Highway Maintenance Specialist - Bayfield

About the role

This announcement is posted until the position is filled. Applications will be considered as they are received. The anticipated start date for this position is no earlier than July 2026.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Removing and covering graffiti
• 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

• Must have at least two (2) years of physical labor and/or heavy equipment operation experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes that allows operation within Colorado.
• If you have a non-Colorado Commercial Driver’s License, you must be eligible to drive in Colorado with your CDL at time of hire.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications: Strong commitment to working safely, desire to learn, willingness to work outdoors, likes physically demanding work, takes pride in a job well done, adapts efficiently to changing conditions and priorities, works effectively in a team environment and looks out for team members, communicates effectively, especially in safety-critical situations, has experience operating equipment, such as single and tandem axle dump trucks, front end loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, etc., has experience using hand tools, has basic computer skills and can learn new software/equipment, has experience in the field for at least two years.

Skills

• Knowledge of an emergency or hazardous condition may be considered to be notification to report to workstation.
• Must be willing to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays.
• Must provide the supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for the purposes of responding to an emergency.

Benefits

The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits.

The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details.

Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Payscale

Total annual compensation for this position is $53,400 ($53,400 base pay). 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 for this position is $25.67/hour, with an overtime rate of $38.50/hour.

Perks

• Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling
• Wellness
• Credit union membership
• Employee discount program

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.