Highway Maintenance Specialist

Position Overview

Transportation Maintenance Specialist 2 – Highway Maintenance Specialist

ODOT Delivery and Operations Division – Region 4 Maintenance Crew Bend

• Assist with weather related emergencies and operate snowplows, deicer trucks and other equipment to clear snow from roadways.
• Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment and tools to maintain and repair various surfaces.
• Perform minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.
• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers and milepost markers.
• Clear debris, clear brush, mow grass and spray roadside vegetation.
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches and repair culverts, inlets and erosion.
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
• Perform minor maintenance including janitorial work, landscaping, painting and light carpentry.

• One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work.
• OR Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.
• Special qualifications: must possess a current, valid commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with a tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions and no manual transmission restrictions, OR have the ability to acquire a class A commercial learner permit within 60 days of hire and a CDL-A with a tanker endorsement and restrictions removed within six months of hire.
• A valid driver license and an acceptable driving record are required.

Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more.

Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity.

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process.