Highway Maintenance Specialist - TM Pueblo Traffic; CDL

Overview

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, consider turning your passions into a career as a Highway Maintenance Specialist. CDOT has a vacancy for a Highway Maintenance Specialist located in Pueblo, CO on our Traffic crew.

Base pay for this position is $2,053.85 biweekly ($53,400 annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. The annualized hourly rate is $25.67 per hour, with an overtime rate of $38.50/hour. Total annual compensation for this position is $53,400.

The anticipated work schedule is 10-hour days, 4 days per week (Monday – Thursday) with 3-day weekends. During the warm months this position works out of town typically April 15 – November
1. When traveling overnight, CDOT pays for the hotel and employees receive a per diem for meals.

Your daily activities vary by project needs, weather, environment, and road conditions. You will be on-call on a rotating basis and may be required to respond to weather and other emergencies. You will typically work in a team environment, with at least one lead highway maintenance specialist and multiple highway maintenance specialists at each maintenance patrol location. Your main job activities include:

• Installing pavement markings/striping
• Installing and repairing guardrail, highway markers and signs, warning signs, and lighting
• Plowing snow
• Operating heavy equipment, such as tandem dump truck, loader, tractor mower, etc.
• Setting out signs and cones for traffic control
• Removing and covering graffiti
• 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, positively impacting quality of life for Coloradans and visitors, and supporting the economy.

• Personal protective equipment (uniforms, boots, hard hats, gloves, safety vest, respirator, tools)
• Full payment for CDL physical after your first year
• Partial reimbursement (up to 50%) for CDL renewal after your first year
• CPR and first-aid training
• Career training opportunities
• 40-hour work weeks, with overtime during weather emergencies
• 4-day work schedule (10-hour days) during the summer months (May–September)
• Opportunities to learn new equipment and advance

• Exposure to loud noise
• Exposure to fumes, odors, gases, dusts, etc. that may affect breathing, eyes, and skin
• Required to use appropriate personal protective equipment
• Work with chemicals and cleaning products
• Some equipment requires respirators
• Work near traffic, sometimes at high speeds
• Use ladders and scissor lifts for heights of approximately 10’–20’
• Required to drive CDOT vehicles
• May respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays
• Willing and able to work in extreme temperatures and elevations up to 12,000 feet

• At least two (2) years of physical labor and/or heavy equipment operation experience
• Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes that allows operation within Colorado

• Strong commitment to safety
• Desire to learn and work outdoors
• Enjoy physically demanding work and teamwork
• Good customer service and problem-solving skills
• Experience operating equipment (e.g., dump trucks, loaders, bulldozers, backhoes) and hand tools
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn new software/equipment
• State service experience related to the duties of this position

• Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes
• If you have a non-Colorado CDL, you must be eligible to drive in Colorado at time of hire; if relocating to Colorado, you must transfer your CDL within 30 days
• Pre-employment checks (e.g., social security trace, criminal, education, driving records) and possibly a drug test and DOT physical
• On-call work, shift work, essential services designation
• May be required to live within 30 minutes driving time to respond promptly
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