Lead Highway Maintenance Specialist II - Ignacio

Lead Highway Maintenance Specialist (TM II)

This position is open to applications from Colorado residents and non-residents. New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. This vacancy is a lead Highway Maintenance Specialist (TM II) that will be located out of Ignacio, CO. Total annual compensation for this position is typically between $58,872-$64,752. Base pay for this position is typically $58,872-$64,752 / year. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

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Description of Job

This position is responsible for leading a patrol and overseeing general maintenance activities for a designated area. The TM II also performs skilled, specialized heavy construction equipment operation and heavy manual labor under hazardous and adverse conditions. This position is responsible for maintaining facilities to as near original conditions as it was constructed as well as ensuring that all equipment is safe and operable.

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Perform the daily planning and scheduling of activities in assigned worked area; develop work plans for employees on the patrol; review work progress, identify training needs, and provide feedback, on-the-job training and mentoring; provide performance appraisal input / recommendations; conduct tailgate safety talks for employees;
• Ensure patrol attends all required personnel training, safety classes, and informational training; perform worksite, night, and roadway inventory inspections;
• Lead, perform and assist in maintaining roadway surface by hand patching, roto-milling, machine patching, crack-sealing, blading existing unpaved shoulders, building or restoring unpaved shoulders, stock piling, etc.;
• Lead, perform and assist in the maintenance of road side facilities by drainage structure cleaning, repair and replacement, maintenance of streambeds and ditches, slope repair, dirt drifts, mud and rock slide cleanup, fence, gate and sound barrier maintenance, litter-barrel and trash clean up, rock run, machine sweeping, and hand sweeping;
• Lead, perform and assist in traffic services, such as the maintenance, replacement, and installation of single post sign, delineator and reference post, metal guard rail, concrete rail, pavement marking or removal, roadway warning devices, energy attenuator, and courtesy assistance;
• Lead, perform and assist in the maintenance of roadside appearance by vegetation control, hand mowing, weeding, tree trimming and tree removal;
• Lead, perform and assist in bridge / structure maintenance and repair by visual inspection, cleaning / washing, deck repair, crack and joint sealing- rigid bridge deck, roto-milling flexible bridge decks, crack sealing flexible decks, bridge superstructure maintenance and repair, painting, bridge / structure bearing maintenance repair, bridge substructure maintenance repair, approach slabs and slope protection, and deck expansion device maintenance and repair;
• Lead, perform and assist in snow and ice control by snow removal, traction application, ice control, stock piling, and snow fence installation and repair;
• Lead, perform and assist in the maintenance and repair of equipment, buildings, and grounds upkeep;
• Complete required paperwork and reports; use SAP to enter work orders, timesheet entries, and other items on a regular basis.
• Trim and remove trees; remove graffiti;
• Use a variety of light to heavy equipment;
• Ensure patrol uses proper equipment and PPE;
• Assist other patrols as needed;
• Other duties as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications :

Examples of road / highway maintenance experience : repairing potholes; performing asphalt or concrete paving operations; operating heavy equipment such as bulldozers, motor graders, backhoes, front end loaders and other heavy equipment to repair and / or maintain roads; maintaining right-of-way fences; performing mechanical mowing along the roadside (e.g. handheld weed eater up to a 15' rotary mower); performing bridge; roadside ditch and culvert cleaning and maintenance; installing and / or maintaining roadway signs or guardrail; operating mechanical sweepers; conducting traffic control; or performing mechanical snow removal (gator up to a tandem truck). Please note : The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. "See Resume" statements on the application or resumes in lieu of a complete application may not be accepted. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

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