Lead Highway Maintenance Specialist - Norwood

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:This position is only open to Colorado state residents.This announcement is posted until the position is filled. Applications will be

considered as they are received. It's in your best interest to apply early.This position is covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of

Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay

periods in a year.This vacancy is a Lead Highway Maintenance Specialist (Transportation

Maintenance Specialist II - TM II) that will be located out of Norwood.Base pay for this position is $2,154.92/biweekly ($56,028/annually). There are

26 biweekly pay periods in a year. The annualized hourly rate for this

position is $26.94/hour, with an overtime rate of $40.41/hour.About CDOT

Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans lives? Do you have a passion

for helping people and keeping them safe? At the Colorado Department of

Transportation (CDOT), you ll have the opportunity to do just that. The work

our people do contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides

freedom, connection, and experience through travel. Please visit our careers

page to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live,

work and play, now and for the future! Also, check out our excellent benefits

package!CDOT for AllCDOT s 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, socio-economic status, or any other

identity, has the opportunity to thrive.DESCRIPTION OF JOB:Description of Job

This position is responsible for leading a patrol and overseeing general

maintenance activities for a designated area. The Lead Highway Maintenance

Specialist also performs skilled, specialized heavy construction equipment

operation and heavy manual labor under hazardous and adverse conditions. This

position is responsible for maintaining facilities to as near original

conditions as it was constructed as well as ensuring that all equipment is

safe and operable.Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Perform the daily planning and scheduling of activities in assigned worked

area; develop work plans for employees on the patrol; review work progress,

identify training needs, and provide feedback, on-the-job training and

mentoring; provide performance appraisal input / recommendations; conduct

tailgate safety talks for employees;Ensure patrol attends all required personnel training, safety classes, and

informational training; perform worksite, night, and roadway inventory

inspections;Lead, perform and assist in maintaining roadway surface by hand patching,

roto-milling, machine patching, crack-sealing, blading existing unpaved

shoulders, building or restoring unpaved shoulders, stock piling, etc.;Lead, perform and assist in the maintenance of road side facilities by

drainage structure cleaning, repair and replacement, maintenance of streambeds

and ditches, slope repair, dirt drifts, mud and rock slide cleanup, fence,

gate and sound barrier maintenance, litter-barrel and trash clean up, rock

run, machine sweeping, and hand sweeping;Lead, perform and assist in traffic services, such as the maintenance,

replacement, and installation of single post sign, delineator and reference

post, metal guard rail, concrete rail, pavement marking or removal, roadway

warning devices, energy attenuator, and courtesy assistance;Lead, perform and assist in the maintenance of roadside appearance by

vegetation control, hand mowing, weeding, tree trimming and tree removal;Lead, perform and assist in bri ge / structure maintenance and repair by

visual inspection, cleaning/washing, deck repair, crack and joint sealing-

rigid bridge deck, roto-milling flexible bridge decks, roto-milling rigid

bridge decks, crack sealing flexible decks, bridge superstructure maintenance

and repair, painting, bridge/structure bearing maintenance repair, bridge

substructure maintenance repair, approach slabs and slope protection, and deck

expansion device maintenance and repair;Lead, perform and assist in snow and ice control by snow removal, traction

application, ice control, stock piling, and snow fence installation and

repair;Lead, perform and assist in the maintenance and repair of equipment,

buildings, and grounds upkeep;Complete required paperwork and reports; use SAP to enter work orders,