Highway Maintenance Worker 2 Underfill (Las Vegas)

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

**ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION. PLEASE MARK YOU HAVE ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE PERFORMING BASIC HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE TO PROCEED TO APPLICATION. **Highway Maintenance Workers are certified by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to operate a variety of complex or specialized highway maintenance and construction equipment to restore and maintain the integrity of roadway surfaces; maintain roadside slopes shoulders culverts and ditches to restore drainage and prevent erosion; and repair or replace related roadway appurtenances such as guardrails markers guideposts and fences. A CDL drivers license is required for this position. Link to CDL requirements -Commercial Learner Permits .

**THIS IS A TRAINEE LEVEL POSITION IN THE SERIES AND THE INCUMBENT MAY PROGRESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL UPON MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. ** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE** Link to CDL requirements - and perform preventive maintenance and minor repair on a variety of light medium and heavy-duty highway maintenance and construction equipment such as a rotary snowplow motor grader crawler/tractor backhoe/grade-all truck mounted asphalt distributor chip spreader cold planer paint striper vacuum sweeper and culvert cleaner.

Act as designated certified operator for certification of Highway Maintenance Worker Is and IIs; demonstrate and oversee equipment operation and provide training in established safety policies and requirements.

Operate equipment or backup vehicles to install long line solid and skip lines and gore lines; measure and install various permanent and temporary pavement markings.

Apply chip and flush seals to the construction of maintenance overlays and cold milling and inlays with hot asphalt. Provide information for input into the Maintenance Management System; respond to customer service requests and prepare billable accident reports.

Establish traffic controls using accepted methods to reroute traffic or control traffic speed and flow in highway maintenance areas construction zones and accident scenes.

Mix salt and sand stockpiles; operate loaders to load salt and sand into trucks; apply anti-icing chemicals; remove snow with medium and heavy dump trucks with snow plows spreaders and pre-wetting equipment; operate motor graders; construct and maintain brine-making facilities.Copy and paste into the navigation bar of your browser for an inside look at NDOTs maintenance crews.

Maintain radio contact with a base station maintenance personnel and law enforcement agencies; use information provided by the Intelligent Transportation System and the District Operations Center; use the Incident Command System protocol and respond to emergencies outside normal working hours.

Install repair and replace roadway signs and signposts; repair and replace bulbs fixtures and sensors on lighted sign structures; clean and replace overhead sign panels.

Monitor contract compliance and quality control including testing/materials and completed work performed by contractors.

Maintain landscaped areas and the highway right-of-way; repair widen or reconstruct tree wells; replace dead or damaged trees flowers shrubs and ground cover; fertilize mow and re-seed lawns.

Remove roadway and roadside debris excess dirt vegetation and other traffic hazards; remove dead animals and biohazards.

Respond to accidents and fatalities and complete required forms and documentation.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under supervision incumbents continue to receive training in performing the duties described in the series concept. This is the continuing trainee level and incumbents may progress to the next level after one year of being certified as a fully trained operator of complex or specialized highway maintenance and construction equipment as designated by NDOT and with the approval of the appointing authority.

One year of experience performing basic highway maintenance work; OR one year of experience as a Highway Maintenance Worker I in Nevada State service.

This job specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of: herbicide/insecticide application procedures and equipment.

General knowledge of: repairing highway roadbed surface shoulders drainage facilities and fixtures; materials methods and equipment used in routine highway maintenance activities; traffic control and routing through highway maintenance and construction zones; proper drainage and erosion control methods; snow removal and anti- icing techniques materials and equipment; pruning and watering techniques for landscaped areas; traffic paints and beads and retro-reflectivity qualities of these systems; dust control techniques; endangered species habitats protection techniques and safe removal of non-native species; environmental regulations that control the method of work at job sites; incident command system and operational controls used during emergency operations.

Ability to: safely operate and maintain a variety of hand and power tools associated with routine highway maintenance tasks; read and understand the Maintenance Management System Manual.

RECRUITER CONTACT INFORMATION: Kelly Nieto at

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

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