Category: Road Work

Shapiro Administration Seeking PennDOT Team Members to Deliver for Pennsylvanians

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) kicked off their 2023-2024 recruitment campaign with a billboard in Philadelphia off I-95 that reads: ‘Fixed this jawn. Join the team.’ With PennDOT teams continuing to work ahead of schedule to fully repair I-95, this new billboard serves as a call to potential applicants to join the team getting stuff done across the Commonwealth.

Governor Shapiro has made it clear that his Administration will cut through red tape and work as safely and efficiently as possible to get stuff done for Pennsylvanians. It is that same spirit that was demonstrated in the effort to successfully open I-95 in just 12 days, that PennDOT continues to build a team of expert engineers and work crews here in Pennsylvania. To continue to get stuff done, PennDOT is recruiting for team members statewide to help with 40,000 state-maintained roadway miles and 25,400 state-maintained bridges.

“Across Pennsylvania, the team at PennDOT is hard at work fixing our roads, highways and bridges – making it easier and safer for Pennsylvania drivers while creating good paying jobs. PennDOT workers drive our local economy and help Pennsylvanians get to where they need to go,” said Secretary of PennDOT Mike Carroll. “Under the leadership of Governor Shapiro, we have improved and repaired nearly 3,100 miles of state-owned roads and completed 161 bridge projects, supporting thousands of jobs across the Commonwealth. We look forward to adding more members to a team that is showing the nation what Pennsylvania is capable of.”

In addition to completing construction and maintenance activities, PennDOT deploys approximately 4,700 on-the-road workers and hires hundreds of temporary operators and additional support positions to keep roads as safe and passable as possible during the winter season.

As part of PennDOT’s statewide recruitment campaign the agency is seeking winter maintenance operators, diesel mechanics, automotive mechanics, transportation construction inspectors, and engineers as it demonstrates that there are multiple ways to grow a career at the agency. Team members will also collaborate with municipal and private-industry partners who help keep people moving and our economy thriving.