Performs moderately complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: maintenance contract and/or material and process inspections; roadway maintenance and repair; light and heavy equipment operation; preventive and minor maintenance on equipment, traffic control; and helping the public during emergency situations. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.Essential Duties:maintains highways and rights-of-way: preforms highly skilled roadway repairs: erects and repairs guardrails, highway markers and signs: hauls materials and equipment to jobsitesAssists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident site: assists stranded motorists as needed.Assists with traffic control: places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades: flags traffic. Moves/ Picks up litter and roadway debris. Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, and profiling/milling machine.Sands or cleans bridges and roads, posts warning signs, helps the public and preforms other work as directed in emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snow storms, accidents, and hazardous material spills.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.