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 Clarendon. This hands‑on role involves a variety of tasks that keep Vermont's roads safe and reliable, including repairing guardrails, patching pavement, ditching, clearing brush, and picking up litter. Seasonal staff also play a critical role in plowing and salting during winter weather events. Overtime may be required.
Responsibilities
- Repair guardrails
- Patch pavement
- Perform ditching work
- Clear brush
- Pick up litter
- Plow and salt roads during winter weather events
- Work considerable overtime, particularly during heavy snowfall or 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 (e.g., graders, excavators, backhoes). Alternatively, 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.
Qualifications
- Possession of a Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is required.
- Must live within reasonable proximity of the assigned workstation.
- Must obtain a Class A CDL with tanker endorsement within the first six months of employment.
- Must complete all VTTC required coursework within one year of hire or be enrolled in such coursework.
- Applicants for CMV operator positions must provide detailed employment information for the past 10 years (names and addresses of previous employers, dates of employment, reason for leaving) as part of the online application.
Schedule
Temporary work is typically for variable hours and is not expected to be full‑time; the State does not guarantee 40 hours of work per week.