Who We Are - Louis Berger Services (LBS)

We are Louis Berger Services (LBS) and we specialize in operational excellence for defense mission and public critical infrastructure and facilities, globally. We offer turnkey operation and management solutions to reduce risk and life-cycle costs. As people-focused, safety-minded collaborators we are committed to unlocking the potential held by a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. Join us and be involved in projects in our growing organization that partners with national, state, and local government agencies, multilateral institutions and commercial industry clients.

At the core of everything we do are our values: safety, ethics, respect, value, inclusion, community and excellence. These values are instilled into all of our relationships, projects, programs, and activities enabling us to provide solutions that have a positive impact on society.

Louis Berger Services, member of WSP USA, is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

This Opportunity

LBS is seeking a Full-Time Highway Maintenance Technician in Belle Glade, FL to perform maintenance support for local roadways and highways. Join our team and grow with us as we provide best in-class services that help clients solve their most complex challenges.

Your Impact

• Performs landscape maintenance duties such as mowing, herbicide and fertilizer application, weed control, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, tree trimming, and pruning
• Cleans and grades ditches, stormwater drainage structures, highway road shoulders, slopes
• Performs general maintenance duties such as fence repair, sign repair and replacement, and litter and debris removal
• Repairs and replaces guardrail components and attenuators
• Performs concrete structural repair to sidewalks and bridges or overpasses
• Fills and patches asphalt pavement potholes and distresses
• Performs Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) / temporary traffic control
• Provides after-hours emergency incident response during scheduled on-call rotation
• Conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections
• Performs preventative maintenance on company vehicles or equipment
• Makes minor low-voltage lighting and electrical repairs
• Operates a variety of mechanical equipment such as bed edgers, commercial mowers (z-turns and bush hogs), tractors, mini-excavators, skid steers, gators, blowers, dump trailers, chain saws, line trimmers, forklifts, and more
• Drives company trucks, towing trailers and rolling arrow boards if necessary
• Logs maintenance work-order information and checklists manually and electronically
• Loads and unloads equipment, supplies, tools, and material
• Uses all equipment safely
• 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 (or obtain within 90 days of hire)
• 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
• Possess good oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to work multiple shifts and varying hours, including nights, 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
• Obtain MOT certificate (coursework and certification paid for by LBS)
• Successful results of pre-employment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen
• Must be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate’s start date

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience working in roadway operations, construction, utilities, or landscaping
• Experience operating heavy equipment
• MOT Certified
• Agricultural Pesticide Applicator’s License
• Ability to drive manual transmission
• CDL A or B

Additional Requirements

• Louis Berger Services, member of WSP USA, is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Required Education: High School Diploma / GED
• Minimum Years Experience: 1+ years
• Travel Required: N/A - No travel required
• Job Status: Regular
• Employee Type: Full
• Primary Location: BELLE GLADE - NORTH MAIN ST
• All locations: US-FL-Belle Glade