Job Description

Posting number: CS-2026-56121-91320

Department: Department of Transportation

Division: TR Bucks Co

Job classification: Highway Maintenance Coordinator

Posting type: SCSC E&T Vacancy

Categories: Transportation, Management

Are you ready to help lead roadway projects that keep your community moving safely and efficiently? Join the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) as a Highway Maintenance Coordinator and help navigate important transportation logistics throughout Bucks County. This role gives you the chance to guide teams, plan maintenance operations, and support safe travel for the public. You will collaborate with crews, local officials, and community members to improve road conditions and solve challenges. Apply today to step into a leadership position where your decisions support reliable and efficient transportation!

Examples of duties

This position assists the County Maintenance Manager by coordinating road maintenance operations and supporting safe, efficient work practices. The primary focus of this role includes planning projects, monitoring work quality, guiding employees, and ensuring strong communication with partners. As a Highway Maintenance Coordinator, you will perform the following duties:

• Project Planning: Prepare plans and estimates for paving, surface treatment, patching, bridge maintenance, signing, and snow removal
• Resource Allocation: Recommend how equipment, manpower, and materials should be assigned to meet program goals
• Work Coordination: Support communication, review field work, and foster positive relationships with employees and community members
• Process Improvement: Promote new work methods, review complaints, and evaluate road conditions to improve planning
• Safety Leadership: Encourage safe work practices and increase awareness of hazards to protect workers and the public
• Employee Guidance: Assign tasks, evaluate employee performances, provide coaching, and assist with training needs

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Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position may be eligible for alternate work schedule (AWS).
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Pipersville. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview
• Salary:Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $60,538.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years as a Highway Foreman 2 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of technical experience in highway maintenance or highway construction; 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 thePA residency requirement For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow thelinkand click on Residency Guidelines.
• 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).
• 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 dateLate 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 theGuidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekersfor 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.

Supplemental information

• 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.