Highway Maintenance Specialist 2026-01500

About the role

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is seeking a Highway Maintenance Specialist in Wheatland, Wyoming, to perform various maintenance duties for the Maintenance Team. The position operates and trains others to operate complex machinery safely, performs and oversees all maintenance tasks, and assists the manager in planning, assigning, and supervising.

Responsibilities

• Operates and trains others to operate complex machinery in specialized applications safely.
• Performs and oversees all maintenance tasks.
• Observes, verifies, and documents the work activities of Highway Maintenance Technicians.
• Aids the manager in planning, assigning, and supervising.
• Provides advice and assistance on repair procedures needed for highways, equipment, and buildings.
• Serves as a technical resource.
• Communicates project information and proposed courses of action and/or subsequent consequences.
• Provides input to performance evaluations for Highway Maintenance Technicians.
• Provides work direction to a crew daily.
• Provides leadership and guidance to others while performing duties related to guardrail repair and snow and ice removal.
• Operates single and tandem-axle trucks, equipped with auger, aerial lift equipment, plows, wing plow, sander, and chemical systems to remove snow and ice from roadway surfaces.
• Responsible for the rehabilitation of roadway surfaces and traffic control devices.
• Flags traffic and sets up traffic control devices.
• Attends and completes all required training to obtain or maintain required certifications, perform inspections, and learn new skills.
• Utilizes special computerized equipment.

Qualifications

• PREFERENCES/**AGENCY REQUIREMENTS: Preference may be given to applicants with a current Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements before employment. Must have a Class A CDL within 30 days from the date of hire.
• MUST HAVE: The ability to obtain a Certification to operate specified equipment as directed by WYDOT, the ability to obtain a Certificate of course completion of Defensive Driving, the ability to obtain a First Aid/CPR certification, the ability to obtain a Flagger certification, the ability to obtain and maintain water and wastewater certifications if necessary.
• KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of specifications, standard plans, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and traffic control standards.
• ABILITY TO MEET WEEKLY DEADLINES FOR REPORTS/PAPERWORK PRODUCED WITH ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS.
• KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND WORK REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SPECIFIC TO WYDOT.
• KNOWLEDGE OF FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPER USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
• KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC EQUIPMENT OPERATION FOR SINGLE AND TANDEM AXLE TRUCKS, LOADERS, AND TRACTORS.
• KNOWLEDGE OF SAFE WORK PROCEDURES, FIRST AID AND CPR, AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS FOR CHEMICALS USED IN COMPLETING TASKS.
• KNOWLEDGE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE PROCEDURES.
• KNOWLEDGE OF HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS.
• KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS, WORK REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SPECIFIC TO WYDOT.
• KNOWLEDGE OF AND ABILITY TO UTILIZE COMPUTERS, CALCULATORS, 2-WAY RADIOS, TABLETS, AND TELEPHONES.