Highway Maintenance Specialist - Alamosa

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• 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
• Stopping or slowing traffic in emergency situations
• Maintaining equipment and performing minor repairs
• Following safety guidance and wearing proper safety equipment

Requirements

• At least two (2) years of physical labor and/or heavy equipment operation experience
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes that allows operation within Colorado
• Eligible to drive in Colorado with your CDL at time of hire if you have a non-Colorado Commercial Driver’s License
• Transfer your CDL to Colorado within 30 days of relocation if you live outside of Colorado
• 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

Qualifications

• A strong commitment to working safely
• A desire to learn
• To work outdoors
• 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 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

Skills

• Knowledge of an emergency or hazardous condition may be considered to be notification to report to workstation
• Completion of two weeks of maintenance training for new employees and one week of training each year for veteran CDOT employees
• May be required to obtain a Hazardous Materials endorsement within 6 months to 1 year as a condition of appointment
• To be willing to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays
• To provide the supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for the purposes of responding to an emergency

Benefits

• Full payment for your CDL physical, after your first year with CDOT
• 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
• 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

Pay

Total annual compensation for this position is $53,940 ($53,940 base pay). Base pay for this position is $2,074.62 /biweekly ($53,940 - 54,000/annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. The annualized hourly rate for this position is $25.93 /hour, with an overtime rate of $38.90/hour.

Schedule

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

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.