Hot Asphalt Paving Technician

Seattle Department of Transportation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is seeking an experienced asphalt worker to prepare asphaltic materials on job sites and may lead patching crews. You will oversee finished work, coordinate crew members, and enforce safety and traffic precautions.

Responsibilities include setting up traffic control, laying and smoothing asphalt, and performing related duties to ensure durable road surfaces and proper drainage in Seattle.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: One year of experience in hot asphalt construction, maintenance and repair.
• Or combinations of education, training, and experience will be evaluated on an individual basis for comparability.

Responsibilities

• Sets up traffic control at the job site by safety policies and practices.
• Distributes hot asphaltic road-building binder and topping over road surfaces by raking and combing material to correct thickness.
• Rakes asphalt to bring the surface to the proper grade and required contour of the street.
• Tamps and smoothest joints, gutters, connections, road patches, and related areas so asphaltic mixtures will properly adhere, conform to old surfaces, correct surface defects, and provide proper drainage.
• Finishes surfaces by smoothing and tamping asphalt surfaces inacces¬ible to a roller.
• Operates jackhammer, compressor, extruder, ground pounder, and related equipment.
• Repairs utility cuts (water, gas, City Light, and private contractors) by removing temporary material and replacing it with permanent hot asphaltic material.
• Performs other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned.

Skills

Hot asphalt

Traffic control

Safety awareness

Job description

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is seeking an experienced asphalt worker to prepare asphaltic materials on job sites and may lead patching crews. You will oversee finished work, coordinate crew members, and enforce safety and traffic precautions.

Responsibilities include setting up traffic control, laying and smoothing asphalt, and performing related duties to ensure durable road surfaces and proper drainage in Seattle.