Highway Maintenance Specialist - Pueblo​/Traffic; CDL

Overview

Highway Maintenance Specialist - Pueblo / Traffic (CDL Required) – Colorado Department of Transportation

Pueblo, CO 81008

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

If you have a Colorado Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License and are passionate about safety, travel, and hands-on repair and improvements, then consider turning your passions into a career as a Highway Maintenance Specialist. CDOT has a vacancy for a Highway Maintenance Specialist in Pueblo, CO.

Total annual compensation for this position is $52,356 ($52,356 base pay).

Base pay for this position is $2,014/biweekly ($52,356/annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. The annualized hourly rate for this position is $25.17/hour, with an overtime rate of $37.76/hour.

The anticipated work schedule for this position is 10-hour days, 4 days per week, Monday – Thursday with 3 day weekends. During the warm months this position works out of town typically April 15 through November
1. When traveling overnight, CDOT pays for the hotel and employees receive a per diem amount to pay for meals.

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 in a team environment, as each maintenance patrol location has at least one lead highway maintenance specialist and multiple highway maintenance specialists.

Your main job activities include:

• Installing pavement markings/striping
• Installing and repairing guardrail, highway markers and signs, warning signs, and lighting
• 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
• Filling potholes and roadway cracks
• Setting out signs and cones for traffic control
• Removing and covering graffiti
• Stopping or slowing traffic in emergency situations
• Maintaining equipment and performing minor repairs
• Following safety guidance and wearing proper safety equipment

• Colorado Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
• Willingness and ability to work in extreme temperatures, variable weather conditions, and at elevations up to 12,000 feet
• Ability to work in a team-based field environment with on-call responsibilities
• Ability to operate CDOT vehicles and heavy equipment as needed
• Exposure to loud noises, fumes, dust, and chemicals; use of personal protective equipment required
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required

• Exposure to hazards including traffic, high-speed traffic, and outdoor conditions
• Required to use ladders or elevated work at heights up to about 10–20 feet
• Potential exposure to chemicals and cleaning products

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.