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Temporary Highway Maintenance Specialist Glenwood Springs

Temporary Highway Maintenance Specialist Glenwood Springs

Government JobsGlenwood 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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