Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager
About the role
Step into a leadership role that shapes daily roadway operations and strengthens local maintenance efforts. As an Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager for the Department of Transportation, you will support planning, oversight, and coordination across your assigned area. This position offers meaningful work that helps keep communities moving safely and efficiently. Bring your skills and energy to a role where every decision supports better roads and stronger crews.
Responsibilities
- Work Planning: Prepare schedules, estimates, and work plans to guide maintenance activities
- Operational Oversight: Review and adjust scheduled work based on conditions, reports, and resource availability
- Quality Inspection: Inspect work sites to confirm adherence to standards, practices, and project intentions
- Crew Development: Ensure foremen receive training and support needed for independent and effective supervision
- Safety Management: Monitor work zones and promote safe procedures for crews and the public
- Program Coordination: Oversee reports, evaluations, and administrative tasks that support maintenance operations
Schedule
Full-time employment. Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. This position may be eligible for alternate work schedule (AWS), upon successful completion of probationary period. Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
Pay
In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: One year of experience as a Highway Maintenance Coordinator, Roadway Programs Coordinator, or Transportation Construction Manager 1 (Commonwealth job titles or equivalent Federal Government job titles, as determined by the Office of Administration); or six years of technical experience in highway maintenance, highway construction, or maintenance of heavy equipment used in highway construction projects; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special Requirements: This position requires possession of a valid PA non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent.
Other Requirements: You must meet the PA residency requirement. You must be able to perform essential job functions.