Highway Maintenance Specialist (Split Position)

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Detroit and Salem

Do you want to use your skills to make a difference? Join us as a highway maintenance specialist 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. In this split position, you will work with the traveling Region 2 striping crew from approximately May 1 through October 31 and the Detroit maintenance crew from November 1 through April 30. You will also help with emergency cleanup and traffic control after incidents, storms, spills and more! Apply today!

This split position will be based out of the Salem striping station and will also work out of the Detroit maintenance station for 6 months each year. Eligibility for mileage reimbursements is dependent on the number of miles traveled from the reporting locations.

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

• Perform manual labor to repair roadway surfaces and shoulders.

• Operate a wide variety of light and heavy equipment.

• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches, repair culverts, inlets and erosion.

• Repair guardrails, barriers, milepost markers, delineators and fences.

• Set up traffic control operations and control and flag the traveling public and work crews.

• Complete weather related operations including snow removal, plowing, deicing and sanding.

• Dispose of debris, clear brush and mow grass.

• Apply specific pesticide and herbicidal sprays on vegetation along roadways.

• Complete minor service and repair of equipment, tools and motorized equipment.

• Apply, maintain, remove or replace roadway striping and legends.

• May be required to walk, stand, bend and stoop for extended periods of time, lift up to 60 pounds and may be exposed to hazardous materials and chemicals.

• May be required to work long hours or travel overnight and may need to be available at any time including weekends and holidays for emergency, on call and weather related purposes.

• 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!

One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work;

• This position requires a maximum 45 minute response time to 2785 25th Street, Salem, OR 97302 for emergency call-outs during the summer season.

• This position requires a maximum 45 minute response time to 600 North Santiam Highway, Detroit, OR 97342  for emergency call-outs during the winter season.

Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.

If 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 and education to help us decide who will move forward.

• Experience in road maintenance, construction or in a maintenance training program such as ODOT High School to Highway program, ODOT/ODF Fire and Ice program, Job Corps, etc.

• A current, valid commercial driver’s license A (CDL-A) is preferred.

• Winter maintenance experience such as sanding, deicing or using snow blowers or snowplows.

• Experience performing pavement marking and legend work.

• Experience using hand tools and operating light and heavy equipment such as tractors, excavators, loaders or dump trucks.

• For questions, call 503-779-9733 or email ODOTRecruitmentJB@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].

• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.

• 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).

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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