Highway Maintenance Technician - CDL Driver / Equipment Operator - Rogers Pass

About the role

This position performs a variety of work as a laborer, lead worker, equipment operator, and truck driver for highway maintenance activities. Operates various trucks and a variety of heavy equipment to perform culvert placement and installation/cleaning, landslide removal, crack/mastic sealing, fence building or bridge repair, guardrail or sign installation, luminaire maintenance, roadway repair, vegetation and roadside maintenance, pavement marking and striping operations, and snow and ice control.

This position is part of a career ladder with career advancement opportunities. The successful applicant must live or relocate within 45 road miles of the Rogers Pass Section House and must have a telephone or be reasonably accessible to the section headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Operate various trucks and heavy equipment for highway maintenance activities
• Perform culvert placement, installation, and cleaning
• Remove landslides and perform crack/mastic sealing
• Build fences and repair bridges
• Install guardrails and signs
• Maintain luminaires
• Repair roadways and maintain roadside vegetation
• Perform pavement marking and striping operations
• Conduct snow and ice control

Requirements

• Valid Montana Commercial Operators License (Class A, Type II) with no restrictions, a tank endorsement, and a valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC). Applicants with a learner’s permit have 30 days to obtain the necessary license.
• Compliance with Mont. Admin. R. 2.6.201, "State Vehicle Use," and MDT Policy #6.03.001, "State Vehicle Use Policy."
• Driver’s record will be verified; successful applicants must sign a release form authorizing the Department to obtain driving records.

Qualifications

• Maintenance Technician I ($28.59/hour): Requires one (1) year of experience driving heavy trucks or operating construction equipment.
• Maintenance Technician II ($29.09/hour): Requires two (2) years of documented experience from a city, county, or state highway road department for road maintenance.
• Maintenance Technician III ($29.59/hour): Requires three (3) or more years of documented experience from a city, county, or state highway road department for road maintenance.

Applicants may be eligible for placement up to a Maintenance Technician Level III if they have documented relevant experience from a city, county, or state highway road department(s). Experience will determine level placement and wage.

This agency may use a training assignment. Employees in training assignments may be paid below the base pay established by the agency pay rules. Conditions of the training assignment will be stated in writing at the time of hire.

Benefits

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Access to Montana Health Centers (low-cost clinics for state employees and their families)
• State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation)
• Overtime compensation or compensatory time for all time over 40 hours in a workweek
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Benefits apply on the first day of employment

Effective July 1, 2026, this position may be eligible for a statutory $1.00 an hour base pay increase.