Transportation Maintenance Specialist - Pavement Marking

Transportation Maintenance Specialist I

The Pima County Department of Transportation is seeking a skilled and team-oriented Transportation Maintenance Specialist I to join our Pavement Marking crew!

This position is responsible for the application and maintenance of pavement markings at intersections and along roadway segments using specialized equipment and machinery. Be part of a highly dedicated team and play a key role in enhancing mobility across Pima County's transportation network!

Position works four, ten-hour shifts Monday - Thursday, 5:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Position requires a valid Arizona Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) at the time of appointment or before completion of the applicable probationary period (12 months for initial hires; 6 months for promotions).

Essential Functions:

• Performs skilled analysis and repair of equipment, systems and vehicles;
• Leads others in highly skilled fabrication or modifications of existing or proposed equipment, facilities, systems or their components from verbal directions, sketches, plans, engineering drawings or technical references;
• Inspects, services and maintains assigned tools, equipment and vehicles;
• Performs quality control analysis on equipment or supported systems for proper functioning and performs remedial actions necessary to assure optimum operations;
• Inspects, approves or certifies work of others (if certified or authorized to do so);
• Maintains comprehensive activity, operations, service and usage records on supported vehicles, equipment and systems;
• Prepares estimates for unique or complex operations, maintenance and special projects from rough sketches and engineering plans or drawings, and documents use and expenditure of materials, supplies and equipment;
• Prepares sketches and drawings for work proposed or in-progress to communicate needed information to supervisors, subordinates and contractors;
• Coordinates own or work-unit activities with other work-units, agencies or contractors to assure optimal use of available resources and to minimize disruptions of service or support;
• Monitors contractor performance (including contractor-supplied goods and services);
• Stores, handles, uses and disposes of hazardous materials required, encountered or generated in work activities;

• Supervises and participates in cutting, trimming, seeding, fertilization, and application of herbicides/pesticides to turf grasses, soils, trees and ornamental shrubs;
• Identifies common and abnormal conditions and diseases of turf grasses, trees and ornamental shrubs and directs appropriate remedial actions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of an industry-recognized apprenticeship program in general transportation construction maintenance AND one year of journey-level experience in general transportation construction maintenance.
• (Relevant education may substitute for up to six months of the aforementioned experience.)
• OR:
• Five years of journey-level experience general transportation construction maintenance.
• (Relevant education may substitute for up to two and one half years of the aforementioned experience.)
• OR:
• Two years of experience with Pima County as a Trades Maintenance Technician in the specific trade, craft, specialty or operational area of required expertise.
• (Some positions may require additional specialized training and/or experience.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience applying pavement markings along roadway segments and at intersections using specialized equipment and machinery.
• Experience setting up and taking down temporary traffic control devices for work zone operations.
• Experience using basic hand, power, and specialty tools for repairing and maintaining pavement marking equipment.
• Experience loading and unloading material for daily jobs.

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be…