Roadway Maintenance Specialist: Keep Roads Safe & Clear

Oregon Department of Transportation; Parkdale (OR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Oregon Department of Transportation in Parkdale, OR is seeking a Highway Maintenance Specialist to operate heavy and light equipment, perform road and structural maintenance, and respond to weather-related incidents. This role supports safety for travelers and requires CDL-A with tanker endorsement or ability to obtain within 60 days.

Work involves on-call emergency response, manual labor, and exposure to varying weather.

Qualifications

• One year of experience performing basic highway maintenancework
• Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.

Responsibilities

• 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 minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.
• Clear debris, clear brush, mow grass and spray roadside vegetation.
• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers and milepost markers.
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches and repair culverts, inlets and erosion.
• Maintain wooded areas which includes replanting, pruning, thinning or trimming trees, shrubs and groundcover.
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
• Perform minor maintenance including janitorial work, landscaping, painting and light carpentry.
• 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 60 pounds.
• May need to be available after hours, on weekends and holidays for emergency, on call and weather related purposes.

Skills

Highway maintenance

Traffic control

CDL-A endorsement

Job description

Oregon Department of Transportation in Parkdale, OR is seeking a Highway Maintenance Specialist to operate heavy and light equipment, perform road and structural maintenance, and respond to weather-related incidents. This role supports safety for travelers and requires CDL-A with tanker endorsement or ability to obtain within 60 days.

Work involves on-call emergency response, manual labor, and exposure to varying weather.