Highway Maintenance Technician I

Job Description

This Opportunity

Versar Global Solutions is seeking a Full-Time Highway Maintenance Technician I to perform maintenance support for local roadways and highways. Join our team and grow with us as we provide best in-class services that help clients solve their most complex challenges!

Your Impact

Performs landscape maintenance duties such as mowing, herbicide and fertilizer application, weed control, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, tree trimming, and pruning

Cleans and grades ditches, stormwater drainage structures, highway road shoulders, slopes

Performs general maintenance duties such as fence repair, sign repair and replacement, and litter and debris removal

Repairs and replaces guardrail components and attenuators

Performs concrete structural repair to sidewalks and bridges or overpasses

Fills and patches asphalt pavement potholes and distresses

Performs Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) / temporary traffic control

Provides after-hours emergency incident response during scheduled on-call rotation

Conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections

Performs preventative maintenance on company vehicles or equipment

Makes minor low-voltage lighting and electrical repairs

Operates a variety of mechanical equipment such as bed edgers, commercial mowers (z-turns and bush hogs), tractors, mini-excavators, skid steers, gators, blowers, dump trailers, chain saws, line trimmers, forklifts, and more

Drives company trucks, towing trailers and rolling arrow boards if necessary

Logs maintenance work-order information and checklists manually and electronically

Loads and unloads equipment, supplies, tools, and material

Uses all equipment safely

Performs other duties as required

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

18+ years of age

Must be able to effectively communicate with managers and coworkers in English

Possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License (or obtain within 90 days of hire)

Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 25 lbs. regularly

Ability to walk, stand, or sit for extended periods of time

Possess good oral and written communication skills

Willingness to work multiple shifts and varying hours, including nights, weekends, and overtime

Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions

Ability to work along local roadways, interstates, and or/highways with commuter traffic passing by at varying rates of speed

Obtain MOT certificate (coursework and certification paid for by Versar)

Successful results of pre-employment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen

Must be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate’s start date

Preferred Qualifications

1+ year of experience working in roadway operations, construction, utilities, or landscaping

Experience operating heavy equipment

MOT Certified

Agricultural Pesticide Applicator’s License

Ability to drive manual transmission

CDL A or B