Mason - City of Birmingham

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

11/21/2025

PAY GRADE:

Grade 23

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The City of Birmingham is seeking a skilled Mason responsible for constructing, repairing, and maintaining masonry structures and related public improvements. The incumbent plans and carries out assignments independently, resolves most work-related issues, and coordinates activities with others while ensuring compliance with established policies and objectives. Work is assigned through work orders or verbal instructions from a supervisor, and completed projects are evaluated through reports and supervisory review.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.

The hourly pay range for this job is listed below:

Birmingham $25.12 - $38.97

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Driver's License.

• Experience laying blocks, ceramic tile, pooling tile, mixing mortar, and/or foundation pours.

• Experience with inventory management and procurement for a project based assignment (e.g., ordering supplies for assigned construction projects, performing inventory counts).

• Experience cutting asphalt and concrete.

• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints for new construction and/or repairs.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Determines project requirements and prepares to complete work projects.

• Prepares construction site and materials for face (e.g., retaining wall, barbeque pit) and flat (e.g., paving) construction and repair work.

• Lays and binds building materials (e.g., brick, tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, terra-cotta block), lays concrete to construct or repair structures (e.g., walls, floors, sidewalks, curbs) and completes light carpentry work.

• Maintains equipment, inventory and paperwork.

• Advises and/or consults with others to obtain or provide information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job involves occasional moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of lifting, carrying, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, balancing, and climbing. May involve regular lifting of items or objects weighing up to 75 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed both within employer-owned facilities such as workshop, warehouse, or station and in field locations such as external places of business, residence, and construction worksites. Work involves use of various hand tools such as hammer, screwdrivers, wrenches, etc. and electrical, gas, or air powered tools and equipment such as power saws, nail guns, drills, etc. May be exposed to weather conditions such as extreme hot or cold temperatures.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.