Lead Highway Maintenance Specialist - Leadville

Overview

Highway Maintenance Lead Specialist - Leadville

This vacancy is a lead Highway Maintenance Specialist (TM II) located in Leadville, CO. Total annual compensation typically ranges from $64,872 to $70,752 ($58,872-$64,752 base pay plus a $6,000 housing stipend). Base pay is typically $58,872-$64,752 per year. The location is eligible for an additional $500/month housing stipend.

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

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

• Perform the daily planning and scheduling of activities in the assigned work 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 surfaces by hand patching, roto-milling, machine patching, crack-sealing, blading existing unpaved shoulders, building or restoring unpaved shoulders, stockpiling, etc.
• Lead, perform, and assist in the maintenance of roadside facilities by drainage structure cleaning, repair and replacement, maintenance of stream beds and ditches, slope repair, dirt drifts, mud and rock slide cleanup, fence, gate and sound barrier maintenance, litter-barrel and trash cleanup, rock run, machine sweeping, and hand sweeping
• Lead, perform, and assist in traffic services, such as maintenance, replacement, and installation of single post signs, delineators and reference posts, metal guard rails, 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, roto-milling rigid 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, stockpiling, 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 regularly
• 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

• 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 in close proximity to heavy traffic
• Use of ladders and scissor lifts for heights of approximately 10 – 20 feet
• Required to use various hand tools and to operate heavy equipment, such as backhoe, tractor, bucket truck, forklift, skid steer, loader, aerial devices and other equipment
• Required to drive CDOT vehicles
• Exposure to high voltage (over 600 V) and electrical shock
• Some positions are nights only and others are weekend positions
• Frequently respond to emergencies outside of regular work hours and may work overtime including weekends and holidays
• Must be willing and physically able to work in extreme temperatures (hot and cold), variable weather conditions, and at elevations up to 12,000 feet for long periods
• Required to use computers to accomplish everyday work duties
• The average work week is 40 hours, with periodic overtime due to emergencies or inclement weather
• Must be able to read, understand, and follow oral and written instructions

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

• At least three (3) years of experience in road/highway maintenance

Examples of road/highway maintenance experience include repairing potholes; performing asphalt or concrete paving operations; operating heavy equipment; maintaining right-of-way fences;…