Highway Maintenance worker 3 | Ritzville

State of Washington•Adams County – Ritzville, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking a skilled and dependable highway maintenance professional to lead a crew in maintaining safe, reliable, and efficient travel on State Highways. This position plays a vital role in maintaining highways, roadside infrastructure, and safety features that support the movement of people and commerce throughout the region. Working as part of the regional maintenance team, these roles combine hands-on highway maintenance with crew leadership to help keep the transportation system operating safely and effectively. This position also provides leadership support when needed, contributing to a strong maintenance team and WSDOT’s commitment to public safety and service.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience contributing to a work environment that fosters a culture of respect, inclusiveness, diversity, and equal opportunity.
Proficient in safety focused use of road maintenance heavy equipment or equivalent relevant experience in logging, farming, or excavation.
Possession a class A CDL, endorsement N (Air Brake restriction removed), to include valid DOT Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
Possession of a valid Traffic Control/Flagging card, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
Possession of First Aid Certification, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth.
Demonstrates a willingness to take action to meet the needs of others.

Nice To Haves

Proficient knowledge and experience performing roadway maintenance, bridge maintenance/construction, and/or heavy equipment operation.
Demonstrated success working effectively within a team providing direction, mentoring, support; effective delegation of work to others.

Responsibilities

Lead a crew in day-to-day highway maintenance operations, including leading, prioritizing, planning, scheduling, and budgeting maintenance activities for State Highways within an assigned area of responsibility.
Cultivate a culture of safety, transparency, accountability, and shared values; mentor and train personnel in equipment usage, safety, highway maintenance, and public relations.
Coordinate equipment and personnel with fellow Highway Maintenance Crew Leaders; arrange purchases of repair or replacement parts and rental or lease of vendor-owned equipment; prepare Third-Party Damage estimates and document work completion.
Maintain and submit daily records and reports for maintenance activities, personnel, equipment, fuel, oil, and materials; monitor inventory and enter and review maintenance activities in computerized systems, including HATS, WZDB, and TSMS.
Perform and lead highway maintenance activities, including pavement, drainage, erosion and slide repair, signs, guardrail, fencing, impact attenuators, vegetation management, danger tree removal, landscaped areas, litter and debris removal, material hauling, and construction of appropriate Best Management Practices (BMPs).
Lead and perform snow and ice control operations, including snow plowing and application of anti-icing compounds and abrasives; ensure crew compliance with the Winter Operations Plan, safety requirements, pre-trip equipment inspections, application guidelines, and treatment level goals.
Serve as traffic control lead during emergency and maintenance operations; design and set up traffic control for assigned operations, including road and bridge closures, lane closures, and detours, in accordance with departmental standards and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
Respond to accidents, spills, and other emergency situations; coordinate traffic control and emergency response with external agencies, keep supervisors and internal customers informed, and recommend additional resources as needed; investigate employee injuries and equipment damage and assist with required reporting.