Highway Maintenance Worker

About the position

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has a perfect opportunity for you as a Highway Maintenance Worker! Highway Maintenance Workers are responsible for ensuring the state highways are kept safe and drivable for the traveling public at all times. This position involves working as a member of a crew. Duties may include, but are not limited to, performing roadway maintenance activities; performing roadside activities; installing and replacing signs, permanent traffic control devices, and pavement markings; maintaining and repairing guardrail systems; performing structure maintenance and repair activities; performing winter maintenance; maintaining and repairing department facilities and properties; performing preventative maintenance and equipment repair; responding to emergencies and other incidents; providing on-the-job training and work direction; providing temporary traffic control through and around work zones and emergency/hazardous sites; maintaining documentation; operating and using a variety of equipment and tools; and promoting a safe work environment and participating in public safety awareness activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform roadway maintenance activities
• Perform roadside activities
• Install and replace signs, permanent traffic control devices, and pavement markings
• Maintain and repair guardrail systems
• Perform structure maintenance and repair activities
• Perform winter maintenance
• Maintain and repair department facilities and properties
• Perform preventative maintenance and equipment repair
• Respond to emergencies and other incidents
• Provide on-the-job training and work direction
• Provide temporary traffic control through and around work zones and emergency/hazardous sites
• Maintain documentation
• Operate and use a variety of equipment and tools
• Promote a safe work environment and participate in public safety awareness activities

Requirements

• Valid driver license
• Obtain a valid commercial driver license (CDL) within 120 days of hire date
• Class A CDL with tanker endorsement to operate Class A vehicles
• No transmission restrictions on CDL
• Ability to report to work for inclement weather conditions and highway emergencies
• Ability to report to home station within 30 minutes from notification

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the operation of heavy equipment/farming or ranching equipment
• Experience in heavy construction
• Knowledge of methods, materials, and techniques used to perform road maintenance activities
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance methods
• Basic math skills
• Basic computer operation skills

Benefits

• Hiring incentive
• Health insurance (zero-cost premium plan, low and high deductible plans, and single and family plans)
• Well-being program
• Employee assistance program
• Dental, Vision and Health Savings Account
• Free basic life insurance policy
• Membership in the South Dakota Retirement System with partial state match
• Paid leave (15 vacation days per year)
• Sick leave (14 days per year)
• Paid family leave (12 weeks for birth and adoption of child)
• Military leave (15 days per year)
• 11 paid holidays
• Longevity pay
• Semimonthly pay periods
• Eligibility for meal per diems
• Paid overtime (if applicable)