Transportation Operations Technician II - Temporary
About The Position
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is hiring seasonal Transportation Operations Technicians to support highway maintenance and winter operations in Mendon. This hands-on role helps keep Vermont’s roads safe and reliable through maintenance work such as repairing guardrails, patching pavement, ditching, clearing brush, and picking up litter. Seasonal staff also support winter operations by plowing and salting during winter weather events. Overtime may be required and is considered a condition of employment, particularly during winter months. This is a temporary position with variable hours; the State does not guarantee 40 hours of work per week. The work involves exposure to extreme outdoor weather, heavy equipment, hazardous materials, roadside debris, moving traffic, and possible blood or airborne pathogens. Employees must be reachable by phone and may need to report outside their regular schedule or assigned area. Participation in random drug and alcohol testing is required. Applicants must meet one of the stated experience pathways and satisfy the specified commercial driver’s license, proximity, and training requirements. Applicants for commercial motor vehicle operator employment must provide detailed information about their relevant employment history for the past 10 years in the online application.
Requirements
- One year of work experience in construction, equipment operation, or related manual labor, including either one season operating a snowplow with wings or six months operating medium or heavy equipment such as graders, excavators, and backhoes; alternatively, successful completion of original probation as a Transportation Operations Technician I and possession of a Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with tanker endorsement.
- A Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is required.
- A Class A Commercial Driver’s License with tanker endorsement is required within the first six months of employment.
- Must live within reasonable proximity of the assigned workstation.
- Must complete all VTTC-required coursework within one year or be enrolled.
- Must provide detailed employment information for the past 10 years for previous employment as a commercial motor vehicle operator, including employer names and addresses, dates of employment, and reasons for leaving.
- Must be able to withstand extreme outdoor weather and use tools and lift materials commonly used in maintenance work.
- Must be reachable by phone and available to report outside the regular work schedule or assigned area.
- Participation in a random drug and alcohol-testing program is required.
- Considerable overtime, particularly during winter months, is a condition of employment.
Responsibilities
- Support highway maintenance and winter operations.
- Repair guardrails.
- Patch pavement.
- Perform ditching work.
- Clear brush.
- Pick up roadside litter.
- Plow and salt roads during winter weather events.
- Report to work outside the regular schedule or assigned area when required.
- Complete required VTTC coursework within one year or be enrolled.
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