Highway Maintenance Specialist - Durango Traffic (Safety Striping)

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

• Installing pavement markings/striping
• Installing and repairing guardrail, highway markers and signs, warning signs, and lighting
• 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
• Filling potholes and roadway cracks
• 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

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
• 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

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

• Total annual compensation for this position is $59,400 ($53,400 base pay and $6,000 housing stipend)
• Base pay for this position is $2,053.85 /biweekly ($53,400/annually)
• Annualized hourly rate for this position is $25.67 /hour, with an overtime rate of $38.50/hour
• 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 $59,400 ($53,400 base pay and $6,000 housing stipend)
• Base pay for this position is $2,053.85 /biweekly ($53,400/annually)
• Annualized hourly rate for this position is $25.67 /hour, with an overtime rate of $38.50/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