Highway Maintenance Specialist - Lake County ($500/mo housing & CDL Required)

About the role

The Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking a Highway Maintenance Specialist in Lake County/Leadville, CO. The total annual compensation for this position is $59,400, with a base pay of $2053.85 per biweekly paycheck and a $6,000 housing stipend.

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 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 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

• 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
• 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

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 $59,400 ($53,400 base pay and $6,000 housing stipend).

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.