Highway Construction Aid; Carson​/Gardnerville​/Spooner

These positions are located in Carson City and surrounding areas. Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.

Incumbents assist in routine maintenance duties, including keeping pavement surfaces, shoulders, clear zones and associated roadways in good repair; summer betterment projects and assistance in emergency operations. The hours for these positions are subject to change depending on the needs of the appointing authority and may be five 8‑hour shifts or four 10‑hour shifts. These positions may require working in inclement weather.

These positions will be utilized for summer season employment, not to exceed six months.

• Assist in routine highway maintenance tasks, including pavement, shoulders, clear zones, roadways, summer betterment projects, and emergency operations.
• Perform unskilled tasks associated with highway maintenance, construction, testing labs, and equipment shops; follow oral and written instructions and perform physical tasks requiring moderate strength.
• Carry out traffic control duties during roadway maintenance: set up and remove traffic control devices, act as flagger, operate a pilot vehicle, pick up debris, empty litter barrels; control vegetation near highways, bridges, fences, signs, and buildings; remove weeds, mow turf; assist maintenance crews with fence, sign, guardrail repair, and minor surface patching using common hand and power tools.
• Set survey stakes, chains, rods; serve as a flagger on a survey crew; assist inspectors with minor inspection duties such as constructing fences, drainage structures, or weighing trucks; assist field testers with sieve analysis, compaction tests, or other field‑lab tests; assist office personnel with required documentation for construction projects.
• Assist staff in testing materials that must meet highway construction and maintenance specifications; investigate gravel sources, perform soil surveys; prepare records and reports; maintain tools and equipment.
• Clean shop areas by sweeping, mopping, and picking up debris; assist mechanics by cleaning parts; assist stockroom personnel by picking up parts from local vendors and organizing stock; clean vehicles.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Ability to understand and follow simple verbal and written instructions.
• Work cooperatively with others.
• Perform moderate physical labor for extended periods of time.
• Use common hand and power tools.