Transportation Operations Technician II - Temporary

About the role

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is hiring seasonal Transportation Operations Technicians to support highway maintenance and winter operations in St. Johnsbury. This hands‑on role involves repairing guardrails, patching pavement, ditching, clearing brush, picking up litter, and plowing and salting during winter weather events. Overtime may be required, particularly during heavy snowfall or emergencies. This is a temporary position; work is typically variable and not guaranteed to be full‑time (the State does not guarantee 40 hours per week). If you would like more information, please contact Dustin.Horne@vermont.gov.

Responsibilities

• Repairing guardrails
• Patching pavement
• Ditching
• Clearing brush
• Picking up litter
• Plowing and salting during winter weather events
• Overtime may be required, particularly during heavy snowfall or other emergencies

Requirements

• One (1) year of work experience in construction, equipment operation, or related manual labor, including either one season of operating a snowplow with wings OR six (6) months of operating medium or heavy equipment (graders, excavators, backhoes).
• OR successful completion of original probation as a Transportation Operations Technician I AND possession of a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with tanker endorsement.
• Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) required.
• Must live within reasonable proximity of the assigned workstation.
• Possession of a Class A CDL with Tanker Endorsement required within the first six months of employment.
• Must complete all VTTC required coursework within one (1) year or be enrolled.
• For CDL applicants: provide detailed employment information for the past 10 years, including names and addresses of previous employers where you were an operator of a commercial motor vehicle, dates of employment, and reason for leaving.