Highway Maintenance Specialist (Seasonal) (Multiple Positions)

Initial posting date: 10/22/2026. Application deadline: 11/02/2026. Agency: Oregon Department of Transportation, Delivery and Operations Division – Region 4 Maintenance Crew, Maupin (Warm Springs), OR. Seasonal position expected to last approximately 6 months; regular status, benefits eligible.

About the role

Join the Warm Springs maintenance crew to operate equipment necessary to maintain and repair roadways, highways, bridges, and structures. Assist with emergency cleanup and traffic control after storms, spills, and incidents. This seasonal position recurs periodically and offers a safe, reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive.

Responsibilities

• Assist with weather-related emergencies; operate snowplows, deicer trucks, and other equipment to clear snow from roadways.
• Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment and tools to maintain and repair various surfaces.
• Perform minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.
• Clear debris, brush, mow grass, and spray roadside vegetation.
• Maintain wooded areas: replanting, pruning, thinning, or trimming trees, shrubs, and groundcover.
• Maintain drainage systems; dig and clean ditches; repair culverts, inlets, and erosion.
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
• Perform minor maintenance including janitorial work, landscaping, painting, and light carpentry.
• Exposure to noise, extreme heights, all weather conditions, heavy equipment, pesticides, and hazardous waste materials.
• Must be able to move around rough terrain, bend and stoop for extended periods, and lift up to 60 pounds.
• Available after hours, on weekends, and holidays for emergency, on-call, and weather-related purposes.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

• 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.

Special qualifications

• Current, valid commercial driver's license B (CDL-B) with no air brake restrictions and no manual transmission restrictions.
• Ability to obtain a Class A commercial learner permit within 60 days of hire.
• Ability to obtain a commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with tanker endorsement, no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions, and no manual transmission restrictions within six months of hire (ODOT covers training costs).
• Valid U.S. driver license and acceptable driving record; pre-employment driving records checks including FMCSA Clearinghouse registration and full query.
• Maximum 45-minute response time to 71739 Highway 216, Maupin, OR 97037 for emergency call-outs.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in road maintenance, construction, or a maintenance training program (e.g., ODOT High School to Highway, ODOT/ODF Fire and Ice, Job Corps).
• Experience using hand tools and operating light and heavy equipment such as tractors, excavators, loaders, or dump trucks.
• Experience working on a team.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer experience including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe.

Benefits

• Work/life balance with flexible work schedules.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Paid leave.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary within the listed range; salary determined via equal pay assessment based on application materials.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity.
• If already a participating PERS member or once PERS eligible, salary range increases by 6.95%.

Pay

Non-PERS monthly salary range: $4,312 – $5,988. If PERS eligible, range increases by 6.95%.

Schedule

Seasonal, approximately 6 months from date of hire. Regular status, benefits eligible. Requires availability after hours, weekends, and holidays for emergency, on-call, and weather-related purposes. Maximum 45-minute response time to Maupin maintenance station for emergency call-outs.