Highway Maintenance Pro: Snow Ops & Heavy Equipment Lead

State of Colorado; Colorado; On-site; USD 54,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

CDOT benefits package

Job summary

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) seeks a Highway Maintenance Specialist for the Salida/Poncha Springs area. This role involves operating heavy equipment, maintaining roadways, and responding to weather and emergency events to keep Colorado roadways safe.

You will join a team of maintenance specialists with a focus on safety, reliability, and outdoor, physically demanding work in a high-altitude environment. A valid CDL and two years of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

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

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

Job description

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) seeks a Highway Maintenance Specialist for the Salida/Poncha Springs area. This role involves operating heavy equipment, maintaining roadways, and responding to weather and emergency events to keep Colorado roadways safe.

You will join a team of maintenance specialists with a focus on safety, reliability, and outdoor, physically demanding work in a high-altitude environment. A valid CDL and two years of experience are preferred.