Highway Maintenance Apprentice - Durango (Traffic & Safety)

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

• Salary: LTC Trainee IV  - $40,706.00  Annually
             LTC Trainee  V  - $42,848.00 Annually  

• One position will be filled at either the LTC Trainee IV or V level, depending on experience and CDL license status. However, no experience is required.

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 closely with your mentor in a team environment, as each maintenance patrol location has at least one lead highway maintenance specialist and multiple highway maintenance specialists. Apprentices will learn these skills:

• Installing pavement markings/striping

• Installing and repairing guardrail, highway markers and signs, warning signs, and lighting

• 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

• Filling potholes and roadway cracks

• Setting out signs and cones for traffic control

• Removing and covering graffiti

• Stopping or slowing traffic in emergency situations

• Maintaining equipment and performing minor repairs

• Following safety guidance and wearing proper safety equipment

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 10’–20’

• Required to drive CDOT vehicles

• Work on a rotating shift schedule including nights, weekends and holidays

• 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