Maintenance Worker I/II (Facilities Maintenance) at San Diego County Water Authority – Escondido, California

The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys hands-on, physically active work and takes pride in keeping facilities, equipment, and outdoor spaces safe, clean, and functional. Maintenance-related experience in areas such as construction trades, landscaping, warehouse, military, or facilities work translates well to this role in the water industry, and this position offers an excellent opportunity to build new skills and grow within the field. If you are reliable, safety-minded, and eager to learn, we will teach you the rest.

You may have experience using basic hand tools, power tools, or equipment in settings such as general construction trades, particularly: framing, drywall, layout, concrete and form setting, asphalt, painting, plumbing, groundskeeping, facilities maintenance, or similar work environments. You’re comfortable working outdoors in all weather, following safety procedures, and contributing to a team that depends on each other to get the job done.

This candidate is motivated to build new skills—whether learning to operate equipment like loaders, mowers, or small excavators; assisting with concrete, carpentry, or mechanical repairs; or helping maintain roads, buildings, and rights-of-way. Curiosity, a strong work ethic, and a willingness to ask questions are just as important as technical experience.

The ideal candidate values teamwork, communicates clearly, and can follow instructions with increasing independence as they grow in the role. They understand the importance of the Water Authority’s mission and are ready to support after-hours emergency response when needed—helping ensure the region’s water delivery system remains safe and reliable.

If you’re looking for a career where you can learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact on essential public infrastructure, we encourage you to apply.

• Performs unskilled and semi-skilled work in the construction, installation, repair and maintenance of the aqueduct pipeline and related equipment and facilities.
• Drives vehicles to work sites and sets up and removes barricades to protect crews from street traffic; directs traffic in roadways to protect crews; loads dump trucks and pickup trucks and hauls debris and material to dump sites.
• Installs, maintains and repairs fences, gates, culverts, drains and pipes, sprinkler systems and erosion control installations; posts signs along Authority property and rights-of-way; installs and repairs window bars and locks on gates and doors.
• Sprays, cuts, disks and removes trees, brush, weeds, rubbish and other materials which may pose fire or water pollution hazards from Authority-owned property and rights-of-way.
• Maintains meter and valve stations, shops, restrooms, offices and other facilities in a clean and safe condition.
• Works in vaults and other confined spaces, utilizing proper safety techniques and equipment in accordance with Authority and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Operates light- and medium-duty motorized vehicles and equipment, such as dump trucks, pickup trucks, skip loaders, backhoes, mowers, sprayers, weed eaters and a variety of other hand, hydraulic and power tools and equipment; checks condition of equipment; cleans and maintains tools and equipment used in the field and shops; fuels vehicles; inspects and performs safety checks on vehicles and equipment; cleans vehicles and equipment; reports the need for vehicle and equipment repairs.
• Paints piping, curbs, walks, gates, building interiors and exteriors, and other equipment and facilities; assists in maintaining, repairing and making alterations to buildings, facilities and equipment.
• Inspects, cleans, grades, maintains and repairs aqueduct system access and service roads; patches, repairs and resurfaces asphalt roads and lots.