Highway Maintenance Apprentice - Hanging Lake Tunnel ($500/mo housing)

About the role

This position is only open to Colorado state residents. New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. Salary: LTC Trainee IV - $41,932.80 annually which equates to $20.16/hr LTC Trainee V - $44,137.60 annually which equates to $21.22/hr

This position is also eligible for a $500 Monthly Housing Stipend!!

One position will be filled at either the LTC Trainee IV or V level, depending on experience and CDL license status. However, no experience is required.

Description Of Job

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 closely with your mentor in a team environment, as each maintenance patrol location has at least one lead highway maintenance specialist and multiple highway maintenance specialists.

Apprentices will learn these skills:

• Dispatching duties for the western slope of Colorado
• Performing fire and incident response
• 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

What You Will Do

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

• Full benefits, PERA retirement and paid leave
• Personal protective equipment, such as uniforms, boots, hard hats, gloves, safety vest, respirator, and tools
• No cost CDL Entry Level Driver Training and testing using CDOT equipment and tester
• CDOT pays for the required CDL medical certificate evaluation
• 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
• Guaranteed 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 in a stable, long-term career

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
• Work on a rotating shift schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
• 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

• No previous education or experience is required.
• Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity
• A strong commitment to working safely
• A desire to learn
• To work outdoors
• To like physically demanding work
• To take pride in a job well done
• To adapt efficiently to changing conditions and priorities
• To work effectively in a team environment and look out for team members
• To communicate effectively, especially in safety-critical situations
• To take pride in a job well done
• To have a strong commitment to providing good customer service
• To like to solve problems and figure out better ways to do things
• To have experience operating equipment, such as single and tandem axle dump trucks, front end loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, etc.
• To have experience using hand tools
• To have 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 be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license that allows operation within Colorado.
• Required to obtain a Commercial Driving Permit followed by a Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B, with no restriction on air brakes, that allows operation within Colorado within twelve (12) months of hire, as a condition of employment.
• As part of obtaining your CDL permit, you must pass the DOT drug test and DOT physical.
• 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.