3.2 KiB
3.2 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| road-maintenance-technician | Occupational skill for the role 'road maintenance technician' (also: road maintenance worker, road inspector, highways maintenance technician, highways inspector, highways technician, highways maintenance inspector). Use when the user asks for typical road maintenance technician work such as: Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.; Drive heavy equipment and vehicles with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.; Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead. |
Road Maintenance Technician
Road maintenance technicians inspect and manage roads in enclosed areas for maintenance and repair. They help to relieve traffic safely and smoothly, and check if traffic signs, roads and pavements are in good condition.
Core workflow
- Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles and heavy equipment.
- Drive heavy equipment and vehicles with adjustable attachments to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.
- Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
- Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.
- Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.
- Drive trucks to transport crews and equipment to work sites.
- Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
- Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- civil engineering
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect asphalt
- inspect construction sites
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect paintwork
- inspect road signs
- interpret traffic signals
- keep records of work progress
- perform traffic sign maintenance
- place temporary road signage
- road signage standards
- road traffic laws
- secure working area
- traffic engineering
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 37 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-19):
- hand tools — 22 %
- power tools — 22 %
- bucket trucks — 14 %
- chain saws — 14 %
- chemical sprayers — 11 %
- ladders — 11 %
- large trucks — 11 %
- scaffolding — 11 %
- snow removal equipment — 11 %
- bed edgers — 8 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c9a5f7c5-0f8b-4252-9729-5f19c105ef81), ONET 30.3 (47-4051.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*