Highway Maintenance Worker ; Reno​/Sparks

Overview

These positions are located in Reno/Sparks, Nevada and are used to maintain Nevada roads during the spring season. 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.

The incumbent is responsible for performing routine maintenance duties, including keeping pavement surface, shoulders, clear zones and associated roadways in good repair, participating in summer betterment projects, and assisting in emergency operations. Positions may require working in inclement weather.

These positions will be utilized for summer season employment, not to exceed six months.

• Operate and perform preventive maintenance and minor repair on a variety of light, medium and heavy‑duty highway maintenance and construction equipment such as a rotary snowplow, motor grader, crawler/tractor, backhoe/gradeless, truck‑mounted asphalt distributor, chip spreader, cold planer, paint striper, vacuum sweeper and culvert cleaner.
• Act as designated certified operator for certification of Highway Maintenance Worker I’s and II’s; demonstrate and oversee equipment operation and provide training in established safety policies and requirements.
• Operate equipment or backup vehicles to install long line, solid and skip lines and gore lines; measure and install various permanent and temporary pavement markings.
• Apply chip and flush seals to the construction of maintenance overlays, and perform cold milling and inlays with hot asphalt.
• Provide information for input into the Maintenance Management System; respond to customer service requests and prepare billable accident reports.
• Establish traffic controls using accepted methods to reroute traffic or control traffic speed and flow in highway maintenance areas, construction zones, and accident scenes.
• Mix salt and sand stockpiles; operate loaders to load salt and sand into trucks; apply anti‑icing chemicals; remove snow with medium and heavy dump trucks with snow plows, spreaders, and pre‑wetting equipment; operate motor graders; construct and maintain brine‑making facilities.
• Maintain radio contact with a base station, maintenance personnel and law enforcement agencies; use information provided by the Intelligent Transportation System and the District Operations Center; use the Incident Command System protocol and respond to emergencies outside normal working hours.
• Install, repair and replace roadway signs and signposts; repair and replace bulbs, fixtures, and sensors on lighted sign structures; clean and replace overhead sign panels.
• Monitor contract compliance and quality control including testing/materials and completed work performed by contractors.
• Maintain landscaped areas and the highway right‑of‑way; repair, widen or reconstruct tree wells; replace dead or damaged trees, flowers, shrubs and ground cover; fertilize, mow and reseed lawns.
• Remove roadway and roadside debris, excess dirt, vegetation and other traffic hazards; remove dead animals and biohazards.
• Respond to accidents and fatalities and complete required forms and documentation.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work; or one year of experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker I in Nevada State service.

• Working knowledge of herbicide/insecticide application procedures and equipment.
• General knowledge of repairing highway roadbed, surface, shoulders, drainage facilities and fixtures; materials, methods and equipment used in routine highway maintenance activities; traffic control and routing through highway maintenance and construction zones; proper drainage and erosion control methods; snow removal and anti‑icing techniques, materials and equipment; pruning and watering techniques for landscaped areas;…