Job Description

Posting number: N-2026-62093

Department: Department of Transportation

Division: TR Erie Co

Job classification: Maintenance Repairman 2

Posting type: NCS External

Categories: Trades, Transportation

Summary

Are you ready to use your construction and repair skills to help maintain the bridges that keep Pennsylvania connected? Join the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) as a Maintenance Repairman 2 and play a hands-on role in maintaining essential bridge infrastructure. This position offers the opportunity to apply skilled trades knowledge while working on a variety of construction and repair projects. Your work will help keep transportation routes safe and dependable for the public. Apply today to build a career where your craftsmanship makes a visible impact every day!

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Examples of duties

This position supports bridge maintenance, repair, and construction activities through skilled trades work and equipment operation. Through your work, you will assist bridge crews with planning projects, using specialized tools, and maintaining safe and efficient work sites. As a Maintenance Repairman 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Bridge Construction: Perform repair maintenance and construction tasks on bridges and related structures
• Project Planning: Prepare rough plans, estimate materials, and select tools for assigned projects
• Skilled Trades: Complete carpentry, welding, and concrete work for bridge maintenance activities
• Material Installation: Measure, cut, place, and finish construction materials for a variety of projects
• Tool Operation: Use hand tools, power tools, and equipment to support daily operations
• Crew Leadership: Assume lead worker responsibilities and support safe work practices and environmental goals

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• 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:

• Two years of experience as a Maintenance Repairman 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Four years of experience in building and plant maintenance work, which has involved at least two of the building, electrical, or mechanical trades; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the Required Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities.

Special Requirement:

• This position requires possession of a valid Pennsylvania Class C Driver's License.

Additional Requirements:

• You must have experience performing carpentry tasks.
• You must have experience reading and interpreting blueprints, schematics, or diagrams.
• You must have experience preparing cost estimates.
• You must have experience performing welding tasks.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.

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 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.