Highway Maintenance Worker - Underfill

Highway Maintenance Workers are certified by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to operate a variety of complex or specialized highway maintenance and construction equipment to restore and maintain the integrity of roadway surfaces; maintain roadside slopes, shoulders, culverts, and ditches to restore drainage and prevent erosion; and repair or replace related roadway appurtenances such as guardrails, markers, guideposts, and fences.

• One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work; OR one year of experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker I in Nevada State service.

The Nevada Department of Transportation is recruiting to fill Highway Maintenance Worker 2 positions in District II Carson City, Gardnerville, and Spooner, as an underfill for a Highway Maintenance Worker
3. These positions may require working in inclement weather and include routine maintenance duties, pavement repairs, winter maintenance (snowplow operation and anti-icing), summer betterment projects, and assistance in emergency operations. This is a trainee level position that may progress to the next level upon meeting qualifications, satisfactory performance, and managerial approval.

• Operate and perform preventive maintenance and minor repair on a variety of light, medium and heavy-duty highway maintenance, and construction equipment such as a rotary snowplow, motor grader, crawler/tractor, backhoe/grade‑all, truck‑mounted asphalt distributor, chip spreader, cold planer, paint striper, vacuum sweeper, and culvert cleaner.
• Act as designated certified operator for certification of Highway Maintenance Worker I’s and II’s; demonstrate and oversee equipment operation and provide training in established safety policies and requirements.
• Operate equipment or backup vehicles to install long line, solid and skip lines and gore lines; measure and install various permanent and temporary pavement markings.
• Apply chip and flush seals to the construction of maintenance overlays, and cold milling and inlays with hot asphalt. Provide information for input into the Maintenance Management System; respond to customer service requests and prepare billable accident reports.
• Establish traffic controls using accepted methods to reroute traffic or control traffic speed and flow in highway maintenance areas, construction zones, and accident scenes.
• Mix salt and sand stockpiles; operate loaders to load salt and sand into trucks; apply anti‑icing chemicals; remove snow with medium and heavy dump trucks with snow plows, spreaders, and pre‑wetting equipment; operate motor graders; construct and maintain brine‑making facilities.
• Maintain radio contact with a base station, maintenance personnel and law enforcement agencies; use information provided by the Intelligent Transportation System and the District Operations Center; use the Incident Command System protocol and respond to emergencies outside normal working hours.
• Install, repair, and replace roadway signs and signposts; repair and replace bulbs, fixtures, and sensors on lighted sign structures; clean and replace overhead sign panels.
• Monitor contract compliance and quality control including testing/materials and completed work performed by contractors.
• Maintain landscaped areas and the highway right‑of‑way; repair, widen or reconstruct tree wells; replace dead or damaged trees, flowers, shrubs, and ground cover; fertilize, mow, and re‑seed lawns.
• Remove roadway and roadside debris, excess dirt, vegetation, and other traffic hazards; remove dead animals and biohazards.
• Respond to accidents and fatalities and complete required forms and documentation.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Under supervision, continue to receive training in performing the duties described in the series concept. This is the continuing trainee level, and incumbents may progress to the next level after one year of being certified as a fully trained operator of complex or specialized highway maintenance and construction equipment as designated by NDOT and with the approval of the appointing authority.

• Working knowledge of…