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Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PAvia Commonwealth of PA
Would you thrive in a role where you could help shape the future of safe and reliable travel in your community?  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is excited to welcome an ambitious Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager to guide essential roadway maintenance activities across the county.  Here, you will have the opportunity to help plan and direct vital projects that support safe travel for the public.  Apply today to make a positive impact on your community while enhancing your professional skill set!

This position assists in managing highway and bridge maintenance activities within Crawford County and supports the planning, oversight, and review of daily operations.   Within this role, your work will focus on supervising crews, organizing project plans, and ensuring that maintenance work meets department expectations.  As an Assistant Highway Maintenance Manager, you will perform the following duties:


  • Crew Leadership: Supervise general and specialized maintenance crews in daily highway and bridge activities
  • Project Planning: Develop drafts of long range, annual, monthly, and weekly maintenance work plans
  • Work Inspection: Inspect maintenance work in progress and upon completion to ensure alignment with department standards
  • Safety Management: Promote safe work environments by ensuring proper work zone traffic control and accident prevention practices
  • Complaint Review: Investigate highway-related complaints and monitor road conditions to support maintenance priorities
  • Resource Oversight: Manage materials, equipment requisitions, purchase orders, and related documentation

Interested in learning more?  Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

  • Full-time employment
  • Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
  • This position may be eligible for alternate work schedule (AWS). 
  • Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
  • Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
  • You will receive further communication regarding this position via email.  Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

  • One year of experience as a Highway Maintenance Coordinator, Roadway Programs Coordinator, or Transportation Construction Manager 1 (Commonwealth job titles or equivalent Federal Government job titles, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
  • Six years of technical experience in highway maintenance, highway construction, or maintenance of heavy equipment used in highway construction projects; or
  • An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Special Requirement:

  • This position requires possession of a valid PA non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent.

Other Requirements:

  • You must meet the PA residency requirement.  For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines. 
  • You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements: 

  • You must pass a background investigation.

How to Apply:

  • Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.  Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
  • If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements.  Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.  
  • Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date.  Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
  • Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
  • All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work.  Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.  Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted.  Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans: 

  • Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

  • 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.  The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.  The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.  All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

  • Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position.  No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
  • Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. 
  • Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
  • You must provide complete and accurate information or:
    • your score may be lower than deserved.
    • you may be disqualified.
  • You may only apply/test once for this posting.
  • Your results will be provided via email.
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