Highway Maintenance Specialist BasaltAspen (2000mo housing CDL Required)

Department Information

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

This announcement is posted until the position is filled. Applications will be considered as they are received. Its in your best interest to apply early.

If you have a Colorado Class A or B Commercial Drivers 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 Basalt / Aspen CO.

Total annual compensation for this position is $77400 ($53400 base pay and $24000 housing stipend).

Base pay for this position is $2053.85 / biweekly ($53400 / annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. This location is also eligible for an additional $2000 / month housing stipend. The annualized hourly rate for this position is $25.67 hour with an overtime rate of $38.50 / hour.

About CDOT

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom connection and experience to the traveling public while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical dental and vision insurance life and disability insurance and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement great optional PERA plans such as 401K a generous paid time off package of annual sick holiday and other leave strong career growth tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling wellness credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details. Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness .

CDOT for All

CDOTs strength is our people and our commitment to our people is to shape support and sustain the employee experience and ultimately create a supportive workplace where everyone regardless of gender race ethnicity religion national origin age sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status education disability socioeconomic status or any other identity has the opportunity to thrive.

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

Description of Job

What You Will Do

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 :

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

What Impact You Will Have

Your work is critical to keeping Colorados roadways open and safe. Your work also positively impacts quality of life for all Coloradans and visitors and helps our economy to thrive.

What CDOT Provides

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 typically May through September

Opportunities to learn new equipment

Opportunities for advancement

Your Work Environment

Exposure to loud noise

Exposure to fumes odors gasses 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 1020

Required to drive CDOT vehicles

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 12000 feet for long periods of time

Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications

Must have at least two (2) years of physical labor and / or heavy equipment operation experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Has a strong commitment to working safely

Has a desire to learn

Wants to work 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 and looks out for team members

Communicates effectively especially in safety-critical situations

Has a strong commitment to providing good customer service

Likes to solve problems and figure out better ways to do things

Has experience operating equipment such as single and tandem axle dump trucks front end loaders bulldozers backhoes etc.

Has experience using hand tools

Has basic computer skills and can learn new software / equipment

Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position

Conditions of Employment

Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial Drivers License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes that allows operation within Colorado.

If you have a non-Colorado Commercial Drivers License you must be eligible to drive in Colorado with your CDL at time of hire. If you currently live outside of Colorado and relocate to reside in Colorado you must transfer your CDL to Colorado within 30 days of relocation.

Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace criminal records check public court records check educational records and driving records checks. More information in the supplemental information section.

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.

May be required to live within thirty (30) minutes driving time in normal weather conditions to be able to respond in a timely manner after being notified to report to work. Knowledge of an emergency or hazardous condition may be considered to be notification to report to workstation.

New employees are required to take two weeks of maintenance training while veteran CDOT employees are required to take one week of training each year. This training is completed via computer or in our Aurora location.

May be required to obtain a Hazardous Materials endorsement within 6 months to 1 year as a condition of appointment.

Must be willing to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays.

Must provide the supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for the purposes of responding to an emergency.

Supplemental Information

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents :

A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green APPLY button at the top of this announcement)

A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)

If you are a veteran a copy of your DD214. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.

Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age date of birth or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do including hiring employment and advancement opportunities.

Notifications :

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection / examination process will be via email . Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from and addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and / or review your junk mail and spam filtered email . Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorados website.

The Hiring Process :

All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.

Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

Part or all of thecomparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

Be sure your application materials specifically address your qualifications experience work products and accomplishments as they relate to the Major Duties Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications sections as listed above. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the deadline for application may result in your application not being accepted for this position and may affect your inclusion as a qualified candidate in any step of the selection process and placement on the eligible list.

A top group up to six candidates will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

Employment Screening

If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and / or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his / her application for employment purposes as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicants authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with Info Cubic. Accurate a consumer reporting agency will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Accurate including its privacy policy may be found online at . Accurate is located at 200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 1100 Irvine CA 92618. The report may contain information bearing on the applicants character general reputation personal characteristics and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includes social security number trace criminal records check public court records checks educational records and driving records checks . CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and / or public record sources. The applicant will have the right upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.

Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ( ) postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street 4th Floor Denver CO 80203) or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action. For more information about the appeals process the official appeal form and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go to ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at 303.866.3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1 State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and Disputes at under Rules.

ADAAAAccommodations

CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or participating in the employee selection process and / or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to Madelyn Katz at

Former State Employees

Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information on his / her application.

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Required Experience :

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 77400 - 78000