Highway Maintenance Apprentice - Hanging Lake Tunnel

Highway Maintenance Apprentice - Hanging Lake Tunnel (500/month housing)

Colorado Department of Transportation

Location:

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

Salary: LTC Trainee IV - $40,706.00 Annually; LTC Trainee V - $42,848.00 Annually

One position will be filled at either the LTC Trainee IV or V level, depending on experience and CDL license status. However, no experience is required.

This is a term limited position and employment cannot be guaranteed beyond two years, although at the end of the two year term, apprentices are encouraged to apply for permanent employment as a fully operational Highway Maintenance Specialist. If upon hire, a candidate has prior experience or a CDL, they may be able to complete the program before two years. If selected as an apprentice, you will be required to sign a waiver of retention rights.

No two days are exactly the same in CDOT highway maintenance. Your daily work activities change based on project needs and also vary based on weather, environment, and road conditions. You will be on-call on a rotating basis as well as subject to call to respond to weather and other emergencies. You will typically work closely with your mentor in a team environment, as each maintenance patrol location has at least one lead highway maintenance specialist and multiple highway maintenance specialists.

Apprentices will learn these skills:

• Dispatching duties for the western slope of Colorado
• Performing fire and incident response
• 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
• 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

Exposure to loud noise

Exposure to fumes, odors, gases, dusts, etc. that may affect breathing, eyes, and skin

Required to use appropriate personal protective equipment

Required to work with chemicals and cleaning products

Some equipment requires the use of respirators

Work near traffic, sometimes high-speed traffic

Use ladders and scissor lifts for heights of approximately 10’–20’

Required to drive CDOT vehicles

Work on a rotating shift schedule including nights, weekends and holidays

Frequently respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and may work overtime including weekends and holidays

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

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.