Bridge Maintenance Specialist Lead

About WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

WSDOT is currently seeking a skilled and motivated leader to serve as the Bridge Maintenance Specialist Lead on beautiful Mercer Island, WA! This is a unique opportunity to help care for one of Washington’s most recognizable transportation assets, the I-90 Floating Bridge. Under the direction of a Maintenance Specialist 5, you’ll provide hands‑on leadership, guidance, and technical support to the I-90 Floating Bridge crew as they work to safely maintain, inspect, and repair the bridge and its maintenance facility.

In this role, your expertise and leadership will help keep this critical transportation link operating safely and reliably for the thousands of people who travel across Lake Washington each day. If you enjoy specialized maintenance work, solving complex problems, working as part of a skilled team, and taking pride in maintaining infrastructure that keeps Washington moving, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Bridge Maintenance Specialist Lead will:

• Provide safe and effective leadership for inspection, maintenance and repair of the I-90 Floating Bridge and Maintenance Facility.
• Plan, schedule, direct, support and prioritize work of the I-90 Floating Bridge crew in safely conducting inspections, preventative maintenance, performing repairs and operation per OIMs (Operation, Inspection and Maintenance) Manuals.
• Lead and direct the I-90 Floating Bridge crews, and perform Journey-level bridge work in routine, preventative maintenance and repairs.
• Fabricate steel and aluminum components using proper tools and techniques depending on the task assigned.
• Perform work on navigation lighting, cathodic protection, workboat moorage condition, and readiness for wind events.
• Adjust pontoon positioning cables with the use of hydraulic pumps and related equipment. Perform repairs to boater protection buoys and cables.
• Dehumidifying pontoon interiors, and other related systems.
• With a general understanding of the operation of bridge control systems, lead and support the maintenance on the bridge control system and components of which include:
  Water sensors, Fire systems, Facility HVAC, standby generator and related switch gear and weather stations.
• Perform routine and post event bridge inspections for both bridge integrity and pontoon condition.
• Support the Bridge Preservation Office (BPO) with mechanical and electrical inspections.
• Perform inspection of structures, which may require working at heights of 100’ and greater, and in and around marine environments, to determine type and priority of work to be performed.

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required
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• Extensive Journey Level Experience
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  Extensive Journey level of experience in a related trade such as Construction, Steel fabrication, Carpentry, Electrician, Concrete, Mechanic or Millwright.
• Mechanical: Significant knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Building and Construction: Knowledge and understanding of…