Highway Maintenance Specialist Meeker (CDL Required)

Department Information

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

This announcement is posted until the position is filled. Applications will be considered as they are received. Its in your best interest to apply early.

If you have a Colorado Class A or B Commercial Drivers 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 Highway Maintenance Specialist in Meeker CO.

Total annual compensation for this position is $53400 ($53400 base pay).

Base pay for this position is $2053.85 / biweekly ($53400 / annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. The annualized hourly rate for this position is $25.68 hour with an overtime rate of $38.50 / hour.

About CDOT

Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans lives Do you have a passion for helping people and keeping them safe At the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) youll have the opportunity to do just that. The work our people do contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides freedom connection and experience through travel. Please visit our careers page to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live work and play now and for the future! Also check out our excellent benefits package!

CDOT for All

CDOTs strength is our people and our commitment to our people is to shape support and sustain the employee experience and ultimately create a supportive workplace where everyone regardless of gender race ethnicity religion national origin age sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status education disability socioeconomic status or any other identity has the opportunity to thrive.

Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information go to eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

Description of Job

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 minorrepairs
• Following safety guidance and wearing proper safety equipment

What Impact You Will Have

Your work is critical to keeping Colorados 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

Your Work Environment

Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

Conditions of Employment

Supplemental Information

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.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do including hiring employment and advancement opportunities.

Notifications

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection / examination process will be sent viaemail. Include your current workingemailaddress on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up youremailto accept messages from and addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and / or review your junk mail and spam filtered email. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully applied for this position. If you do not try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorados job opportunities website.

The Hiring Process

Employment Screening

If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and / or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his / her application for employment purposes as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicants authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with Accurate.

Accurate a consumer reporting agency will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Accurate including its privacy policy may be found online at . Accurate is located at 200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 1100 Irvine CA 92618.

The report may contain information bearing on the applicants character general reputation personal characteristics and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includes social security number trace criminal records check public court records checks educational records and driving records checks . CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and / or public record sources. The applicant will have the right upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.

Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email US Mail faxed or hand delivered within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action. For more information about the appeals process the official appeal form and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go to or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1 State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and Disputes at under Rules.

ADAAA Accommodation

CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any pre-employment testing participating in the employee selection process and / or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to Madelyn Katz at

Former State Employees

Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information on his / her application.

MK (SAP # PCR #61921)

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Microsoft Office,Microstation,Construction Experience,Technical Writing,CAD,Project Engineering,Project Management,Autocad,Team Management,Customer relationship management,Contracts,Experience Design

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 53400 - 54000