Highway Maintenance Specialist

Job Overview

Initial Posting Date: 01/09/2026

Final date to receive applications: 01/26/2026

Agency: Department of Transportation

Salary Range: $4,207 - $5,842

Position Type: Employee

Position Title: Highway Maintenance Specialist

• Operate heavy and light equipment to maintain and repair roadways, highways, bridges, and structures.
• Assist with emergency cleanup and traffic control after storms, spills, and incidents.
• Perform minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.
• Clear debris, brush, mow grass, and spray roadside vegetation.
• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers, and milepost markers.
• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches, and repair culverts, inlets, and erosion.
• Maintain wooded areas by replanting, pruning, thinning, or trimming trees, shrubs, and ground cover.
• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.
• Perform janitorial work, landscaping, painting, and light carpentry.
• Work in all weather conditions, heavy equipment, pesticides, and hazardous waste materials.
• Lift up to 60 pounds and move around rough terrain, bend and stoop for extended periods.
• Be available after hours, on weekends, and holidays for emergency, on-call, and weather-related purposes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work.
• OR two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.

Special

Qualifications:

• Current, valid commercial driver’s license B (CDL‑B) with no air brake or manual transmission restrictions.
• Ability to obtain a class A commercial learner permit within 60 days of hire and a CDL‑A with tanker endorsement within 6 months.
• Valid driver license with acceptable driving record.
• Maximum 45‑minute response time to 1520 Highway 19, Arlington, OR 97812 for emergency call‑outs.

• Work/life balance with 11 paid holidays a year and flexible work schedules.
• Comprehensive base salary within the listed range; increased with COLA and PERS adjustments.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity.

Complete the required steps: submit an application or attach a resume; complete the questionnaire; respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire; upload veteran preference documents if applicable.

For questions, call 503‑910‑6372 or email ODOTRecruitment

CCgon.gov.

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiliated Action Employer. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1‑877‑336‑6368.