Highway Maintenance Workers are responsible for preparing broken and eroding pavement on highways, rural, and municipal roads. The position includes repairing runways, rights-of-way, broken roads on highway, town, and city roads, detached or dented guardrails, clearing debris from roads, patching potholes, filling road washouts, and cleaning storm drains. Maintenance Workers are also responsible for operating machinery to dig up holes and pouring and smoothing out concrete, setting up cones and signs to alert motorists, painting dividing lines between traffic lanes, laying asphalt, patrolling roads for hazards, snow/ice conditions, and maintenance/repair needs, placing stop signs and speed limit signs along roads, installing and cleaning culverts, and flagging traffic to form detours around construction.
Entry Level
TMC Operator/Dispatcher
TMC Operators/Dispatchers are responsible for the Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS) and utilize ATMS to help coordinate event and incident responses and manage traffic to make the most efficient use the regional transportation facilities. Operators and Dispatchers work closely with the Traffic Engineers, maintenance and emergency response personnel by collecting and consolidating real time incident and event details that are captured through Customer Service, CCTV images, radio, phone and the ATMS. This position also involves entering event and incident information into the ATMS and generates response plans, reviewing, approving and implementing responses as appropriate in accordance with LCDOT policies and procedures. Finally, TMC Operators and Dispatchers implement pre-approved planned event response, monitor planned events to ensure that they are progressing as planned, and perform routine equipment status checks and monitors equipment for potential operational problems.
Heavy Equipment Technician II
Heavy Equipment Technician II is the journey level classification in the series. Incumbents perform skilled work in the repair and modification of diesel and gas-powered construction equipment, heavy and light trucks, and automobiles. Incumbents assist the supervisor in providing direction and on-the-job training to Heavy Equipment Technician I’s. This classification is distinguished from the higher level classification of Supervising Heavy Equipment Technician in that the latter is responsible for assigning, supervising and inspecting the work of mechanics.
Heavy Equipment Technician I
Heavy Equipment Technician I is the trainee level classification in the series. Incumbents assist Heavy Equipment Technician II’s in overhauling and repairing construction equipment, heavy and light trucks and automobiles, and independently perform routine maintenance and minor repairs to equipment. Heavy Equipment Technician I’s receive on-the-job training in diagnosing mechanical defects and performing major repair work. Incumbents are expected to advance to the Heavy Equipment Mechanic II level after two years of service at the Heavy Equipment Mechanic I level.
Operations Planning Intern
Operations Planning Interns gain familiarity with site, topographic, landscape, and architectural plans, learn to read and interpret zoning codes, learn to read and explain City ordinances, and provide technical support to planning staff by conducting research and preparing maps and graphics. Interns also prepare agendas and reports for review boards and meetings, provide required information for specific meetings, assist in the preparation and review of meeting minutes. The position occasionally entails answering questions and providing information to the public, researching information and assist higher level planning staff with inquiries pertaining to current or comprehensive planning, and collecting, compiling, recording and summarizing technical data. Lastly, Operations Planning Interns assist higher level staff in the implementation of the geographic information system (GIS).
Diesel Mechanic
Diesel Mechanics are responsible for performing diagnostic tests on diesel vehicles to find faults, analyzing diagnostic test results and repairing or replacing engine, steering, transmission, braking or lighting system components. Diesel mechanics need to be highly organized and communicate effectively, as they will be expected to maintain detailed records of serviced vehicles and interact with customers on a daily basis.