Spend your winter helping keep the roads safe for communities across Pennsylvania! The Highway Maintenance Worker position with the Department of Transportation offers the chance to support your community every day. In this role, you help keep roads safe, reliable, and ready for travel. You build valuable skills while working outdoors and taking part in important maintenance tasks. Join a team that values hard work, teamwork, and public service!
This position supports safe and dependable roadways by performing manual labor and maintenance tasks. The role focuses on keeping highway surfaces, drainage areas, and roadside features in good working condition. As a Highway Maintenance Worker, you will perform the following duties:
- Surface Repair: Perform patching, cleaning, and leveling of damaged highway areas
- Traffic Control: Set up work zone signs, place cones, and use communication tools to guide traffic
- Drainage Work: Dig ditches, clear culverts, and fill washouts to maintain water flow
- Tool Handling: Load and unload tools and use equipment such as mowers, shovels, and trimmers
- Facility Upkeep: Complete housekeeping tasks to maintain compliance with environmental requirements
- Winter Support: Assist with building maintenance and help remove snow from parking areas and walkways
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Seasonal, full-time employment from September 2026 to April 2027
- Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with a 30-minute lunch.
- Schedule may be subject to change due to seasonal or operational needs.
- Travel may be required.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position. subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Additional Requirements:
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
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).
- 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.