Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager

The Department of Transportation is looking for an Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager who is ready to take on meaningful responsibility. In this position, you will assist with planning, supervising crews, and coordinating maintenance activities across the county. Your work will help shape project priorities and support safe and efficient operations. Step into a leadership role where your decisions help improve local roadways and community travel.

This position supports the County Maintenance Manager by planning work, supervising crews, and coordinating maintenance programs throughout Franklin County. The work ensures safe operations, efficient use of resources, and consistent completion of maintenance activities. As an Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager, you will perform the following duties:

• Crew Supervision: Oversee maintenance crews and guide daily activities for roadway and bridge work
• Project Planning: Prepare work plans, estimates, and schedules for both short and long term operations
• Resource Management: Review needs for materials, equipment, and personnel and recommend actions for future work
• Agreement Coordination: Manage and monitor agency agreements and work with local officials on shared projects
• Emergency Response: Support incident and emergency management activities within the county
• Inspection Oversight: Conduct inspections of work sites, review practices, and coordinate contract work as needed

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position may be eligible for alternate work schedule (AWS)
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Highway Maintenance Coordinator, Roadway Programs Coordinator, or Transportation Construction Manager 1 (Commonwealth job titles or equivalent Federal Government job titles, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Six years of technical experience in highway maintenance, highway construction, or maintenance of heavy equipment used in highway construction projects; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• This position requires possession of a valid PA non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.