Highway Maintenance Apprentice - Loveland Pass ($2000/mo housing)

CDOT for All

CDOTs strength is our people and our commitment to our people is to shape support and sustain the employee experience and ultimately create a supportive workplace where everyone regardless of gender race ethnicity religion national origin age sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status education disability socioeconomic status or any other identity has the opportunity to thrive.

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 oncall 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:

• 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

What Impact You Will Have

Your work is critical to keeping Colorados roadways open and safe. Your work also positively impacts quality of life for all Coloradans and visitors and helps our economy to thrive.

What CDOT Provides

• Full benefits PERA retirement and paid leave

• Personal protective equipment such as uniforms boots hard hats gloves safety vest respirator and tools

• No cost CDL Entry Level Driver Training and testing using CDOT equipment and tester

• CDOT pays for the required CDL medical certificate evaluation

• Partial reimbursement (up to 50%) for your CDL renewal after your first year with CDOT

• CPR and firstaid training

• Variety of career training opportunities

• Guaranteed 40hour work weeks with opportunity for overtime during weather emergencies

• 4day work schedule (10hour days MondayThursday) during the summer months typically May through September

• Opportunities to learn new equipment

• Opportunities for advancement in a stable longterm career

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 highspeed traffic

• Use ladders and scissor lifts for heights of approximately 1020

• 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 12000 feet for long periods of time

Notifications:

The Hiring Process:

1. All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.

2. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

• Part or all of thecomparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

• Be sure your application materials specifically address your qualifications experience work products and accomplishments as they relate to the Major Duties Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications sections as listed above. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the deadline for application may result in your application not being accepted for this position and may affect your inclusion as a qualified candidate in any step of the selection process and placement on the eligible list.

1. A top group up to six candidates will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

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Former State Employees

Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information on his/her application.