Lead Maintenance Worker | HMW3 | Alger, WA
About WSDOT
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is the steward of an integrated, multimodal transportation system that helps to ensure people and goods move safely and efficiently throughout the state. In addition to building, maintaining, and operating the state highway system, WSDOT operates the largest ferry system in the nation, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and recently completed the world's widest tunneling project.
The Opportunity
WSDOT is looking for a highway maintenance professional to entrust with the responsibilities of the Highway Maintenance Lead in Alger, WA. This position will provide direction and support to safely coordinate work activities for their team. This experienced technician leads by example and has a personal commitment to safety while working actively with their crew to perform required maintenance on state highways throughout the region, in close proximity to high volume, high speed traffic. Along with the proven ability to fill in as the supervisor during the Maintenance Supervisor’s absence, we need someone to take ownership and use experience with technology for completing daily reports of events that occur.
Due to the nature of this work, the Highway Maintenance Lead must also be able to perform hard, physical labor such as moving and transporting heavy objects, negotiating rough and steep terrain, working in confined spaces, operating heavy equipment, and working in extreme weather conditions. By taking on this role, you are serving a key and vital function to the State of Washington.
What to Expect
Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Highway Maintenance Lead will:
- Lead and direct a crew responsible for specific subsection of state highway that performs highway, roadway, infrastructure, and right-of-way maintenance and repair.
- Patrol and inspect assigned sections of roadway in high volume traffic area, performing traffic control operations.
- Maintain an accurate database log of all maintenance work completed within assigned area.
- Assists in planning and prioritizing work, determining how work is to be safely performed with minimal impact to traveling public.
- Operate class A, B, and/or C equipment, power tools to perform manual labor including asphalt and concrete pavement maintenance, drainage maintenance and repair, guardrail repair, fence installation, tree removal, landscape and vegetation installation, and roadway debris.
- Act as a first responder on accident and emergency incidences.
- Participate in safety meetings and ensure safe operations of work duties, including developing and carrying out pre-activity safety plans using appropriate personal protection equipment.
- Train and mentor new employees on safe operations.
- The ability to lift and transport up to 50lbs, work in adverse weather conditions, traverse uneven terrain, and work at heights above 25 feet over land and water.