Highway Maintenance Worker 2 (Multiple Positions)

About the role

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking multiple skilled, safety-focused Highway Maintenance Workers to join their team in Monroe and Everett, WA. This role involves performing a wide range of highway maintenance and repair activities, operating specialized equipment, and responding to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day highway maintenance operations.
• Operate Class A, B, and/or C highway equipment as designated on the approved Department of Transportation Equipment Fund (TEF) List for highway maintenance.
• Drainage maintenance and repair to include catch basins, culverts, pipes, ponds, sedimentation facilities, swales, ditches, and other types of drainage features.
• Install, maintain, and repair guardrail, fences, impact attenuator concrete barriers and other safety features.
• Aid in assembling, installing, and replacing signs, sign components, and signposts using a variety of equipment and tools.
• Remove dangerous trees; provide vegetation management, such as mowing, applying pesticides; establishing, maintaining, and repairing landscaped areas, including planting and remediating sites.
• Transport up to 50 lbs. of heavy equipment and materials between work sites, such as rip rap, hot and cold asphalt, removes litter, dead animals, and debris from state rights-of-way.
• Track, document, and report daily work activities into computerized systems (e.g., Highway Activity Tracking System (HATS), Work Zone Data base (WZDB), Traffic Sign Management System (TSMS)).
• Prepare and complete third-party damage estimates (i.e., K3) through computerized systems.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated skills in highway maintenance practices, including pavement repair, drainage systems, erosion control, vegetation management, sign and guardrail installation, and debris removal.
• Licenses: Possess an unrestricted Class A CDL with “N” endorsement without air brake restriction & valid medical card.
• Equipment Operation: Ability to operate and maintain various Class A, B, and C highway maintenance equipment, tools, and vehicles following WSDOT standards.
• Knowledge of traffic control practices following the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
• Ability to safely transport heavy equipment and materials between job sites.
• Safety Awareness & Compliance: Strong understanding of workplace safety procedures and commitment to following safety policies, including confined space entry, fall protection, and hazardous material handling.
• Technical & Administrative Proficiency: Skilled in the use of electronic systems for timekeeping, maintenance tracking, inventory management, and cost estimating (e.g., HATS, WZDB, TSMS).
• Proficient in standard computer applications, including Microsoft Office and email communication.
• Teamwork & Leadership: Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently in the field.
• Growth Mindset: Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth.
• Service-Oriented: Takes action to meet the needs of others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of traffic control principles, practices, and procedures in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
• Certifications: Washington State Pesticide Applicator’s License, Backflow Prevention Tester Certification, Crane Certification.

Benefits

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