Highway Maintenance Specialist, Tree Crew - Aurora (CDL Required)

About the role

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public while keeping them safe. No two days are exactly the same in CDOT highway maintenance; daily work activities change based on project needs, weather, environment, and road conditions.

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
• Removing and covering graffiti
• Installing pavement markings/striping
• 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 CDL, you must be eligible to drive in Colorado at time of hire; if relocating to Colorado, transfer your CDL within 30 days.
• Must pass a pre‑employment screening (SSN trace, criminal records, public court records, educational records, driving records).
• May be required to pass a controlled substance test and DOT physical.
• On‑call work (rotating basis) and subject to call for weather and other emergencies.
• Essential Services Designation – required to report without delay to provide essential or emergency services.
• May be required to live within thirty (30) minutes' driving time in normal weather conditions to respond timely after notification.
• Must be willing to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays.
• Must provide supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for emergency response.
• Must be willing and 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.
• May be required to obtain a Hazardous Materials endorsement within 6 months to 1 year as a condition of appointment.
• New employees require two weeks of maintenance training; veteran CDOT employees require one week each year (computer‑based or at Aurora location).

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to working safely
• Desire to learn
• Preference for outdoor work
• Enjoy physically demanding work