Highway Maintenance Worker

Highway Maintenance Worker 2

The Nevada Department of Transportation is recruiting to fill the Highway Maintenance Worker 2 positions in District 3 Elko and surrounding areas, as an underfill for Highway Maintenance Worker
3. This recruitment will be used to fill multiple positions on different crews and various shifts. Incumbent is responsible for performing routine maintenance duties, including keeping pavement surface, shoulders, clear zones, and associated roadways in good repair, winter maintenance, including snowplow operation and anti-icing activities, summer betterment projects, and assistance in emergency operations. These positions may require working in inclement weather.

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 the integrity of roadway surfaces; maintain roadside slopes, shoulders, culverts, and ditches to restore drainage and prevent erosion; and repair or replace related roadway appurtenances such as guardrails, markers, guideposts, and fences.

All minimum qualifications have been waived for this position. Please mark you have one year of experience performing basic highway maintenance to proceed to application. This is a trainee level position in the series and the incumbent may progress to the next level upon meeting the minimum qualifications, satisfactory performance and with the approval of the appointing authority.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.