CDL Skills Test Examiner (LSR3)

About the role

The Department of Licensing (DOL) is seeking two (2) CDL Skills Test Examiners to join our Parkland and Everett offices. We engage with over 6 million residents annually and collect nearly $3 billion in taxes and fees. We prioritize work-life harmony and foster a culture of respect, trust, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Ensure examinations support accurate license classifications, endorsements, and restrictions.
• Determine applicant eligibility and competency.
• Deliver equitable, professional, and customer-focused testing services.
• Maintain accurate and compliant licensing records and examination documentation to support timely and accurate CDL issuance.
• Support operational readiness of CDL testing locations by maintaining safe, secure, valid, and functional testing sites and work environments.
• Support statewide CDL testing operations through independent travel to assigned testing locations to assist with statewide testing needs as assigned.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience evaluating individuals' qualifications against established criteria and program requirements.
• Five (5) years of driving experience, two years of which must include driving class A vehicles.
• A valid Washington State class A Commercial Drivers' License.
• Two (2) years of customer service experience which includes explaining policies/procedures and state and/or federal regulations.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and web based applications.
• The ability to:
• Understand and follow agency values of respect, trust, diversity, equity, and inclusion through behaviors, and decisions.
• Promote and support a respectful, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all employees.
• Promote and support respectful, equitable, and inclusive delivery of services to customers.
• Take action to learn and grow.
• Take action to meet the needs of others.

What May Help Set You Apart

• Experience in personal driver license training programs, scoring practices, or test administration.
• Experience with CDL training programs, scoring practices, or evaluating commercial driver skills training.
• Knowledge and experience in the operation of various types of commercial vehicles including Class A and Class B vehicles, with Passenger and School Bus endorsements.
• Knowledge of Federal regulations (40CFR), Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Washington Administrative Codes (WAC), AAMVA standards and DOL policies and procedures regarding commercial driver licenses.
• Proven ability to conduct evaluations and make sound independent decisions in difficult or stressful situations or under pressure.

Additional Conditions of Employment

• Pre-hire requirements: Abstract Driver Record and criminal record history, Drug/Alcohol Screening, Drug and Alcohol History Records Request, Valid Medical Examiners Certificate, Safety and Performance History Records Request, Post-hire requirements: Fingerprint-based Background Check, Ongoing random Drug/Alcohol Screening, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 391.21) require that all applicants wishing to drive a commercial vehicle list all employment for the last three years.