Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker

Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker

Under the supervision of a Caltrans Maintenance Complete Streets Supervisor, the Caltrans Highway Maintenance Worker will perform various labor-intensive work duties for Complete Streets facilities which may include but is not limited to sidewalks, crosswalks, and bikeways, and performs duties pertaining to highway maintenance, emergency service, landscape, construction, and do related work as noted below. The incumbent will operate specified vehicles identified as Levels of Equipment for Caltrans Landscape and/or Highway Maintenance Worker including light trucks, automobiles, highway maintenance, emergency service, construction, or landscape equipment.

The incumbent must maintain knowledge of all current mandated and applicable safety training and standards, policies, practices, directives, and expectations, and complies with all departmental training and safe work practice requirements. The incumbent may also be assigned to perform operational duties outside their geographical areas and may travel to remote locations and stay overnight as operational needs dictate. The incumbent may be called upon to provide training on equipment to other employees.

Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the CALTRANS HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please  and search by typing in the classification title.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.