Tunnel Maintainer

Full Job Description

If you are eager to apply your CDL skills in a meaningful way, the Department of Transportation has an exciting opportunity for you. As a Tunnel Maintainer, you will be essential in ensuring the safety of Pennsylvania's tunnels and the smooth flow of traffic. Your responsibilities will include maintenance tasks, managing traffic, and confidently responding to incidents. This position offers a chance to establish a stable and fulfilling career, complete with excellent benefits and opportunities for growth, all while knowing that your efforts help keep countless travelers safe every day. Do not miss out—apply now and take a step toward a rewarding future.

Requirements

In this position, you will carry out regular, scheduled, and emergency maintenance on tunnels and their related facilities to ensure they operate safely and efficiently. Your tasks will involve cleaning gutter lines, inlets, drainage systems, garages, plazas, offices, and fan floors, as well as clearing debris from upper air-chamber areas and roofs. Additionally, you will be responsible for painting and repairing structural elements and maintaining the grounds by picking up litter and mowing. These activities are crucial for the overall maintenance and functionality of the tunnel infrastructure.

Alongside maintenance work, you will also respond to incidents that disrupt traffic flow by helping motorists and first responders, clearing debris, towing or pushing disabled vehicles, and performing minor repairs on vehicles. You will need to keep a close watch on tunnel conditions for any traffic problems, carbon monoxide levels, fires, and over-height vehicles. Effective communication with PennDOT staff and first responders—whether by phone, radio, or in person—is vital for maintaining situational awareness and ensuring safe, coordinated responses.

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, rotating 24/7 operations.
• Work hours are varied and 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, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Travel, overtime, and shift work required.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $52,097 (before taxes).
• 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:

• All positions require possession of an active Medical Examiner’s Certificate in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations.
• All employees must demonstrate successful operation of equipment with a manual transmission.
• All 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.
• All 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.
• All positions in this job require 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.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.


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.