Senior Highway Maintenance Lead (CDL Required)

State of Nebraska; Wahoo (NE); On-site; USD 57,139,000 - 70,121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State retirement match

13 paid holidays

Generous leave accruals

Health insurance

Job summary

State of Nebraska's Transportation - Agency 27 seeks a Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior in Wahoo, NE. The role involves operating trucks and heavy equipment, maintaining highways, and performing repairs along the right-of-way. A valid driver’s license is required; CDL with tanker endorsement preferred.

The position entails on-call shifts, winter duties, and stable state employment. Pay starts at $19.941/hour with promotion potential to $21.470/hour for Senior with CDL; differential pay applies

Qualifications

• Minimum age 18 and valid driver’s license.
• CDL required within 60 days for Senior position and 18+ for Worker.
• Preferred: experience operating heavy equipment or farming background.
• Valid Class A CDL with tanker endorsement preferred; other CDL requirements outlined in posting.

Responsibilities

• Operate trucks and light equipment to maintain highways and ROW.
• Operate tractors with attachments (discs, harrows, seeders, mowers) and post drivers for signs and guards.
• Maintain shrubs, trees, buildings; perform patching and sealing of highways.
• Provide traffic control per safety procedures and perform snow removal when needed.

Skills

Safety awareness

Heavy equipment operation

Teamwork

CDL knowledge

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

State of Nebraska's Transportation - Agency 27 seeks a Highway Maintenance Worker/Senior in Wahoo, NE. The role involves operating trucks and heavy equipment, maintaining highways, and performing repairs along the right-of-way. A valid driver’s license is required; CDL with tanker endorsement preferred.

The position entails on-call shifts, winter duties, and stable state employment. Pay starts at $19.941/hour with promotion potential to $21.470/hour for Senior with CDL; differential pay applies