Highway Technician Associate - Davenport

About the role

As a Highway Technician Associate with the Iowa Department of Transportation, you will contribute to the mission of Making Lives Better Through Transportation while upholding core values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception. This hands-on, outdoor role offers opportunities for skill-building and advancement across the department, with a direct impact on Iowa’s roadways and communities.

Responsibilities

• Patching roadways
• Repairing and maintaining guardrails, signs, fences, lighting, culverts, and waterways
• Participating in traffic control for maintenance activities
• Picking up and disposing of litter and debris
• Operating snow equipment to remove snow, ice, and frost from roadways
• Mowing, cutting brush, weed and vegetation control, and spraying
• Performing routine maintenance and servicing of DOT equipment and vehicles

Schedule

Shift: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Hours may vary, and the position is subject to on-call duty 24 hours a day during emergencies or severe weather conditions. Some overnight travel may be required.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance (benefits begin the first month following 30 days of employment)
• Paid time off effective immediately: biweekly vacation, separate sick leave (accruals roll over yearly), and 9 paid holidays per year
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling, legal, financial)

Learn more about State of Iowa employee benefits at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website.

Requirements

• CDL permit upon hire; must obtain Class A CDL with required endorsements/restrictions within 5 months of hire (entry-level driver training provided)
• Successful U.S. DOT Clearinghouse query
• Pre-employment physical verifying ability to perform duties (see demonstration video)
• Pre-employment drug screen and ongoing random drug/alcohol testing
• May be required to obtain pesticide/herbicide or other certifications as needed

Qualifications

Applicants must meet at least one of the following:

• Graduation from high school, GED, or equivalency
• A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (one year of high school education equals one year of full-time work in highway maintenance or equipment operation)

Residency

Within five months of hire, employees must reside within 45 minutes driving time (under normal conditions) from the Davenport Maintenance Garage.