Temporary Highway Maintenance Specialist Glenwood SpringsGovernment Jobs • Glenwood Springs, CO, US

Temporary Highway Maintenance Specialist Glenwood Springs

Government Jobs • Glenwood Springs, CO, US

30+ days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Highway Maintenance Specialist

If you have a Colorado Class A or B Commercial Driver's License and are passionate about safety, travel, and hands-on repair and improvements, then consider turning your passions into a career as a Highway Maintenance Specialist. CDOT has a vacancy for a Temporary Highway Maintenance Specialist in Glenwood Springs, CO for the winter season.

CDOT offers $25.68 / hour for the winter season. The majority of CDOT's temporary Highway Maintenance positions work 40 hours per week with the opportunity for overtime.

What You Will Do

Plowing snow
Operating heavy equipment, such as tandem dump truck, loader, tractor mower, etc.
Mowing grass and weeds
Removing debris from culverts, tunnels, etc.
Shoveling gravel, sand, concrete, and asphalt
Digging ditches
Installing and repairing guardrail, highway markers and signs, warning signs, and lighting
Filling potholes and roadway cracks
Setting out signs and cones for traffic control
Removing and covering graffiti
Installing pavement markings / striping
Stopping or slowing traffic in emergency situations
Maintaining equipment and performing minor repairs
Following safety guidance and wearing proper safety equipment

Your Work Environment

Exposure to loud noise

Exposure to 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'

Required to drive CDOT vehicles

Frequently respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and may work overtime including weekends and holidays

Must be willing and be 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

Minimum Qualifications

Must have at least two (2) years of physical labor and / or heavy equipment operation experience

Preferred Qualifications

Has a strong commitment to working safely

Has a 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

Has a strong commitment to providing good customer service

Likes to solve problems and figure out better ways to do things

Has experience operating equipment, such as single and tandem axle dump trucks, front end loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, etc.

Has experience using hand tools

Has basic computer skills and can learn new software / equipment

Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position

Conditions of Employment

Must 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. Applicants relocating to Colorado must transfer their CDL within 30 days

Must 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. This training is completed via computer or in our Aurora location

May be required to obtain a Hazardous Materials endorsement within 6 months to 1 year as a condition of appointment

Must be willing to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays

Must provide the supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for the purposes of responding to an emergency

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