HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER 4

JOB The Nevada Department of Transportation is hiring for a Highway Maintenance Worker 4 in Tonopah and surrounding areas. This recruitment will be used to fill multiple positions in multiple locations depending on vacancy. Locations include Goldfield, Tonopah, Beatty, Blue Jay, Big Smoky, Mina and Montgomery Pass. Under the supervision of a Highway Maintenance Supervisor I, the incumbent will function as the lead person of a roadway crew and assume all supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the supervisor. Duties include installation and repair of signs, roadside maintenance, summer betterment projects, snow removal, and anti-icing/de-icing. Incumbent also respond to emergency situations from traffic control, both natural and man-made, to removing debris in the travel lanes or similar unplanned events that require an immediate response to protect the public. Maintenance personnel are called out 24 hours a day to promptly alleviate or at least warn the driving public of the condition. Incumbents plan and schedule maintenance activities including determining what equipment and materials are required, assigning personnel, and completing required records. Incumbents interpret standards relative to EAMS standard plans, hazardous material, traffic control and equipment repair to promote efficiency and safety; and may conduct or oversee sampling and testing of materials such as salt/sand or aggregate. As the assistant supervisor, they participate in the duties described in the series concept; assign and review the work of lower-level personnel; provide input into performance evaluations; assist the supervisor in laying out a variety of roadway or specialty maintenance work; organize equipment, materials, personnel and procedures; and respond to emergencies. Positions in this class are distinguished by ongoing responsibility to provide assistance to the crew supervisor. These responsibilities require knowledge of equipment, materials, methods and procedures relative to highway maintenance and a greater degree of skill in overseeing the work of others, preparing reports and making decisions that impact production and safety.

An Inside look:

Nevada Department of Transportation's Maintenance Department link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9QL_LHwY0c Link to CDL requirements https://dmv.nv.gov/cdl.htmHighway Maintenance Workers are certified by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to operate a variety of complex or specialized highway maintenance and construction equipment to restore and maintain the integrity of roadway surfaces; maintain roadside slopes, shoulders, culverts, and ditches to restore drainage and prevent erosion; and repair or replace related roadway appurtenances such as guardrails, markers, guideposts, and fences.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

Graduation from high school or equivalent education and one year of experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Detailed knowledge of:

materials, methods and equipment commonly used in reconstructing, renovating or repairing highway roadbed, surface, shoulders, drainage facilities, and fixtures; pruning and watering techniques for landscaped areas; traffic paints and beads and retro-reflectivity qualities of these materials; hazardous materials isolation zones as first responders to hazardous material spills; Maintenance Management System Manual; dust control techniques; endangered species habitats, protection techniques and safe removal of non-native species; environmental regulations that impact the method of work at job sites; incident command system and operational controls during emergency operations.

Recruiter Contact Information:

Stephanie Swanson - stephanie.swanson@dot.nv.gov