You must submit Application Supplement No. 2011-005-1 with your online or paper application.

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER 2011-005

ISSUED  JANUARY 12, 2011

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

 

Examinations

 

for

 

HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT MANAGERS

 

Exam

No.

 

Job Titles

Job

Codes

Pay Schedule

and Range

1.

Highway Equipment Manager 1

93021

MA07

2.

Highway Equipment Manager 2

93022

MA08

 

When completing your application, please make sure you apply for all job titles for which you want to be tested.  You will NOT be permitted to add job titles after you test.

 

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

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 and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

 

NATURE OF WORK

 

You will manage the maintenance, repair and dispatch of heavy trucks and highway construction/maintenance equipment.  Most managers work in county maintenance organizations of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  Duties include planning and directing a program of preventive maintenance, repair and inspection; assigning drivers/operators and scheduling the use of heavy equipment; and maintaining buildings and grounds used for equipment maintenance and storage.  The difference between job titles is based on the size and complexity of the county maintenance organization.  Supervision is exercised over a staff of subordinate supervisors, mechanics, equipment operators, and garage support personnel.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

 

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

 

You must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.

 

Conditions of Employment

Highway Equipment Managers sometimes work under unique and demanding conditions.  You must be willing to work irregular hours, work overtime, work up to a 12 hour shift during snow emergencies, be subject to recall around the clock, travel extensively within the home county or district, and possibly spend 10–50% of your time in overnight travel, depending on the specific position. 

 

Travel expenses will be paid.  Most employees are assigned a state-owned vehicle with a two-way radio.

 

Minimum Requirements

 

Highway Equipment Manager 1 - Two years of experience in the repair and maintenance of gasoline and diesel engines and other components of heavy highway maintenance and construction vehicles and equipment to include 1 year of such experience in a supervisory or administrative capacity; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

 

Highway Equipment Manager 2 - One year of experience as a Highway Equipment Manager 1; OR 3 years of experience in the repair and maintenance of gasoline and diesel engines and other components of heavy highway maintenance and construction vehicles and equipment to include 2 years of such experience in a supervisory or administrative capacity; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

 

Clarification of Requirements

"Other components" means systems such as the drivetrain, brakes, cooling system, electrical system, steering/control, suspension, etc.  "Heavy" equipment includes trucks or other maintenance or construction equipment over 27,000 GVW.

 

The equivalency statement under "Minimum Requirements" means that related advanced education may be substituted for part of the experience requirement.  There is no substitution for the required supervisory or administrative experience.  Unrelated experience or education will not be accepted.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

All jobs are in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  They are located in most counties within each Engineering District, and in the Department's central office in Harrisburg, Dauphin County.  There is currently 1 Highway Equipment Manager 2 vacancy in each of Fayette, Lehigh and Pike Counties, and there are 3 in Dauphin County.

 

Additional opportunities may occur due to normal turnover from retirements, promotions, resignations and so forth.

 

Employment preference may be given to residents in the districts where jobs are located.

 

Promotion preference may be given to employees who work in the districts where job openings occur.

 

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact:

 

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Human Resources, Commonwealth Keystone Building, P.O. Box 3789, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA  17105-3789; Telephone:  (717) 787-6887, Internet:  www.dot.state.pa.us

 

OR

 

Human Resources Offices of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Engineering Districts listed below.  Current telephone numbers can be found in local telephone directories under “Government Offices – State.”

 

District

Headquarters

 

Counties within the District

Allentown

Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill

Bridgeville

Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence

Clearfield 

Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, Potter

Dunmore

Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming

Harrisburg 

Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York

Hollidaysburg

Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset

Indiana

Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson

King of Prussia

Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia

Montoursville 

Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan,

 

Tioga, Union

Oil City

Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, Warren

Uniontown

Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland

 

TESTING

 

You will be rated on your experience and training.  Your score will be based on information you report on your application and application supplement.

 

You must provide complete and accurate information.  Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

 

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your “Application”.  A new application and application supplement are required for a retest.

 

If your name is on an eligible list for these job titles and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

 

TEST RESULTS

 

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

 

These lists will replace any previous lists.

 

This test and scoring procedure is different from previous tests for these job titles.  If you have taken the test before, you may receive a different score on this test.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

You may complete your application and Application Supplement No. 2011-005-1 online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application and paper application supplement to:

 

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

 

Applications, Application Supplement No. 2011-005-1 and further information can be obtained from:

 

1.

State Civil Service Commission:

 

 

 

Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.

 

Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text

 

Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685

 

 

 

Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone

 

(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

 

callers only) (215) 560-4367

 

 

 

Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone

 

(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

 

callers only) (412) 565-2484

 

 

 

Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us

 

 

2.

PA CareerLink offices

 

 

3.

The Human Resources Offices listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section of this announcement

 

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."