Transportation Worker I - Division 3

State of North Carolina•New Hanover Township, NC

21h•Onsite

About The Position

It’s the mission of the NC Department of Transportation to connect people, products and places safely and efficiently with customer focus, accountability, and environmental sensitivity to enhance the economy and vitality of North Carolina. We encourage you to consider joining NCDOT where our work not only serves the citizens of North Carolina but has an impact on our world through all modes of transportation. This is an extended posting through September 25, 2026 for Transportation Worker I positions in Division 3. Multiple Transportation Worker I positions will be filled from this posting. Work in this class primarily involves the operation of standard hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment utilized in the preventative maintenance, repair, and construction of roads and roadside features for the State’s highway and roadway systems. Other duties include inspecting, ensuring work zone safety, and participating in snow & ice removal. Work may include flagging and assisting with maintenance/repair project completion through the use of standard tools and equipment such as tractor with various attachments, curb machine, cutoff saw, dump truck, small wheel and sheep foot rollers, vibratory roller compactor, pulverizer mixer, and pneumatic tire roller; assisting paint crews, erecting road signs, and/or assisting Electronics Technicians with maintenance and installation of signals; operating hand tools for sign installation and replacement as well as dump truck, broom tractor, paint line removing machine, thermoplastic machine, trencher, and edge-line paint gun operation; vegetation control, debris removal, pushing snow, tractor with various attachments and mower operation, dump and flatbed truck operation, assisting in grass and wildflower installation and maintenance. Work in this class may include assisting with carpentry, welding, steel fabrication or concrete work activities.

Requirements

Ability to legally operate CDL required equipment/trucks with both manual and automatic transmissions at the time of hire or within 360 days of hire date
Possession of a current Commercial Driver’s License on the date of hire, OR the North Carolina Commercial Driver’s License must be obtained through completion of on-the-job training and all requirements mandated by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Federal Registry 49 CFR 383) within 360 days of the date of hire
No more than two convictions of moving violations within the past three years
No convictions of an alcohol or drug related traffic offense within the past five years
Valid, current North Carolina driver’s license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated (or a current, valid, appropriate driver's license from their state of residence for employees permanently residing in adjacent states)
If a driver applicant has possessed an out-of-state driver’s license in the past ten years, the driver’s record from the state(s) involved shall be obtained and provided
Pre-employment drug testing is required
Sign a release form (ALCDRG-01) and a background statement (ALCDRG-06) allowing the NCDOT to check with previous employers for the past three years about controlled substances and alcohol testing
Successful completion of NCDOT post offer employment evaluation
High school education, General Educational Development Diploma; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Safety toe footwear is needed

Nice To Haves

Experience operating power tools such as chainsaw, weed eater, skill saw, drill, compactor, jackhammer, etc.
Experience using small hand tools such as shovels, rakes, brooms, post hole diggers, hammer, screwdriver, torch, etc.
Experience performing manual labor

Responsibilities

Operate standard hand tools, power equipment, vehicles, and heavy equipment utilized in the preventative maintenance, repair, and construction of roads and roadside features
Inspect
Ensure work zone safety
Participate in snow & ice removal
Flag
Assist with maintenance/repair project completion through the use of standard tools and equipment
Assist paint crews
Erect road signs
Assist Electronics Technicians with maintenance and installation of signals
Operate hand tools for sign installation and replacement
Operate dump truck, broom tractor, paint line removing machine, thermoplastic machine, trencher, and edge-line paint gun
Perform vegetation control
Perform debris removal
Push snow
Operate tractor with various attachments and mower
Operate dump and flatbed truck
Assist in grass and wildflower installation and maintenance
Assist with carpentry, welding, steel fabrication or concrete work activities