Highway Maintenance Worker

About the role

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) seeks a full-time Highway Maintenance Worker to ensure state highways are safe and drivable.

Responsibilities

• Perform roadway maintenance activities
• Perform roadside activities
• Install and replace signs, permanent traffic control devices, and pavement markings
• Maintain and repair guardrail systems
• Perform structure maintenance and repair activities
• Perform winter maintenance
• Maintain and repair department facilities and properties
• Perform preventative maintenance and equipment repair
• Respond to emergencies and other incidents
• Provide on-the-job training and work direction
• Provide temporary traffic control through and around work zones and emergency/hazardous sites
• Maintain documentation
• Operate and use a variety of equipment and tools
• Promote a safe work environment and participate in public safety awareness activities

Requirements

• Valid driver license
• Valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) within 120 days of hire date
• Class A CDL with tanker endorsement
• Willingness to work night and shift work, including weekends and holidays
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds routinely, up to 60 pounds occasionally, and 90 or more pounds infrequently
• Basic math skills
• Basic computer operation

Qualifications

• Experience in the operation of heavy equipment/farming or ranching equipment
• Experience in heavy construction is preferred
• Knowledge of methods, materials, and techniques used to perform road maintenance activities
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance methods such as changing oil, rotating tires, and lubricating parts
• Basic math skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Basic computer operation

Skills

• Use and maintain a variety of hand and power tools
• Operate, maintain, and repair various equipment and attachments
• Drive and operate a manual transmission

Benefits

• Health insurance (zero-cost premium plan, low and high deductible plans, and single and family plans)
• Well-being program
• Employee assistance program
• Dental, Vision and Health Savings Account
• Free basic life insurance policy
• Membership in the South Dakota Retirement System with partial state match
• Paid leave (15 vacation days per year, 14 days per year sick leave, 12 weeks for birth and adoption of child, equivalent to 40 hours per week)
• Military leave (15 days per year)
• 11 paid holidays
• Longevity pay
• Semimonthly pay periods
• Eligibility for meal per diems
• Paid overtime (if applicable)

Pay

The total compensation for a typical year for entry level Highway Maintenance Worker is approximately $67,003.00 annually.

Schedule

• From approximately May 1 to September 30, the anticipated work schedule is 10-hour days, 4 days per week, from Monday through Thursday each week.
• From approximately October 1 - April 30, the anticipated work schedule is eight-hour days, Monday through Friday.
• Night and shift work will be required, including working weekend hours and holidays during emergencies and inclement weather.