Job Description

Posting number: N-2026-62037

Department: Department of Transportation

Division: TR Allegheny Co

Job classification: Highway Maintenance Worker

Posting type: NCS External

Categories: Transportation, Career Exploration

Summary

Join the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) as a seasonal Highway Maintenance Worker and take on meaningful outdoor work that keeps our roadways safe and dependable. This role offers steady, hands-on tasks that allow you to build practical skills every day. Your efforts will help support crews, maintain important signs, and improve safety for travelers. Apply today to begin a career where your efforts make a visible difference in the community!

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Examples of duties

This role supports roadway maintenance by performing manual labor, assisting sign crews, and helping complete tasks that support safe highway travel. The work focuses on hands-on labor, careful tool use, and supporting important construction and sign maintenance activities. As a Highway Maintenance Worker, you will perform the following duties:

• Manual Labor: Carry out physical tasks on highway maintenance and construction projects
• Sign Assistance: Help erect and maintain traffic signs and roadway delineators
• Tool Use: Operate and handle motorized and non motorized tools safely and correctly
• Heavy Lifting: Lift and move objects of reasonable weight as required
• Worksite Support: Assist crews with various tasks at highway work locations

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Seasonal full-time employment from October 2026 to March 2027
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with a 30-minute lunch. Scheduled days and hours may vary due to seasonal requirements and operational needs.
• Travel may be required.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to lift and move heavy objects and to work under adverse weather conditions.
• 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.