What are the responsibilities and job description for the PennDOT Winter Tunnel Maintainer (Allegheny County), 2024-2025 position at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?
The Department of Transportation’s Tunnel Maintenance Office is seeking seasonal Tunnel Maintainers! Do you have experience in performing tunnel maintenance, traffic control & monitoring, and incident management? Do you want be part of a team tasked with ensuring the efficient flow of traffic through tunnels and surrounding Allegheny County roadways?
Help keep Pennsylvanian's safe in their communities when navigating Pennsylvania's roads and tunnels this winter, join our team!
As a Winter Tunnel Maintainer, you will perform a variety of duties during the winter season, such as monitoring traffic flow and emergency response in any of the four tunnels within Allegheny County.
In this position, workers must be able to hook-up towing apparatus and tow and push disabled vehicles to a safe area, sweep garages, outside plazas, offices, fan house floors and perform general routine maintenance in and around the tunnels, including washing tunnel walls and manual cleaning of gutter lines.
Work may also include the repair of tunnel ceilings, walls, steps, curbs, doors, and plaza area roadways and sidewalks and the maintenance of plumbing fixtures and water lines in and around tunnels.
Work Hours and Additional Information:
Full-time, seasonal employment located in Allegheny County only
Hours will vary due to 24/7 operation.
- Salary: Winter Tunnel Maintainers earn $24.42 per hour.
- This is a seasonal position lasting from September through April, but there are frequent
opportunities to obtain a permanent full-time position.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Two years of experience in roadway maintenance and repair, emergency services, towing and roadside assistance, or traffic control work; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Necessary Special Requirements:
- Must possess a valid Pennsylvania Class A Commercial Driver's License with the Air Brake Restriction (L) removed, on first day of employment.
- Must possess a valid Medical Examiner's Certificate in accordance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations on first day of employment.
Conditions of Employment:
- Must demonstrate successful operation of equipment with a manual transmission.
- Must obtain within the probationary period an active certification issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in the operation of heavy trucks and loaders.
- This position requires additional certifications issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on assigned pieces of equipment.
- This position is subject to Drug and Alcohol testing in accordance with Federal Regulations.
Additional Requirement:
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
Veterans:
Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans’ Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.
Military members and recently-honorably discharged veterans who possess at least two years’ experience in operating a commercial motor vehicle as part of their military job requirements may qualify for these opportunities based on meeting the Military Commercial Driver’s License Skills Testing Waiver (DL-398 Form) as found on www.dmv.pa.gov.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
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.
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