Highway Maintenance Specialist (Seasonal)

Initial Posting Date:

08/19/2026

Application Deadline:

09/02/2026

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Salary Range:

$4,312 - $5,988

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Highway Maintenance Specialist (Seasonal)

Job Description:

Transportation Maintenance Specialist 2 – Highway Maintenance Specialist
Oregon Department of Transportation
Delivery & Operations Division – Region 5
Hermiston Maintenance
Hermiston

The role: 

Do you want to use your skills to make a difference? Join our hardworking Hermiston maintenance crew as a Winter seasonal employee and help keep Oregon’s roads and travelers safe! ODOT’s maintenance and operations crews tackle the daily work needed to keep Oregon’s transportation system safe and open for travelers and freight. We’re here for day‑to‑day needs, extreme weather events and everything in between. Our goal is the same as yours: We want you to get where you need to go safely. Check out our information video and see what a day in the life of an ODOT work may look like. Apply today!

Our first application screening is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

This is a seasonal position that is expected to last approximately 5 months from date of hire (November 2026). Seasonal positions are regular status, benefits eligible positions, which occur, terminate and recur periodically or regularly.

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Operate a variety of heavy and light equipment and tools to maintain and repair various surfaces.

• Assist with weather related emergencies and operate snowplows, deicer trucks and other equipment to clear snow from roadways.

• Perform minor surface repairs including pothole and concrete patching and small inlay work.

• Clear debris, clear brush, mow grass and spray roadside vegetation.

• Maintain and repair fences, guardrails, concrete barriers and milepost markers.

• Maintain drainage systems, dig and clean ditches and repair culverts, inlets and erosion.

• Maintain wooded areas which includes replanting, pruning, thinning or trimming trees, shrubs and groundcover.

• Service and repair tools and motorized equipment.

• Perform minor maintenance including janitorial work, landscaping, painting and light carpentry.

• Exposure to noise, extreme heights, all weather conditions, heavy equipment, pesticides and hazardous waste materials is expected.

• Must be able to move around rough terrain, bend and stoop for extended periods and may need to lift up to 60 pounds.

• May need to be available after hours, on we