Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager
Join a team where your effort leads to real results! As an Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager with the Department of Transportation, you will be part of a team dedicated to keeping roads safe and dependable. This role provides a strong path for professional development while allowing you to guide essential maintenance work. Every day brings new challenges and chances to improve your community.
About the role
This position supports the overall maintenance operations that keep county highways and bridges functioning safely and efficiently. It plays an important role in planning, supervising, and coordinating a wide range of maintenance efforts.
Responsibilities
- Program Planning: Develop programs, estimates, and plans for maintenance operations
- Crew Supervision: Direct general and specialized crews performing highway and bridge work
- Work Planning: Prepare drafts of long range, annual, monthly, and weekly work plans
- Agility Agreements: Manage and evaluate agreements to ensure fair exchange of services
- Incident Management: Oversee emergency and incident response activities in the assigned area
- Environmental Compliance: Monitor environmental clearances and permits
Schedule
- Full-time employment
- Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch
- Overtime as needed, rotating on-call
- No telework option available
Pay
Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $69,086.00 (before taxes).
Requirements
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- One year of experience as a Highway Maintenance Coordinator, Roadway Programs Coordinator, or Transportation Construction Manager 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, 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.
Qualifications
- Possession of a valid PA non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent
- Must meet the PA residency requirement
- Must be able to perform essential job functions