Highway Maintenance Specialist - Fairplay, w/ $500 housing stipend (CDL Required)

Highway Maintenance Specialist

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has a vacancy for a Highway Maintenance Specialist in Kim, CO. The annualized hourly rate for this position is $25.93/hour, with an overtime rate of $38.90/hour. This location is also eligible for an additional $500/month housing stipend. Base pay for this position is $2,074.62/biweekly ($53,940 - 54,000/annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. Total annual compensation for this position is $59,940 ($53,940 base pay and $6,000 housing stipend).

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's 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.

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

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

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 10'20'

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 12,000 feet for long periods of time

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

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

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 Commercial Driver's 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.

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.

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.

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 "state.co.us" and "View email address on click.appcast.io" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

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 the comparative 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.

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

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