Highway Maintenance Worker – Advanced (DOT/D5 #20436)

Salary
$16.79 – $26.87 Hourly

$34,932 – $55,891 Annually

This position is a Pay Band 55

Posting Details
This Posting will be used for ongoing Recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once.

Why does the job exist?
Operate heavy-duty equipment used to maintain, build and upgrade highways. Inspect roadways to evaluate effectiveness of the maintenance management system.  Implement measures for highway maintenance and repair using approved maintenance and construction methods. Provide technical consultations regarding repairs to road surfaces, shoulders, structures, signs, drainage facilities, and road debris removal.

How does it get done?
By operating a grader/blade, 5-10 yard dump truck with or without attachments, graders, loaders, tractor trailer combination, roller, dozer, self propelled broom, mower with attachments, back-hoe, distributor, water truck, transport, snow plow, salt spreader, crane, lay- down machine, chip spreader end  dump. Enter employees daily activities into the Maintenance Management System. Will Respond to call outs and emergencies as well as snow removal operations. Respond to inquires from the General public in a timely manner.

Who are the customers?
The traveling public.

Ideal Candidate
The ideal Candidate should have experience in the following:

. Emergency response situations;
. Experience with maintenance activities such as fence installation or repair, sign installation;
. Guardrail repair, roadway patching as a lead worker/or work independently with minor supervision; and
. Computer knowledge to enter information into the Maintenance Management System, SHARE, Microsoft Outlook, and will perform other clerical duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualification
High School Diploma or Equivalent and one (1) year of experience maintaining roads and operating medium to heavy-duty equipment to include loader, blade, five and ten yard dump truck, self ‘propelled broom, roller, and/or mower. This position may require Herbicide, Tanker and/or Hazmat endorsement. Substitutions Apply. See

Substitution Table below.

Statutory Requirement:
Must possess a New Mexico Drivers License and a New Mexico Class A CDL at time of hire. Post-offer Physical and Pre-Employment Drug Test are required for safety sensitive classifications.

Substitution Table
These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:

Education

Experience

1
High School Diploma or Equivalent
AND
# of months or years of experience specified in the minimum qualification

2
Associate’s Degree
AND
Zero years of experience
• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.

• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of “semester hours” in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.

Employment Requirements
This position is designated a safety sensitive position within the meaning of the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 and must abide by all provisions of the Federal Omnibus Transportation Testing Act. Employment is subject to pre-employment and random testing, in accordance with all terms and conditions of federal and state law, rules and regulations in relation to alcohol and/or drug testing. Employment requires successful completion of a post-offer physical and pre-employment drug test; employment is conditional pending results. Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Driver’s License and a New Mexico Class A Commercial Driver’s License at the time of hire. Tanker endorsement may be required. Business and/or personal reference checks and driver’s license verification are also required and employment is conditional pending results. Must successfully pass demonstrated abilities test with a 75% or better.

Working Conditions
State of New Mexico employees may be impacted by the Public Health Order dated December 19, 2022, which requires facilities licensed or certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), including all hospital types, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, hospice facilities and rehabilitation facilities, as well as assisted living facilities and adult day care settings, to adhere to all COVID-related requirements prescribed by CMS, including, but not limited to masking and staff vaccination.

Work is performed primarily in the field in varying weather conditions – hot or cold, humidity, wind, rain and snow; exposure to sunlight, dust, pollen, chemicals, rough/rugged terrain, insects and reptiles, noxious plants and infected trash; exposure to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, toxic fumes/chemicals and/or airborne particles, hazardous chemicals and/or asphalt and petroleum products; exposure to temperatures up to 150 degrees around oil distributor operations; high speed/high volume traffic and loud noises; subject to falls and bruises, considerable physical strain; standing for extended periods of time doing traffic control or walking long distances for litter control; hand dexterity required for some duties; numerous specific vision abilities to include: close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus; some climbing, reaching, kneeling and crawling to perform job duties; ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Work may also be performed in an office setting with exposure to visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and telephone usage to include working with faxes, copiers and printers. May be required to work irregular hours and is subject to call out for weather, accidents and/or emergencies on short notice; willingness to accept change of geographical assignments; interaction with the public.

Supplemental Information

Benefits:

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Agency Contact Information: Marie Y. Anaya

For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.

Bargaining Unit Position
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.