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Transportation Maintenance Specialist 2 – Highway Maintenance Specialist (Limited Duration) (Multiple Positions)
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery and Operations Division – Region 4
Maintenance Crew
Chiloquin or Klamath Falls

The role:

Do you want to use your skills to make a difference? We’re looking to fill positions on both our Chiloquin and Klamath Falls maintenance crews! Join our team and help keep Oregon’s roads and travelers safe. As part of our team, you will operate equipment necessary to maintain and repair roadways, highways, bridges and structures. You will also help with winter operations and plowing snow. Apply today!

These are limited duration appointments. The Chiloquin position is expected to end on or before 6/30/2025 and the Klamath Falls position is expected to end on or before 3/1/2025. Limited duration appointments are benefits eligible and have a designated maximum length of service. This position has the potential to become permanent.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Operate heavy equipment and perform manual labor to repair roadway surfaces and shoulders.

• Dispose of debris, clear brush, mow grass, and spray roadside vegetation.

• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches, repair culverts, inlets and erosion.

• Complete weather-related operations including snow removal, deicing and sanding.

• Repair guardrails, milepost markers and fences.

• Perform light record keeping.

• Complete minor service and repair of equipment, tools and motorized equipment.

• Exposure to noise, extreme heights, all weather conditions, heavy equipment, pesticides, fertilizers and hazardous waste materials is expected.

• Must be able to move around rough terrain, bend and stoop for extended periods and may need to lift up to 50 pounds.

• May need to be available after hours, on weekends and holidays for emergency, on call and weather related purposes. May be required to work rotating or night shifts and may travel overnight.

• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.

• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.

• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:

One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work.

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Two years of general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience or training.

Special qualifications:

CDL-A Required: Employee will be required to use a commercial motor vehicle to conduct business. You must possess a current, valid commercial driver's license A (CDL-A) with no air brake restrictions, no 5th wheel restrictions and no manual transmission restrictions to be considered eligible for this position. You must also have or be able to obtain a tanker endorsement within 30 days of hire. A valid driver license and an acceptable driving record are required for this position. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks, including Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse registration and full query check for our final candidate(s) and annual query for current employees.

The Chiloquin position requires a maximum 45 minute response time to 606 Chocktoot St., Chiloquin, OR 97624 for emergency call-outs. The Klamath Falls position requires a maximum 45 minute response time to 2557 Altamont Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 or for emergency call-outs.

These positions require the final candidates obtain their Public Pesticide Applicator’s license within six months of hire. This license will need to be maintained because the final candidates will be the dedicated sprayers for their respective areas.

What we’d like to see:

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Experience in construction or equipment operation.

• Experience working collaboratively on a team.

• Experience working with minimal supervision.

• Experience making decisions during stressful situations.

How to apply:

• Complete the following required steps:

  • Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

  • Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

• For questions, call 503-910-6372 or email ODOTRecruitmentCC@odot.oregon.gov.

Additional information:

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.

• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

• You will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. 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 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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