Highway Maintenance Specialist (Seasonal)

About the Role

Join our hardworking Ukiah maintenance crew and help keep Oregon’s roads and travelers safe! This is a seasonal position expected to last approximately 6 months from the date of hire. As part of our team, you will operate equipment necessary to maintain and repair roadways, highways, bridges, and structures. You will also assist with emergency cleanup and traffic control after storms, spills, incidents, and more.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment and tools to maintain and repair various surfaces.
• Assist with 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.
• Clear debris, brush, mow grass, and spray roadside vegetation.
• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers, and milepost markers.
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches, and repair culverts, inlets, and erosion.
• Maintain wooded areas, including replanting, pruning, thinning, or trimming trees, shrubs, and groundcover.
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
• Perform minor maintenance, including janitorial work, landscaping, painting, and light carpentry.

Requirements

• Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training; OR
• One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work.
• Must possess a current, valid commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with a tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions, and no manual transmission restrictions, OR have the ability to acquire a class A commercial learner permit within 60 days of hire and a CDL-A with a tanker endorsement and restrictions removed within six months of hire.
• A valid U.S. driver license and an acceptable driving record are required.
• Maximum 60-minute response time to 306 State St., Ukiah, OR 97880 for emergency call-outs.

Qualifications

• Experience in road maintenance, construction, or in a maintenance training program (e.g., ODOT High School to Highway program, ODOT/ODF Fire and Ice program, Job Corps, etc.).
• Winter maintenance experience (e.g., sanding, deicing, using snow blowers or snowplows).
• Experience using hand tools and operating light and heavy equipment (e.g., tractors, excavators, loaders, dump trucks).
• Experience working in hazardous conditions and applying safety processes.
• Experience completing basic mechanical repairs on light and heavy vehicles or equipment.
• Experience working on a team and mentoring others.

Benefits

• Work/life balance.
• 11 paid holidays a year.
• Paid leave.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity.

Application Deadline: 10/06/2026

Salary Range: $4,312 - $5,988 (non-PERS monthly salary range)

Location: Ukiah, OR