Transportation Maintainer 3 (40 Hour) (Skilled Tree Climber) - #251113-2347FM-001

State of Connecticut•Westport, CT

28d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Maintainer 3 (Skilled Tree Climber) plays a key role in highway operations, helping ensure roads are safe and well-maintained. The role involves skilled work (but below journeyman level) in building, maintaining, and repairing roads, bridges, and related facilities to include: Performing routine tree and landscape maintenance along roadways. Removing hazardous, dead, or dying trees to improve safety and visibility. Trimming or cutting back trees, limbs, and brush to maintain clear zones, road signage visibility, and safe passage for vehicles. Assessing trees for hazards and determine if trimming or removal is needed. Using climbing gear, safety lines, and specific knots properly and safely when working in trees or operating from a bucket truck. Operating and maintaining equipment such as chainsaws, pole pruners, harnesses, bucket trucks, and other safety gear. Ensuring public and crew safety during all tree operations. Additionally, this position will participate in snow and ice removal operations, assist with storm cleanup, including removing fallen trees and branches, patching potholes, maintaining roadsides, installing or repairing guardrails, operating construction equipment, and may respond to traffic accidents.

Requirements

Applicants must indicate that they hold a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL), with the "tank endorsement," in the "Licenses and Professional Certifications" section of the application, or they will not be considered.
Applicants invited to interview will be required to produce a copy of their current valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or B, reflecting the "tank endorsement" and valid Medical Examiner's Card (MEC) at the time of interview, or they will be immediately disqualified.
Incumbents in this class will be required to have a 20-mile residency from the posted job location.
Certified in aerial bucket truck, and fall protection (which includes safety-harness and trauma strap), through the Department, is required prior to being eligible for interview and skill evaluation practicum.
Incumbents in this class must be willing to accept emergency overtime duties, including snow and ice removal, whenever his or her services are needed; mandatory winter overtime from November 1 through April 30.
Various storm events will require employees to stay at work for the duration of the storm, which at times could be up to a period of several days, to include holidays and weekends.
Candidates will be required to bring a copy of their Master Application at the time of interview.
Eligible candidates will be required to be interviewed, prior to being eligible for the skill evaluation practicum.
Two (2) years of experience in the construction, landscaping, commercial driving, snow plowing, maintenance and repair of roadsides, roadways, bridges or airports, in work involving the operation and care of mechanical equipment, or in work in one of the recognized maintenance trades.

Nice To Haves

Skilled tree-related work experience.
Skilled tree climbing experience.

Responsibilities

Performing routine tree and landscape maintenance along roadways.
Removing hazardous, dead, or dying trees to improve safety and visibility.
Trimming or cutting back trees, limbs, and brush to maintain clear zones, road signage visibility, and safe passage for vehicles.
Assessing trees for hazards and determine if trimming or removal is needed.
Using climbing gear, safety lines, and specific knots properly and safely when working in trees or operating from a bucket truck.
Operating and maintaining equipment such as chainsaws, pole pruners, harnesses, bucket trucks, and other safety gear.
Ensuring public and crew safety during all tree operations.
Participate in snow and ice removal operations
Assist with storm cleanup, including removing fallen trees and branches
Patching potholes
Maintaining roadsides
Installing or repairing guardrails
Operating construction equipment
May respond to traffic accidents