Highway Maintenance Specialist - Gunnison ($500/mo housing - CDL Required)

About the role

The Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking a Highway Maintenance Specialist in Gunnison, CO. The position offers a total annual compensation of $59,400, with a base pay of $2053.85 per biweekly period and a housing stipend of $6,000.

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
• Removing and covering graffiti
• Filling potholes and roadway cracks
• Installing and repairing guardrail, highway markers and signs, warning signs, and lighting
• 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
• A valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) 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
• 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
• 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 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

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
• Ability to obtain a Hazardous Materials endorsement within 6 months to 1 year as a condition of appointment
• Willingness to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays
• Willingness to provide the supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for the purposes of responding to an emergency

Benefits

CDOT provides a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• 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
• CSEAP counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program

Pay

Total annual compensation: $59,400 ($53,400 base pay and $6,000 housing stipend)

Base pay: $2053.85/biweekly ($53,400/annually)

Annualized hourly rate: $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