Highway Maintenance Specialist

Oregon Department of Transportation
Published
February 5, 2025
Location
Portland, OR
Category
Job Type

Description

Job Summary: Do you want to use your skills to make a difference? Take the first step to begin a rewarding career with an amazing crew! Our hardworking Sylvan maintenance crew will help you learn many aspects of highway maintenance to help keep Oregon’s roads and travelers safe! As part of our team, you will operate equipment necessary to maintain and repair roadways, highways, bridges and structures. You will also help with emergency cleanup and traffic control after storms, spills, incidents and more! 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.

Job Responsibilities:
• Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment and tools to maintain and repair various surfaces.
• Perform minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.
• Clear debris, clear brush, mow grass and spray roadside vegetation.
• Maintain wooded areas which includes replanting, pruning, thinning or trimming trees, shrubs and groundcover.
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches and repair culverts, inlets and erosion.
• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers and milepost markers.
• Perform minor maintenance including janitorial work, landscaping, painting and light carpentry.
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
• Assist with weather related emergencies and operate snowplows, deicer trucks and other equipment to clear snow from roadways.
• Exposure to noise, extreme heights, all weather conditions, heavy equipment, pesticides and hazardous waste materials is expected.

Required Skills and Qualifications: Minimum qualifications: One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work. OR Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.

Special qualifications: You must possess a current, valid 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 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 6000 SW Raab Road, Portland, OR 97221.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
• A current, valid commercial driver’s license A (CDL-A) or class A commercial learner’s permit (CLP) is preferred.
• Highway maintenance or construction experience.
• Experience tree trimming, tree falling or using heavy equipment such as tractors, excavators, loaders or dump trucks.

Compensation: $4,207 - $5,842 per month

Apply Online: https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Highway-Maintenance-Specialist_REQ-174116

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