About This Role
This highway maintenance specialist role involves hands-on repair and improvements to keep Colorado's roadways open and safe. The work is critical for the quality of life of Coloradans and visitors, and for the economy. The role suits a safety-conscious individual who enjoys travel and physically demanding outdoor work, and who can adapt to changing conditions and priorities.
Responsibilities
- Plow snow
- Operate heavy equipment, such as tandem dump truck, loader, tractor mower, etc.
- Mow grass and weeds
- Remove debris from roadways, including rock, mud, and deceased animals
- Remove debris from culverts, tunnels, etc.
- Shovel gravel, sand, concrete, and asphalt
- Dig ditches
- Install and repair guardrail, highway markers and signs, warning signs, and lighting
- Fill potholes and roadway cracks
- Set out signs and cones for traffic control
- Remove and cover graffiti
- Install pavement markings/striping
- Stop or slow traffic in emergency situations
- Maintain equipment and perform minor repairs
- Follow safety guidance and wear proper safety equipment
Requirements
- Two years of physical labor and/or heavy equipment operation experience
- Possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes that allows operation within Colorado
- If you have a non-Colorado Commercial Driver’s License, you must be eligible to drive in Colorado with your CDL at time of hire
- If you currently live outside of Colorado and relocate to reside in Colorado, you must transfer your CDL to Colorado within 30 days of relocation
- Pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks
- May be required to pass a controlled substance test (i.e., drug test), and DOT physical through our medical provider
- On-call work (rotating basis as well as subject to call)
- Shift work
- Essential Services Designation – Required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare
- May be required to live within thirty (30) minutes' driving time in normal weather conditions to be able to respond in a timely manner after being notified to report to work
- New employees are required to take two weeks of maintenance training, while veteran CDOT employees are required to take one week of training each year
- May be required to obtain a Hazardous Materials endorsement within 6 months to 1 year as a condition of appointment
- Willing to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays
- Provide the supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for the purposes of responding to an emergency
- Willing and physically able to work in extreme temperatures (hot and cold), variable weather conditions, and at varying elevations up to 12,000 feet for long periods of time
Nice to have:
- Strong commitment to working safely
- Desire to learn
- Wants to work outdoors
- Likes physically demanding work
- Takes pride in a job well done
- Adapts efficiently to changing conditions and priorities
- Works effectively in a team environment and looks out for team members
- Communicates effectively, especially in safety-critical situations
- Strong commitment to providing good customer service
- Likes to solve problems and figure out better ways to do things
- Experience operating equipment, such as single and tandem axle dump trucks, front end loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, etc.
- Experience using hand tools
- Basic computer skills and can learn new software/equipment
- Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- PERA retirement, with optional PERA plans such as 401K
- Generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave
- Strong career growth
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development
- Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling and wellness
- Credit union membership
- Employee discount program
- Personal protective equipment, such as uniforms, boots, hard hats, gloves, safety vest, respirator, and tools
- Full payment for your CDL physical, after your first year with CDOT
- Partial reimbursement (up to 50%) for your CDL renewal, after your first year with CDOT
- CPR and first-aid training
- Variety of career training opportunities
- Opportunities to learn new equipment
- Opportunities for advancement
Important Details
- Schedule: 40-hour work weeks, with opportunity for overtime during weather emergencies; 4-day work schedule (10-hour days Monday-Thursday) during the summer months, typically May through September
- Team: Each maintenance patrol location has at least one lead highway maintenance specialist and multiple highway maintenance specialists
- Work environment: Exposure to loud noise, fumes, odors, gasses, dusts, etc. that may affect breathing, eyes, and skin; required to use appropriate personal protective equipment; required to work with chemicals and cleaning products; some equipment requires the use of respirators; work near traffic, sometimes high-speed traffic; use ladders and scissor lifts for heights of approximately 10’–20’
- Travel: Required to drive CDOT vehicles
- On-call: On a rotating basis, and subject to call to respond to weather and other emergencies
- Training: Completed via computer or in our Aurora location
Application Process
- Submit a complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy online
- Complete a Supplemental Questionnaire as part of the online application
- If you are a veteran, attach a copy of your DD214 to your online application
- Redact information on your attachments that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution
- All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications
- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step
- Part, or all, of the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications
- Ensure your application materials specifically address your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the Major Duties, Minimum Qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications sections
- A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager
About the Company
CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive benefits and strong career growth opportunities.
