Roadside Specialist 2

Do you have a passion for blending operational efficiency with environmental stewardship? If so, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is excited to welcome a meticulous and experienced Roadside Specialist 2 to join Engineering District 5-0 and engage in a wide-range of specialized assignments. Here, you will employ your skills to participate in roadside development, rest area maintenance and rehabilitation, erosion control, and landscape design activities. This is a critical role where your proficiency in the field will directly influence the aesthetics, safety, and functionality of our highway system's roadside areas and rest facilities across the Lehigh Valley and beyond. Take the next step in your professional endeavors and apply your technical expertise and administrative skill to make a lasting impact in your community!

As a Roadside Specialist 2, you will be responsible for all roadside development and maintenance activities inclusive of rest area maintenance and rehabilitation, erosion control, insect control, and a variety of roadside beautification and landscape design activities. Landscaping projects will focus on maintenance and revitalization efforts to include planting and transplanting, seeding, mulching, weeding, and inspection of nursery stock and soil supplements. Work also involves planning and controlling the District Herbicide Program and the District Wildflower Program, as well as planning and monitoring the budgets and contracted services for both roadside rest areas. Within this role, you will establish a course of action based upon specialized technical knowledge and proficiency from your educational or work experience and the standards for the project at hand.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 50% of the work schedule, upon successful completion of the probationary period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Allentown. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $59,345.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Roadside Specialist 1; or
• Three years of experience in technical landscaping and roadside development activities; and an Associate's Degree in agronomy, botany, forestry, horticulture, or a closely related field; or
• A Bachelor's Degree in agronomy, botany, forestry, horticulture, or a closely related field; and one year of experience in technical landscaping and roadside development activities; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

• This particular position requires a driver's license.
• You must already have or obtain a Pennsylvania Herbicide/ Pesticide Application License by end of probationary period.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  1. your score may be lower than deserved.
  2. you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.