What are the responsibilities and job description for the Highway Maintenance Specialist - Grand Junction MTC/Traffic Hybrid (CDL Required) position at Colorado Department of Transportation?
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If you have a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License that allows operation in Colorado and are passionate about safety, travel, and hands-on repair and improvements, then consider turning your passions into a career as a Highway Maintenance Specialist. CDOT has a vacancy for a Highway Maintenance Specialist in Grand Junction, CO.
Total annual compensation for this position is $52,356 ($52,356 base pay).
Base pay for this position is $2014/biweekly ($52,356/annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
This position will spend the warmer months (generally May 1 through October 31) on the Grand Junction traffic/paint crew and the winter months (generally November 1 through April 30) on the Grand Junction maintenance patrol.
While working on the traffic crew this position will have regular travel throughout northwestern Colorado. This position will work in Traffic Operations, installing, maintaining and removing pavement markings and signage along the State highway and roadway system. The anticipated work schedule from May through October is 10 hour days, 4 days per week with frequent out-of-town travel throughout the Region from Monday through Thursday each week. Some Fridays may also be worked during the season to make up for work missed due to bad weather. When traveling overnight, CDOT pays for the hotel and employees receive a per diem amount to pay for meals.
Total annual compensation for this position is $52,356 ($52,356 base pay).
Base pay for this position is $2014/biweekly ($52,356/annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
This position will spend the warmer months (generally May 1 through October 31) on the Grand Junction traffic/paint crew and the winter months (generally November 1 through April 30) on the Grand Junction maintenance patrol.
While working on the traffic crew this position will have regular travel throughout northwestern Colorado. This position will work in Traffic Operations, installing, maintaining and removing pavement markings and signage along the State highway and roadway system. The anticipated work schedule from May through October is 10 hour days, 4 days per week with frequent out-of-town travel throughout the Region from Monday through Thursday each week. Some Fridays may also be worked during the season to make up for work missed due to bad weather. When traveling overnight, CDOT pays for the hotel and employees receive a per diem amount to pay for meals.
If you have a Class A or B Commercial Driver’s License that allows operation in Colorado and are passionate about safety, travel, and hands-on repair and improvements, then consider turning your passions into a career as a Highway Maintenance Specialist. CDOT has a vacancy for a Highway Maintenance Specialist in Grand Junction, CO.
Total annual compensation for this position is $52,356 ($52,356 base pay).
Base pay for this position is $2014/biweekly ($52,356/annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
This position will spend the warmer months (generally May 1 through October 31) on the Grand Junction traffic/paint crew and the winter months (generally November 1 through April 30) on the Grand Junction maintenance patrol.
While working on the traffic crew this position will have regular travel throughout northwestern Colorado. This position will work in Traffic Operations, installing, maintaining and removing pavement markings and signage along the State highway and roadway system. The anticipated work schedule from May through October is 10 hour days, 4 days per week with frequent out-of-town travel throughout the Region from Monday through Thursday each week. Some Fridays may also be worked during the season to make up for work missed due to bad weather. When traveling overnight, CDOT pays for the hotel and employees receive a per diem amount to pay for meals.
Total annual compensation for this position is $52,356 ($52,356 base pay).
Base pay for this position is $2014/biweekly ($52,356/annually). There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
This position will spend the warmer months (generally May 1 through October 31) on the Grand Junction traffic/paint crew and the winter months (generally November 1 through April 30) on the Grand Junction maintenance patrol.
While working on the traffic crew this position will have regular travel throughout northwestern Colorado. This position will work in Traffic Operations, installing, maintaining and removing pavement markings and signage along the State highway and roadway system. The anticipated work schedule from May through October is 10 hour days, 4 days per week with frequent out-of-town travel throughout the Region from Monday through Thursday each week. Some Fridays may also be worked during the season to make up for work missed due to bad weather. When traveling overnight, CDOT pays for the hotel and employees receive a per diem amount to pay for meals.
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 in a team environment, as each maintenance patrol location has at least one lead highway maintenance specialist and multiple highway maintenance specialists. Your main job activities include:
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
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