CHAMP Roadside Motorist Patroller - District 1

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking highly motivated individuals for the CHAMP (Coordinated Highway Assistance & Maintenance Program) in District 1. Starting Pay is $17hr.

District 1 covers the following areas; Gainesville, Athens, Carnesville, & Cleveland, serving 21 counties in the Northeast Georgia region. Georgia DOT's complimentary roadside assistance and maintenance service known as CHAMP (Coordinated Highway Assistance & Maintenance Program) is available to motorists traveling through the region. 

CHAMP Operators play a key critical role in safeguarding motorists traveling the interstates by ensuring roadways are clear of debris, reporting highway maintenance issues and assisting stranded motorists, among other duties.

These dynamic roles are ideal for individuals with solid mechanical and/or automotive repair skills, a background in long- or short-term driving, emergency responders, ex-military and former HERO responders. Full-time CHAMP Operators will be provided with a company cell phone, radio, and a fully outfitted response vehicle while working on this program.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Patrol and monitor a segment of interstate roadway in an assigned region, looking for stranded motorists, roadway deficiencies, site distance problems and obstructions that may cause lane blockage.
• Professionally and courteously assist the public with circumstances that have left them stranded, such as dead batteries, running out of gas, or flat tires.
• Ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and Municipal laws, rules and ordinances.
• Monitor, report and document roadway deficiencies to Dispatch or District offices

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

• High School Diploma and or equivalent certificate (GED) or 1 year of relevant work experience in lieu of education. 
• Be a minimum of 18 years of age. 
• Ability to drive, using an AECOM provided vehicle, patrolling and monitoring a segment of interstate roadway in an assigned region.  
• Possess a valid Driver’s License and a clean driving record, including no suspension of license in the last 5 years. 
• Must pass a State and Federal criminal history/security and motor vehicle background checks.  
• Employees must also participate in monthly MVR monitoring program and maintain a satisfactory driving record as a condition of employment.  Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and successfully participate in the program’s mandatory random drug screening process.  
• Possess or be able and willing to obtain CPR and First Aid certifications. 
• Working knowledge of basic automotive repair. 
• Willingness to be on call 24/7 and respond to after-hours call outs. 
• Position will include wearing associated personal protective equipment. 

Work Environment/Physical requirements – essential functions: 

Physically able, with or without an accommodation, to work in outdoor environments with uneven terrain, variable outdoor conditions including heat, cold, moisture, dust, dryness, noise, and automotive-related chemicals (e.g., fuels, coolants, lubricants, etc.); position requires frequent operation of vehicles. Work around heavy, moving, dangerous equipment; often standing/walking. The essential functions of this job include the: 

• Ability to lift up to 95 pounds. 
• Ability to push/drag and generate at least 66 ft./lbs. of vertical downward force pushing a force gauge set at a contact point of 21 inches off the ground. 
• Ability to lift/carry vehicle wheels/tires. 
• Ability to perform repetitive bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, and/or crouching, and occasionally work with arms above shoulder level. 
• Ability to perform