Tunnel Maintainer

Location: Bridgeville

THE POSITION

If you are eager to advance your career and make the most of your CDL skills, consider joining the Department of Transportation as a Tunnel Maintainer. In this vital position, you will be responsible for maintaining tunnels, managing traffic, and handling incidents to ensure smooth traffic flow in and around tunnels. Do not miss out on this chance to leverage your experience, apply today and enjoy outstanding benefits along with opportunities for professional growth.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

In this position, you will be responsible for conducting routine, scheduled, and emergency maintenance of tunnels and portal buildings. Your tasks will involve manually cleaning gutter lines, inlets, and drainage systems, as well as sweeping garages, outdoor plazas, tunnel offices, and fan floors. You will also engage in painting facilities, repairing tunnel structural components, and clearing debris from upper air-chamber floors and roofs.

Additionally, you will collect litter around facilities and tunnel entrances, mow grass, and maintain the grounds.

Key responsibilities include managing incidents that disrupt traffic flow, utilizing equipment, tools, fire extinguishers, and materials to assist motorists and first responders in restoring normal traffic conditions. This encompasses towing or pushing disabled vehicles, controlling traffic, removing debris, and performing minor repairs on motorists' vehicles. You will monitor tunnel conditions for traffic flow, carbon monoxide levels, fire hazards, over-height vehicles, and other incidents deviating from normal operations, ensuring effective communication with PennDOT employees and first responders through phone, radio, and in-person interactions to maintain situational awareness.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

* Full-time employment, rotating 24/7 operations.

* Work hours are varied and are based upon operational considerations. Shifts can range from the following: 9:30 PM - 5:30 AM; 5:30 AM - 1:30 PM; 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM, with a 30-minute lunch.

* Travel, overtime, and shift work required.

* Telework:
You will not have the option to telework in this position.

* Salary:
Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $52,097 (before taxes).

* You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

* Two years of experience in roadway maintenance and repair, emergency services, towing and roadside assistance, or traffic control work; or

* An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Special Requirements :

* All positions require possession of an active Medical Examiner's Certificate in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations.

* All employees must demonstrate successful operation of equipment with a manual transmission.

* All employees must possess an active Pennsylvania Class A Commercial Driver's License with the Air Brake Restriction (L) removed, or equivalent on their first day of employment.

* All employees must obtain within the probationary period an active certification issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in the operation of heavy trucks and loaders.

* This position requires additional certifications issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on assigned pieces of equipment during the probationary period.

Additional Requirements:

* You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

* Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

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