Highway Maintenance Pro - Outdoor, CDL, 4-Day Weeks

Colorado Department of Transportation; Colorado; On-site; USD 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms and PPE

CDL training

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Colorado Department of Transportation in Delta, Colorado is hiring a Highway Maintenance Specialist. You will perform on-call and weather-responsive maintenance, operate heavy equipment, plow snow, install and repair guardrails, signs, and pavement markings, and help keep state roadways safe and open.

This role requires a valid CDL Class A or B, at least two years of physical labor or heavy equipment experience, and willingness to work long hours, including overtime and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must have at least two (2) years of physical labor and/or heavy equipment operation experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes.

Responsibilities

• Plowing snow
• Operating heavy equipment such as tandem dump truck, loader, tractor mower
• 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

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Physical labor

Tools

CDL requirements

Job description

Colorado Department of Transportation in Delta, Colorado is hiring a Highway Maintenance Specialist. You will perform on-call and weather-responsive maintenance, operate heavy equipment, plow snow, install and repair guardrails, signs, and pavement markings, and help keep state roadways safe and open.

This role requires a valid CDL Class A or B, at least two years of physical labor or heavy equipment experience, and willingness to work long hours, including overtime and weekends.