PennDOT Summer Tunnel Maintainer

Full Job Description

Are you a CDL holder eager to contribute to the safety and efficiency of our tunnel maintenance, traffic control, and incident management?

If you are looking for seasonal employment, we encourage you to consider joining the Department of Transportation as a Tunnel Maintainer, where you will enjoy working in an active, fast-paced environment with the potential for promotion into a permanent position!

Bring your positive attitude to this exciting opportunity and make a meaningful difference in our operations.

Requirements

As a Tunnel Maintainer, you will be responsible for performing routine, planned, and emergency maintenance of the tunnels and portal buildings.

This includes manually cleaning gutter lines, inlets, and the drainage system, sweeping garages, outside plazas, tunnel offices, fan floors, painting facilities, repair of tunnel structure components and cleaning upper air-chamber floors and roof areas of debris.

You will also be picking up litter around facilities and tunnel entrances, as well as mowing grass and otherwise maintaining the grounds. Additional responsibilities may include:

Performing incident management duties by responding to any incident that affects traffic flow and use equipment, tools, fire extinguishers and materials to provide assistance to motorists and 1st responders to restore traffic flow to normal conditions.

This includes towing/pushing disabled vehicles, traffic control, debris removal, and minor repairs of motorists’ vehicles

Monitoring tunnel conditions for traffic flow, carbon monoxide (CO), fire, over-height vehicles, and any other type of incidents outside of normal conditions

Using clear, concise communications with PennDOT employees and 1st Responders by phone, radio, and face-to face to maintain situational awareness

Performing Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) duties of I-279 and the HOV lane.

This includes patrol of the area, towing/pushing disabled vehicles, traffic control, assist 1st responders, and minor repairs of motorists’ vehicles.

Individual must perform opening and closing procedures on the HOV lane. This includes manual operation of the gates to assist in snow removal.

CPR & First Aid Certification is required to perform these duties.

Performing towing duties that involve using towing apparatus and tow or push disabled vehicles to a safe area. Employee must mount equipment, operate hand and foot controls, hydraulic tow levers, chains and slings.

Completing Tunnel washing duties using the wash truck, pressure washer, and other equipment. Operator must climb ladders to the catwalk on these vehicles, fill the tanker, and operate during tunnel washings and other cleaning operations. Tanker endorsement is required to perform these duties.

Working hard and serving Pennsylvania each day is a rewarding job. You will go home each day feeling fulfilled and productive!

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Seasonal full-time,2026 Summer employment runs from April 2026 through October 2026
• Work hours vary between 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM, Sunday - Saturday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Work hours are based upon operational considerations. Shifts can range from the following: 9:30 PM - 5:30 AM; 5:30 AM - 1:30 PM; 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM.
• Travel, overtime, and shift work are required.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in roadway maintenance and repair, emergency services, towing and roadside assistance, or traffic control work; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires possession of an active Medical Examiner’s Certificate in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations.
• This position requires employees must demonstrate successful operation of equipment with a manual transmission.
• This positions requires employees must possess an active Pennsylvania Class A Commercial Driver’s License with the Air Brake Restriction (L) removed, or equivalent on their first day of employment.
• This position requires employees must obtain within the probationary period an active certification issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in the operation of heavy trucks and loaders.
• This position requires additional certifications issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on assigned pieces of equipment during the probationary period.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

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 may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• 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):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.