$44,734 – $68,000; Depending on Qualifications and Experience.

Work for Virginia’s second largest municipality making a huge impact in the mobility of the region.

The Chesapeake Bridges Division supports 1.75 million crossings per day by operating and maintaining 123 movable and fixed bridges and culverts.

Our small team environment for Bridge Maintenance Mechanics has a great job satisfaction daily through problem-solving and customer support. We offer stable employment with excellent benefits, such as paid training, ample growth opportunities, attractive working hours, competitive medical and supplementary benefits, retirement plans, a supportive team working environment, and many others.

Bridge Maintenance Mechanic II operates various types of maintenance and construction equipment and attachments to include:

Successful applicant must be comfortable working in the following environments:

Employee will be trained in fall protection, boat and equipment operation, confined space entry, work zone setup, and flagging.

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure, for a full list of benefits and employee perks.

VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
Requires high school diploma or GED and any combination of education and experience equivalent to satisfactory completion of one year of college education.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
In addition to satisfying the vocational/education standards, this position requires a minimum of six months of related, full-time equivalent experience.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
Requires a valid driver’s license and driving record in compliance with City Driving Standards;
Position requires a Class A CDL within 6 months of employment. PW Operations offers an in-house CDL training program at no cost to the employee.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-terms department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and work locations may be outside of normal job duties.

In accordance with City policy, this position is deemed safety-sensitive. As such, applicants for this position are subject to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing after receiving a conditional offer of employment and may also be subject to random testing. This drug test includes testing for marijuana. Possession of a medical marijuana card will not excuse an applicant from the testing process; however, a test will not be considered positive for marijuana if a valid medical marijuana certification is presented unless the position requires a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or is a sworn law-enforcement officer/deputy.