Highway Maintenance Specialist (Limited Duration)

Initial posting date: 10/19/2026. Application deadline: 11/02/2026. Agency: Oregon Department of Transportation. Position type: Employee (limited duration, expected to end on or before June 30, 2027, with potential to become permanent).

About the role

Join the Lakeview maintenance crew to operate equipment necessary to maintain and repair roadways, highways, bridges, and structures. The role includes emergency cleanup and traffic control after storms, spills, and incidents. This is a limited duration appointment that is benefits eligible and has a designated maximum length of service.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment and tools to manage and spray vegetation
• Perform minor maintenance including janitorial work, landscaping, painting, and light carpentry
• Respond to weather-related emergencies and operate snowplows, deicer trucks, and other equipment to clear snow from roadways
• Perform minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work
• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers, and milepost markers
• Clear debris, clear brush, mow grass, and spray roadside vegetation
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches, and repair culverts, inlets, and erosion
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment
• Exposure to noise, extreme heights, all weather conditions, heavy equipment, pesticides, and hazardous waste materials is expected
• Must be able to move around rough terrain, bend and stoop for extended periods, and may need to lift up to 60 pounds

Requirements

• One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work OR two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training
• Current, valid commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions, and no manual transmission restrictions
• Must have or be able to obtain a tanker endorsement within 30 days of hire
• Valid driver license and acceptable driving record required
• Pre-employment driving records checks including FMCSA Clearinghouse registration and full query check
• Maximum 45-minute response time to 1269 S. G St., Lakeview, OR 97630 for emergency call-outs
• May need to be available after hours, on weekends, and holidays for emergency, on-call, and weather-related purposes

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in road maintenance, construction, or in a maintenance training program such as ODOT High School to Highway program, ODOT/ODF Fire and Ice program, Job Corps, etc.
• Experience using hand tools and operating light and heavy equipment such as tractors, excavators, loaders, or dump trucks
• Experience working on a team
• Experience working with minimal supervision
• Experience making decisions during stressful situations

Benefits

• Work/life balance
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid leave
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity

Pay

Non-PERS monthly salary range: $4,312 – $5,988. Through an equal pay assessment, the salary offer will be determined using information provided in submitted application materials. If already a participating PERS member or once PERS eligible, the salary range increases by 6.95%.

Schedule

May require availability after hours, on weekends, and holidays for emergency, on-call, and weather-related purposes. Maximum 45-minute response time to the Lakeview maintenance station (1269 S. G St., Lakeview, OR 97630) for emergency call-outs.