Truck Driver

About the role

At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don’t just move people — we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city. With a bold vision for the future, we’re tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone. Seattle is growing fast, and we’re growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we’re building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving.

This is the first level of a two-level class series within the Truck Driver Group. Employees in this journey-level class drive trucks such as single and double-axle dump trucks, tractor and boom trucks. Knowledge of the operation of trucks and their attachments, and the City, State and Federal rules and regulations governing their safe operation is required. Under general supervision, employees inspect trucks and equipment to ensure they are safe and in good working order, and determine the most appropriate guidelines to follow such as operating procedures and safety regulations as they apply to a variety of trucks and equipment. Personal contacts are primarily intradepartmental for the purpose of exchanging information.

Responsibilities

• Drives single or double-axle dump trucks with trailer to haul materials, equipment and supplies to various sites; loads and unloads.
• Drives a dump truck with trailers under 10,000 lbs to deliver equipment and haul material to jobsites and vendors.
• Assists operators on dig outs and crews with paving concrete along with any other related duties like emergency response.
• Assists operators with grading, locating utilities by pot holing, assists paving by running concrete chutes, raking, grading rock, running plate compactors, stingers, and miscellaneous power tools.
• Assists with traffic control setup and breakdown, flagging, and cleanup of jobsites.
• Drives trucks with specialized equipment such as hotbox asphalt trucks, boom trucks, and snowplows; hauls, dumps, or spreads gravel, sand, salt, oil, asphalt, and other material for street maintenance, repair, and ice control.
• Operates mechanical and hydraulic equipment attached to trucks such as loaders, winches, hoists, pumps and compressors; maintains and repairs equipment.
• Inspects trucks and equipment to ensure good and safe condition.
• Cleans equipment and performs minor repairs.
• Leads and works with a crew of laborers involved in patching roads, cleaning culverts, cutting brushes, and other related tasks.
• Maintains records of mileage, servicing, and minor maintenance of equipment.
• Performs other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned.

Qualifications

• Six months of experience in the operation of a variety of trucks in excess of 10,000 lbs. GVW, or completion of a recognized course in Commercial Driver Training which includes practical driving experience and instruction in mechanical principles and allied rules and regulations (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).
• Knowledge of City, State, and Federal rules and regulations governing the safe operation of trucks and their attachments.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the position's duties.

Requirements

Though there are no formal requirements beyond the minimum qualifications, strong candidates will have some of the following experience or be able to describe comparable experience:

• Experience working in a multi-cultural workplace with a diverse customer base.
• Knowledge of the Seattle metropolitan area.
• Experience driving in snow and ice.
• Experience plowing and salting streets.
• Ability to obtain a flagger card within 6 months.
• Knowledge of the Right of Way Restoration Rules (ROWRR).
• Knowledge of the in-street manual.
• Understanding of SDOT Safety Policy.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Ability to work outdoors in all weather.
• Exposed to dust, dirt, high noise levels, diesel and gas fumes, and engine exhaust.
• Moderate physical exertion required to operate equipment.
• Standing, bending, stooping, and lifting in excess of 50 pounds sometimes required.
• May be required to be on call 24 hours/day to respond to emergencies.
• Required to spend long periods of time driving trucks often in heavy traffic and adverse weather conditions.
• Drive in both urban street and rural environment, including unimproved roads.

Licenses & Requirements

• A valid Washington State Commercial Driver's License - Class "B", with the airbrake restriction removed, and a valid Medical Certificate.
• A "Full Employment" Abstract of Driving Record (obtained at applicant's expense) from the State of Washington Department of Licensing.
• Pre-employment tests in compliance with the Federal Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Requirements.
• A valid Washington State Flagging Card, First Aid/CPR card, and/or a defensive driving course certificate may be required within six months of employment.

Pay

The full salary range for this position is $40.29 - $41.92 per hour.

Benefits

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits