This Opportunity

Versar Global Solutions is seeking a Lead Highway Maintenance Technician to fill a full-time role. The position is responsible for performing general maintenance and lead other highway technicians of the highway maintenance project assigned.

Your Impact

• Oversees work of assigned maintenance team employees.
• Addresses minor discipline problems with team members; refers more serious cases to roadway maintenance.
• Assists with the planning and preparation of on-boarding for new maintenance team members.
• Works and communicates with clients and customers providing polite, quality professional service.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, attention to detail and commitment and ensures same from maintenance team.
• Clearly communicates goals and deadlines with team and ensures expectations are met or exceeded.
• Assists team members with technical issues or advanced problems with given assignments.
• Cleans and grades ditches, drainage structures, highway road shoulders, slopes.
• Repair work including, but not limited to, repair of fences, sign repair, litter debris removal, and other highway maintenance activities to include emergency response
• Use all equipment safely.
• Completes landscape maintenance duties, such a mowing, chemical and fertilizer application, weed control, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, trimming and pruning.
• Operates a variety of mechanical equipment, including but not limited to, bed edger, commercial mowers (ztr's and possible bush hog), blowers, dump trailers, chain saw, and line trimmers.
• Care for equipment and notifies management of needed repairs.
• Performs other duties as required
  

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 18+ years of age
• Must be able to effectively communicate with managers and coworkers in English
• Possess and maintain a valid Driver's License
• Reliable transportation to and from Company office
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 25 lbs. regularly
• Ability to walk, stand, or sit for extended periods of time
• Communicates effectively orally and in writing
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, daily activities, and meet timelines.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Ability to identify issues and to determine repairs that are needed.
• Five (5) years of highway maintenance experience strongly preferred
• Willingness to work multiple shifts and varying hours, including nice, weekends, and overtime
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
• Ability to work along local roadways, interstates, and or/highways with commuter traffic passing by at varying rates of speed
• Ability to adhere to on-call rotation scheduling requirements
• Obtain MOT certificate (coursework and certification paid for by company)
• Be in possession of or able to obtain and maintain a DOT Med Card
• Successful results of pre-employment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen
• Comply with Company Drug and Alcohol policy
• Must be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate's start date

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess a working knowledge of standard horticultural practices, including but not limited to mowing, weed eating, corrective pruning, and fertilization.
• CDL A or B
• MOT Certified
• Agricultural Pesticide Applicator's License
• Ability to drive manual transmission
• Experience operating heavy equipment
• 5+ years of experience working in roadway operations, construction, utilities, or landscaping