Highway Maintenance Specialist - Colorado Springs (CDL Permit Required)

Colorado Parks And Wildlife • Colorado Springs, CO

394d • $52,356 - $53,000

About The Position

The Highway Maintenance Specialist position at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) involves hands-on work in maintaining and improving Colorado's roadways. This role is essential for ensuring the safety and accessibility of roads for all users. The position requires a valid CDL Permit and offers training to obtain a full Commercial Driver's License. The work is dynamic, with responsibilities that change based on project needs, weather, and road conditions, and includes operating heavy equipment and responding to emergencies.

Requirements

• Must have at least two (2) years of physical labor and/or heavy equipment operation experience
• Must possess a current, valid regular driver's license and CDL Permit
• Must obtain and maintain a valid Commercial Driver's License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes within 90 days of hire

Nice To Haves

• Strong commitment to working safely
• Desire to learn
• Enjoys working 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
• Communicates effectively, especially in safety-critical situations
• Strong commitment to providing good customer service
• Likes to solve problems and figure out better ways to do things
• Experience operating equipment, such as single and tandem axle dump trucks, front end loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, etc.
• Experience using hand tools
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn new software/equipment
• Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position

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

Benefits

• Personal protective equipment, such as uniforms, boots, hard hats, gloves, safety vest, respirator, and tools
• 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
• Opportunities to learn new equipment
• Opportunities for advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed