HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN II - 55008486

Requisition No: 865223 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN II - 55008486

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 55008486 

Salary:  $36,520.45 - $47,261.76 

Posting Closing Date: 11/21/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

Cost Center 595 / Ocala Maintenance

OPEN COMPETITIVE

CAREER SERVICE

FULL-TIME

 

CONTACT PERSON: Irina Lallemand

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 352-620-3002

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: irina.lallemand@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY HIRING SALARY: $1,670.22  ($43,425.72/ annually)

 

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.

Our Mission

The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.

 

Our Vision

As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.

 

The Work You Will Do:

Highway Maintenance Technician II – District Five/Ocala Maintenance

 

In this role, you are key to FDOT’s focus on maintaining Florida roads and bridges free and clear of hazards/unsafe conditions. Top duties include clearing off debris, applying repairs in roads, shoulders, sidewalks, and ditches, trimming trees, closing off roads and guiding traffic following accidents or in smoke/fire conditions, plus installing and replacing roadway signage. You will be on the front lines of road maintenance in crews that ensure the traveling public has full, unencumbered access to all of Florida’s roadways in blue skies and after extreme weather events. In addition to regularly scheduled work, this job will require 24/7 emergency response, particularly pre and post hurricanes impacting all areas of the state.

 

The Difference You Will Make:

Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication. 

 

How You Will Grow:

FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development.  Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses. 

 

Where You Will Work:

FDOT Ocala Operations

627 NW 30th Avenue

Ocala, FL 34475

 

Annual Salary Range:

$36,520.45 - $47,261.76 

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Oversees crews performing maintenance activities. Upon receipt of the required CDL Instructional permit or license; operates a variety of vehicles and mechanized equipment to include backhoe, tractors with attachments, crew cabs, and dump truck. Performs pre-trip inspection/minor maintenance on vehicles/equipment that they are operating. Cleans and washes equipment.

 

Uses a variety of hand, pneumatic, and electrical tools to maintain bridges and roadways. Performs independent manual labor incidental to job assignments at an intermediate level of complexity with minimal supervision.

 

Performs rough carpentry, masonry, painting and/or assist in the assembly and erection of highway s