Rest Area Crew Lead – Highway Maintenance Worker 3

Washington State Health Care Authority

Bellingham, WA

Pay: $65,828-$80,216/yr

Shift: Full time

**Description**

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**About WSDOT**

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

**The Opportunity**

WSDOT

is currently seeking a dedicated Highway Maintenance Crew Leader to lead crews responsible for maintaining and repairing Area 1’s safety rest areas. This position plays a vital role in keeping these facilities safe, clean, and operational for the traveling public while supporting the safe and reliable movement of people and commerce. Through hands-on leadership, this position promotes efficient maintenance operations, safe work practices, and a positive, inclusive team environment. Join WSDOT and help ensure our safety rest areas remain dependable and welcoming resources for travelers across Washington.

**What to Expect**

This position works outdoors in all weather conditions, during day and night, and may encounter high-traffic areas, uneven terrain, heights, confined spaces, hot asphalt, and hazardous materials. The schedule is typically four 10-hour shifts, with possible overtime, weekends, holidays, and emergency callouts requiring a 60-minute response. Local travel is required, with occasional regional or statewide travel. Duties include operating maintenance vehicles, heavy equipment, tools, and electronic devices while wearing appropriate PPE and communicating with WSDOT staff, partner agencies, contractors, and the traveling public.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Highway Maintenance Worker 3 Lead will:

• Lead a crew responsible for cleaning and maintaining four safety rest areas, and/or an area-wide crew that performs highway, roadside, infrastructure, and right-of-way maintenance and repair tasks.
• Prioritize, plan, schedule, and budget highway maintenance activities; lead and coordinate personnel, equipment, and resources to complete work safely and efficiently.
• Maintain, inspect, and repair state highways and roadway features, including pavement, drainage systems, signs, guardrails, fences, impact attenuators, vegetation, landscaped areas, and erosion or slide damage; remove litter, dead animals, and debris from roadways and rights-of-way.
• Maintain roadways for open travel by leading and performing snow and ice control, applying anti-icing compounds, hauling materials, operating spreader boxes, and maintaining stockpile sites.
• Respond to emergencies, accidents, spills, hazardous conditions, and other incidents; coordinate with internal staff and external agencies, establish traffic control and road closures in accordance with departmental standards and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and recommend additional resources as needed.
• Operate designated highway maintenance equipment; perform daily equipment inspections, minor repairs, tool maintenance, and facility cleaning. Arrange for repair or replacement parts and rental or lease of privately owned equipment.
• Train personnel in equipment operation, safety, highway maintenance, and public relations; lead safety meetings and Pre-Activity Safety Plans, establish safe work zones, and ensure compliance with safety policies and hazardous-material handling requirements.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, inventories, and computerized reports, including HATS, WZDB, TSMS, MAPS, and SIIRS; document work activities, equipment and material usage, hazardous conditions, injuries, equipment damage, and required reimbursement paperwork (K’s) and LEMO project estimates.
• Coordinate the safe cleanup and removal of unlawful dwellings with appropriate law enforcement and Department of Corrections contacts; perform other related duties as assigned and may act in the absence of the Highway Maintenance Supervisor.

**Qualifications**

To be considered for this opportunity, the following are required:

• **Highway Maintenance Operations:** Skills, knowledge, and experience performing highway maintenance and operations activities on state highways, including roadway, drainage, vegetation, sign, and right-of-way maintenance in active traffic environments.
• **Traffic Control & Work Zone Safety:** Ability to establish, implement, and lead traffic control operations in accordance with MUTCD and departmental standards.
• **Equipment Operation & Physical Abilities:** Ability and experience operating highway maintenance equipment and commercial vehicles, performing physically demanding work in all weather conditions, and safely maneuvering and transporting up to 50 pounds.
• **Communic