Highway Maintenance Worker 3 – Plant Establishment

State of Washington•Snohomish County – Everett, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking a Highway Maintenance Worker 3 to ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and commerce. This position leads maintenance crews in the repair and upkeep of highways and highway structures within an assigned area. The role performs a variety of highly skilled highway maintenance activities and operates a wide range of specialized equipment and tools, supporting WSDOT’s mission to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation options.

Requirements

Skills, knowledge, and experience performing highway maintenance and operations activities on state highways, including roadway, drainage, vegetation, sign, and right-of-way maintenance in active traffic environments.
Ability to establish, implement, and lead traffic control operations in accordance with MUTCD and departmental standards.
Experience operating highway maintenance equipment and commercial vehicles, performing physically demanding work in all weather conditions.
Skills communicating effectively with crews, supervisors, internal partners, external agencies, and the public; providing professional customer service; and coordinating work activities and emergency responses.
Ability and experience maintaining accurate records, tracking inventory and maintenance activities, and using computerized systems and mobile devices to complete reports and documentation.
Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth. Takes action to meet the needs of others.
Washington State Class A Commercial Driver’s License with N endorsement, no air brake restrictions, and no transmission restrictions.
Valid Traffic Control/Flagging card or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire.
Washington State Pesticide Applicator’s License with Aquatic endorsement or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire.
Ability to operate Class A, B, and/or C equipment w/ current technology in highway maintenance operations.
Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and perform emergency callouts/stand-by 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Ability to transport, move, and manipulate various types of equipment weighing 50 pounds or more.
Ability to respond to the assigned duty station within 60 minutes of an after-hours callout.
Ability to traverse rough, steep, and uneven terrain and work at elevated heights, above 25 feet over land or water.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading and/or supervising highway maintenance crews, providing clear direction, coordinating work activities, and exercising sound judgment and decision-making in dynamic and high-stress operational and emergency environments.
Experience operating, transporting, and maintaining TEF highway maintenance equipment, including cranes, and commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or greater.
Experience serving as a traffic control lead during emergency and planned operations.
Possession of specialized certifications: Backflow Prevention Tester Certification and Crane Certification.
Knowledge of the surrounding geographic area, roadway network, traffic patterns, and maintenance features to support efficient routing, emergency response, and coordination with local partners.

Responsibilities

Lead a region-wide mitigation crew in performing landscape, roadside, and environmental restoration activities to support safe and sustainable transportation corridors.
Perform vegetation management, planting, irrigation, erosion control, habitat restoration, pesticide application, and other landscape maintenance activities using industry best practices.
Plan, assign, and oversee daily work activities, equipment use, and job site operations while promoting safe work practices and minimizing impacts to the traveling public.
Train, mentor, and support crew members in the safe and efficient operation of equipment, tools, and maintenance procedures, and serve as acting supervisor when assigned.
Operate and maintain a variety of commercial vehicles, heavy equipment, power tools, and specialized machinery to perform roadway, drainage, vegetation, and infrastructure maintenance.
Design, implement, and conduct traffic control operations, including lane closures, detours, and road or bridge closures, in accordance with department and industry standards.
Inspect, maintain, and repair roadway features, signs, fences, guardrail systems, drainage facilities, and related transportation assets.
Support winter operations, emergency response activities, right-of-way cleanup efforts, contractor oversight, permit documentation, and other maintenance assignments as needed.