Highway Maintenance Worker ; Battle Mountain​/Winnemucca

Overview

Positions located in Winnemucca and surrounding areas in Nevada used to maintain roads during the spring season. Highway Maintenance Workers are certified by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to operate a variety of complex or specialized highway maintenance and construction equipment to restore and maintain roadway surfaces. They maintain roadside slopes, shoulders, culverts, ditches, and repair or replace appurtenances such as guardrails, markers, guide posts, and fences.

The incumbent is responsible for routine maintenance duties, including keeping pavement surface, shoulders, clear zones, and associated roadways in good repair, summer betterment projects, and assistance in emergency operations. Work may be required in inclement weather. These positions will be utilized for summer season employment and are not to exceed six months.

• Operate and perform preventive maintenance and minor repairs on a variety of light, medium and heavy‑duty equipment such as rotary snowplow, motor grader, crawler/tractor, backhoe/grade‑all, truck‑mounted asphalt distributor, chip spreader, cold planer, paint striper, vacuum sweeper, and culvert cleaner.
• Act as designated certified operator for certification of Highway Maintenance Worker I’s and II’s; demonstrate and oversee equipment operation and provide training in safety policies.
• Install long‑line, solid and skip lines, gore lines, and various permanent and temporary pavement markings.
• Apply chip and flush seals for maintenance overlays, and perform cold milling and inlays with hot asphalt.
• Provide information for the Maintenance Management System, respond to customer service requests, and prepare billable accident reports.
• Establish traffic controls to reroute traffic, control speed and flow in maintenance areas, construction zones, and accident scenes using accepted methods.
• Mix and stockpile salt and sand, operate loaders to load salt and sand into trucks, apply anti‑icing chemicals, remove snow with dump trucks, spreaders, and pre‑wetting equipment, operate motor graders, and construct and maintain brine‑making facilities.
• Maintain radio contact with base station, maintenance personnel and law enforcement agencies; use information from the Intelligent Transportation System and the District Operations Center; follow the Incident Command System protocol and respond to emergencies outside normal working hours.
• Install, repair, and replace roadway signs and signposts; repair and replace bulbs, fixtures, and sensors on lighted sign structures; clean and replace overhead sign panels.
• Monitor contract compliance and quality control, including testing of materials and finished work performed by contractors.
• Maintain landscaped areas and highway right‑of‑way; repair, widen or reconstruct tree wells; replace dead or damaged trees, flowers, shrubs, and ground cover; fertilize, mow, and reseed lawns.
• Remove roadway and roadside debris, excess dirt, vegetation, and other traffic hazards; remove dead animals and biohazards.
• Respond to accidents and fatalities and complete required forms and documentation.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work; or one year as a Highway Maintenance Worker I in Nevada State service.
• Certified by NDOT as a Highway Maintenance Worker capable of operating complex or specialized highway maintenance and construction equipment.
• Commercial Driver Licensing (CDL) requirements apply.
• Knowledge of herbicide/insecticide application procedures and equipment.
• General knowledge of repair techniques, materials, equipment, traffic control, drainage and erosion control, snow removal, anti‑icing, landscaping, traffic paints and beads, dust control, endangered species protection, environmental regulations, and incident command system operations.
• Ability to safely operate and maintain a variety of hand and power tools, read and understand the Maintenance Management System Manual, and apply mechanical and safety knowledge in the field.

Recruited by Madison Musser .