Highway Maintenance Worker In-Training

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 to fill 8 Highway Maintenance Worker 2 positions in our South-Central Region! There are vacancies in Yakima, Toppenish and Naches, WA. These positions are required to perform highway and roadside maintenance work. The persons in these positions are responsible for their own personal safety and the safety of other crew members, while performing maintenance work. By accomplishing assigned tasks, such as snow & ice control, repairing damage to guardrail and signs, patching potholes, clearing brush and trees, maintaining highway drainage, and performing traffic control, the person in this position contributes to the ability of the traveling public to travel safely and efficiently over state highways.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, you will perform a wide variety of day-to-day maintenance operations:

• Section Patrol operating various vehicles/trucks & equipment
• Pavement maintenance and repair; apply concrete, asphalt, and synthetic materials.
• Drainage maintenance includes catch basins, sedimentation facilities, culvert maintenance and repair, and roadside ditching; erosion and slide repair; sign maintenance and repair: guardrail and impact attenuator installation and repair, fence installation and repair.
• Danger tree removal, brush control, and vegetation management: establish, maintain and repair landscaped areas, including planting and remediating sites.
• Haul materials such as rip rap, and hot and cold asphalt.
• Remove litter on state right-of-way; remove animals remains and debris from roadways.
• Perform minor preventative maintenance and minor mechanical repairs on equipment.
• Illegal encampment clean-up and disposal.
• Training and certification may be given to operate other highway equipment such as tractor mowers, sweepers, rollers, and flusher trucks. Track, document, and report daily work activities.
• Account for inventory and perform inventory of highway section.
• Perform snow and ice control on State Highways.
• Operate snowplow and chemical deicer attachments for the application of anti-icing compounds and sand to road surfaces. Maintain stockpile sites.

This is a Highway Maintenance Worker 2 (HMW2) position. However, the hiring manager reserves the right to fill the position at a lower level in the classification series based on candidate qualifications, providing an opportunity for an individual to gain the required experience on the job as part of a formal “in-training” plan.

To be considered for the Highway Maintenance Worker 2 level:

• Highway and Roadway Maintenance Expertise: Demonstrated experience performing routine and emergency maintenance on highways, roadways, and related infrastructure including pavement repair, drainage systems, erosion control, vegetation management, sign and guardrail installation, and debris removal. Ability to assess maintenance needs and perform repairs to highway structures, roadside features, and landscapes.
• Heavy Equipment Operations: Skilled in operating and maintaining heavy equipment (e.g. front-end loaders, tractor mowers, sweepers, flushers, truck-mounted attenuators, backhoe, vactor, 32, GVW Dump truck with snowplow and chemical deicer attachments)
• Licensing & Certification: Possession of a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with N endorsement and without airbrakes restriction, and ability to obtain Class A within 12 months of hire. Valid CDL Medical card.
• Teamwork: Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently in the field. Capable of leading a crew in the absence of a Highway Maintenance Worker 3,…