Highway and Construction Laborer ($4,000 Hiring Incentive)
About The Position
The Arizona Department of Transportation is hiring for its Highway Operations series at the Kingman Maintenance location. The series helps provide and preserve a safe, efficient transportation system for the traveling public and serves the public courteously, considerately, and promptly. The position classification will be assigned based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The posting offers a $4,000 hiring incentive, subject to eligibility criteria. The series includes Highway Operations Worker (entry level), Highway Operations Tech 1 (apprentice), Highway Operations Tech 2 (entry journey), and Highway Operations Tech 3 (full journey). Work includes operating motorized vehicles and equipment; pavement, landscape, and roadside shoulder care and preservation or repair; signing and striping; delivering equipment and materials; environmental compliance; and vehicle and equipment care. Tech 2 and Tech 3 duties may also include lead or supervisory responsibilities, such as scheduling and assigning work, overseeing and inspecting work, training staff, and guiding staff. The position responds to emergency call-outs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and employees must be able to reach the maintenance yard within 30 minutes. Depending on location and assignment, work may involve extreme heat or cold, substantial time away from the home base, rugged terrain, and high-speed traffic. The position requires lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling 50 pounds. Pesticide-control licensing may be required for dispensing herbicides or pesticides.
Requirements
- Highway Operations Worker: preferred candidate has six months of job-related roadway/highway experience, as determined by the assigned area's needs; relevant experience may include operating motorized vehicles and heavy-duty equipment, equipment maintenance, roadway signing or striping, pavement care and preservation, roadway operations, tunnel maintenance, or landscape care and preservation.
- Highway Operations Tech 1: one year of job-related roadway/highway experience in an area relevant to the assignment.
- Highway Operations Tech 2: two years of job-related roadway/highway experience in an area relevant to the assignment.
- Highway Operations Tech 3: three years of job-related roadway/highway experience in an area relevant to the assignment.
- Highway Operations Worker: obtain an Arizona Class A CDL permit within 90 days of hire and an Arizona Class A CDL within six months of hire.
- Highway Operations Tech 1–3: hold an Arizona Class A CDL for a manual or automatic transmission and an N tanker endorsement before the start date; additional endorsements may be required depending on assignment.
- All positions: maintain a current, valid, appropriate driver's license and meet the stated driving-record, training, and insurance requirements when operating a personally owned vehicle on state business.
- CDL holders must register with the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and authorize ADOT to conduct limited queries for the duration of employment.
- Be able to respond to the maintenance yard within 30 minutes for emergency call-outs.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull 50 pounds.
- New State employees must successfully complete E-Verify.
- Pesticide-control licensing may be required to dispense herbicides or pesticides.
Nice To Haves
- Highway Operations Worker: six months of experience in related fields is listed as a selective preference.
Responsibilities
- Operate motorized vehicles and equipment.
- Perform pavement care and preservation.
- Perform landscape care and preservation.
- Restore and repair roadside shoulders.
- Perform roadway signing and striping.
- Deliver equipment and materials.
- Comply with environmental requirements.
- Care for and maintain vehicles and equipment.
- For Tech 2 and Tech 3 assignments, schedule, assign, and oversee subordinate work; inspect work; train staff; and guide staff.
- Respond to emergency call-outs and be able to reach the maintenance yard within 30 minutes.
Benefits
- Sick leave
- Vacation leave
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child (pilot program)
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement plan through mandatory participation in the Arizona State Retirement System
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Optional short-term disability insurance
- Optional deferred compensation plans
- Optional supplemental life insurance
- Employee referral incentive, subject to criteria
- $4,000 hiring incentive, subject to criteria
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
