Highway Maintenance Specialist - Park Avenue(Night Shift)- (CDL Required)

Highway Maintenance Specialist

CDOT has a vacancy for a Highway Maintenance Specialist in Denver, CO. Total annual compensation for this position is $65,400 ($53,400 base pay and $12,000 housing stipend). Base pay for this position is $2,053.85 / biweekly ($53,400 / annually). This location is also eligible for an additional $1000 month housing stipend. The annualized hourly rate for this position is $25.68 hour, with an overtime rate of $38.50 / hour. Anticipated Schedule : Monday - Thursday, 8 : 00 PM - 6 : 30 AM.

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 medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program.

What You Will Do

No two days are exactly the same in CDOT highway maintenance. Your daily work activities change based on project needs and also vary based on weather, environment, and road conditions. You will be on-call on a rotating basis as well as subject to call to respond to weather and other emergencies. You will typically work in a team environment, as each maintenance patrol location has at least one lead highway maintenance specialist and multiple highway maintenance specialists. Your main job activities include :

• Plowing snow
• Operating heavy equipment, such as tandem dump truck, loader, tractor mower, etc.
• Mowing grass and weeds
• Removing debris from roadways, including rock, mud, and deceased animals
• 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 is critical to keeping Colorado's roadways open and safe. Your work also positively impacts quality of life for all Coloradans and visitors and helps our economy to thrive.

What CDOT Provides

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

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

Opportunities to learn new equipment

Opportunities for advancement

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, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

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. If currently live outside of Colorado and relocate to reside in Colorado, you must transfer your CDL to Colorado within 30 days of relocation.

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.

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents :

Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.