Roadway Maintenance Specialist — Snow & Safety

State of Colorado; Colorado; On-site; USD 52,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PERA retirement

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Colorado Department of Transportation seeks a Highway Maintenance Specialist for Loveland, CO and the I-70 Mountain Corridor. Expect on-call, rotating shifts with long 12‑hour days and travel to the corridor during winter months.

The role includes maintaining and repairing highway infrastructure and operating heavy equipment. The position pays a base wage and overtime, with benefits including PERA retirement, health/dental/vision, paid time off, and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 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 rocks, mud, and deceased animals
• Removing debris from culverts, tunnels, etc.
• Shoveling gravel, sand, concrete, and asphalt
• Digging ditches
• Installing and repairing guardrails, highway markers, signs, 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 emergencies
• Maintaining equipment and performing minor repairs; following safety guidance and wearing safety gear

Skills

Safety first

Teamwork

Outdoor work

Effective communication

Problem solving

Tools

Single and tandem axle dump trucks

Front end loaders

Bulldozers

Backhoes

Hand tools

Job description

Colorado Department of Transportation seeks a Highway Maintenance Specialist for Loveland, CO and the I-70 Mountain Corridor. Expect on-call, rotating shifts with long 12‑hour days and travel to the corridor during winter months.

The role includes maintaining and repairing highway infrastructure and operating heavy equipment. The position pays a base wage and overtime, with benefits including PERA retirement, health/dental/vision, paid time off, and training opportunities.