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Highway Maintenance Specialist
$55k-74k (estimate)
Full Time | Transportation
1 Week Ago
Oregon Department of Transportation is Hiring a Highway Maintenance Specialist Near Portland, OR
Initial Posting Date09/05/2024
Application Deadline09/19/2024
AgencyDepartment of Transportation
Salary Range$3,948 - $5,483
Position TypeEmployee
Position TitleHighway Maintenance Specialist
Job DescriptionTransportation Maintenance Specialist 2 – Highway Maintenance SpecialistOregon Department of TransportationDelivery and Operations Division – Region 1 District 2B/North Portland Maintenance CrewPortlandThe RoleDo you want to use your skills to make a difference? Join our hardworking maintenance crew and help keep Oregon’s roads and travelers safe! As part of our team, you will perform manual labor and operate equipment necessary to maintain, repair and reconstruct roadways, highways, bridges and structures. You will also partner with others to ensure safety and accountability, and you will contribute to helping make things more efficient, effective and innovative! Apply today!We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.
Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.A Day In The Life
ORTwo years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.
Special QualificationsEmployee will be required to use a commercial motor vehicle to conduct business. You must possess a current, valid commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with a tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions and no manual transmission restrictions, OR have the ability to acquire a class A commercial learner permit within 60 days of hire and a CDL-A with a tanker endorsement and restrictions removed within six months of hire (ODOT will cover training costs) to be considered eligible for this position. A valid driver license and an acceptable driving record are required for this position. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks, including Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse registration and full query check for our final candidate(s) and annual query for current employees.
This position requires a maximum 45 minute response time to 1100 N Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97217 for emergency call-outs.
This position requires the final candidate obtain their Public Pesticide Applicator’s license within 1 year of hire.
What We’d Like To SeeIf you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.
Snowplow, road maintenance, freeway, flagging
Application Deadline09/19/2024
AgencyDepartment of Transportation
Salary Range$3,948 - $5,483
Position TypeEmployee
Position TitleHighway Maintenance Specialist
Job DescriptionTransportation Maintenance Specialist 2 – Highway Maintenance SpecialistOregon Department of TransportationDelivery and Operations Division – Region 1 District 2B/North Portland Maintenance CrewPortlandThe RoleDo you want to use your skills to make a difference? Join our hardworking maintenance crew and help keep Oregon’s roads and travelers safe! As part of our team, you will perform manual labor and operate equipment necessary to maintain, repair and reconstruct roadways, highways, bridges and structures. You will also partner with others to ensure safety and accountability, and you will contribute to helping make things more efficient, effective and innovative! Apply today!We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.
Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.A Day In The Life
- Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment and tools to maintain and repair various surfaces.
- Assist with weather related emergencies and operate snowplows, deicer trucks and other equipment to clear snow from roadways.
- Perform paving work and other minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.
- Clear vegetation using hand tools, motorized brush cutters, brush chippers and mowers.
- Set out temporary traffic control signs and flag traffic.
- Clean up roadways after crashes and spills which may include hazardous materials.
- Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
- Exposure to noise, extreme heights, all weather conditions, heavy equipment, pesticides and hazardous waste materials is expected.
- Must be able to move around rough terrain, bend and stoop for extended periods and may need to lift up to 70 pounds.
- May need to be available after hours, on weekends and holidays for emergency, on call and weather related purposes.
- To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
- Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
- Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
- The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
ORTwo years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.
Special QualificationsEmployee will be required to use a commercial motor vehicle to conduct business. You must possess a current, valid commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with a tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions and no manual transmission restrictions, OR have the ability to acquire a class A commercial learner permit within 60 days of hire and a CDL-A with a tanker endorsement and restrictions removed within six months of hire (ODOT will cover training costs) to be considered eligible for this position. A valid driver license and an acceptable driving record are required for this position. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks, including Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse registration and full query check for our final candidate(s) and annual query for current employees.
This position requires a maximum 45 minute response time to 1100 N Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97217 for emergency call-outs.
This position requires the final candidate obtain their Public Pesticide Applicator’s license within 1 year of hire.
What We’d Like To SeeIf you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.
- Currently possess a commercial driver’s license A (CDL-A).
- Right of way maintenance or construction experience.
- Experience completing basic mechanical repairs on light and heavy fleet vehicles.
- Light and heavy equipment operations experience.
- Complete the following required steps:
- Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
- Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
- After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
- If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
- For questions, call 503-910-6372 or email ODOTRecruitmentCC@odot.oregon.gov.
- We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.
- We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
- We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
- You will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Snowplow, road maintenance, freeway, flagging
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Transportation
SALARY
$55k-74k (estimate)
POST DATE
09/09/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
10/05/2024
HEADQUARTERS
SALEM, OR
SIZE
3,000 - 7,500
FOUNDED
2011
CEO
JERRY MARMON
REVENUE
$1B - $3B
INDUSTRY
Transportation
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