the community through courteous, cooperative interactions and adherence to City policies, goals, and priorities.

What We're Looking For

• Ability to earn ISA Certified Arborist certification within one year of employment if certification is not held at the time of hire.
• Learn and adapt to new tools and systems with ease to support work efficiency.
• Communicate clearly, respectfully, and professionally across a variety of settings.
• Quickly identify challenges and apply logical, evidence-based approaches to resolve them.
• Consistently deliver accurate, high-quality work with attention to detail.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and disciplines.
• Understand and respond to the needs of customers and the community with empathy.
• Demonstrate reliability, consistency, and a strong work ethic.

Compensation & Benefits

• We offer paid vacation and sick leave, 11 paid holidays, and 2 personal holidays.
• Robust benefits package including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family; life and disability insurance; state pension and deferred compensation.
• AFSCME second-language pay premium (2%) when eligible.
• Commute trip reduction, flexible work environment, and hybrid work options when appropriate.
• City of Bothell is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and received WellCity Award.