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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 All
CDOT’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.

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The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill one or more positions.

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Description of Job

This position works with supervisors, mechanics, and transportation maintenance workers to keep CDOT's equipment operational. This position's responsibilities mainly involve the repair and fabrication of structural components for CDOT's equipment and structures. This involves determining the most appropriate and cost-effective manner to make the equipment operational and coming up with appropriate designs. Both repair and fabrication involve welding various metal materials in flat, horizontal, vertical, and/or overhead positions, typically via mig or stick welding, and operating various machinery/tools to bend, straighten, cut, bore, grind, mill, plane, or abrade materials.

Major duties and responsibilitiesinclude, but are not limited to:

• Evaluate damage to equipment and determine whether repair or replacement is the best, most cost effective way to address; determine what type of repair or fabrication will be most effective;
• Effect repair on a variety of equipment, including plows, wings, sanders, truck frames, mowers, loader buckets, pipes, fuel tanks, hydraulic tanks, etc.;
• Effect repair on structures such as bridge expansion joints, bridge railing, cattle guards, drainage grates, etc. Travel to effect repair, especially in emergency situations;
• Fabricate parts that are outdated and can no longer be purchased; figure out specifications to ensure fabricated part is within tolerances, effective, and safe;
• Fabricate structural components to facilitate repairs; for example, fabricate piece of truck frame or fabricate piece of tower arm to reattach plow to truck;
• Use a variety of tools/machinery to complete repair/fabrication including: mig welder, stick welder, Tig welder, press, iron worker, saw, plasma cutter, compressed oxygen-acetylene cutter, lathe, milling machine, grinders, mag drill, scraper, etc.;
• Ensure that work is completed to be effective, safe, and to approved tolerances;
• Ensure proper storage of materials and supplies; ensure appropriate shut-down, such as shutting off oxygen before storing; store all flammables in fire box; have safe and secure racks for storing tanks and materials; ensure materials are properly labeled;
• Identify safety concerns and actively work toward creating a safer workplace; report concerns to supervisor;
• Maintain situational awareness, especially when traveling to complete on-site repairs to highway structures;
• Provide information, education, and guidance to equipment operators as needed; educate equipment operators on ways to maintain and operate equipment to reduce the need for repair;
• Contribute to an effective team working environment in the shop and with maintenance patrols;
• Continuously learn and develop job knowledge and skills through on-the-job training and training courses; keep up with changes in job-related equipment, tools, materials, processes, procedures, and technology and maintain effective level of technical knowledge;
• Use computer software and CDOT programs to enter data and information in order to complete email, paperwork, reports, work orders, time sheets, fuel logs, supply orders, weekly updates, and accident reports;
• Other job duties as assigned.

Work Environment:

• Typical work schedule is 7 am - 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday
• Infrequent overtime
• May be required to be on call
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles
• Exposure to loud noise
• Exposure to fumes, odors, gases, dusts, etc. that may affect breathing, eyes and skin
• Occasional travel throughout the Region to complete work and attend training
• On occasion, must be able to work outside in extreme temperatures and weather conditions – hot and cold
• Must be available to respond to emergency situations and must provide a phone number where employee may be reached. Emergency response coverage may last several days.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

This experience must be specifically documented on your application. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application.

• Must have at least four years of skilled experience in welding, machining, and/or fabricating components for equipment and/or structures.

Substitution: Completion of a formalized welding or machining apprenticeship program or higher level education in welding or machining may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: The following conditions mustbe met and maintained in order to be employed and/or continue employment at CDOT in this position, unless exempted by the Maintenance Superintendent.

• Must have a valid Colorado Commercial Driver's License (CDL) either Class A or Class B with no restriction on air brakes.
• Must obtain certification in vertical structural welding (3G) within 6 months of hire as a condition of employment. Preference given to candidates who already have 3G certification.
• Will be required to pass a controlled substance test (i.e., drug test) and DOT physical
• Must be willing to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays
• Must be willing and be physically able to work at varying elevations up to 12,000 ft. in extreme temperatures and weather conditions
• Must provide the supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for the purposes of responding to an emergency

The Exceptional Applicant will be an experienced welder and machinist and will possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following:

• Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
• Extensive welding experience;
• Extensive experience with metal failure analysis, the repair of heavy duty diesel vehicles, various types of road maintenance equipment and their various attachments;
• Extensive experience in various precision machining processes;
• Excellent fabrication skills and experience;
• Experience in design, modification and fabrication of parts and special tools needed for unique and emergency situations;
• Experience in reading blueprints, sketches and/or drawings;
• Strong commitment to safety;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy;
• Strong analytic thinking and problem solving skills;
• Ability to use innovative approaches when performing repairs, with consideration for available resources, budget, time, efficiency, and safety;
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong positive can-do attitude and customer service skills;
• Flexibility in adapting to changing work assignments;
• Self-starter and motivated to accomplish assigned tasks in a timely manner;
• Ability to quickly learn with minimal direction;
• Conscientious, organized and reliable;
• Effective time management skills;
• Ability to work effectively in both independent and team situations;
• Ability to use computers and quickly learn new software.

Supplemental Information

Complete Applications must include the following documents:
1) A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the link in this announcement)
2) A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (must submit online as part of your application)
3) A photocopy of your valid Colorado CDL and DOT medical card
4) If using education to substitute for experience, you must submit a copy of your official transcript or a copy of your certificate of completion.
5) Copies of any welding or machining certifications you currently possess

Only complete applications will be given consideration. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application, but may be used to supplement information to the application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.

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.

Notifications:
All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@governmentjobs.com" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website.

The Hiring Process:

• 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.
• 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 the comparative 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.

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

Transfer, Non-Disciplinary Demotion or Reinstatement
If you believe that you are eligible to be considered as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement to this vacancy, you must submit a completed application following the directions in this job announcement and you will be included in the selection process along with other qualified applicants. If you are the finalist for this position after the selection process, Human Resources will confirm your eligibility to be appointed as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement applicant.

Employment Screening
If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction. In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate, he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with “Info Cubic”.

Info Cubic, a consumer reporting agency, will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Info Cubic, LLC, including its privacy policy, may be found online at www.InfoCubic.com. Info Cubic is located at 116 Inverness Drive East, Suite 206, Englewood, CO 80112, and can be reached at 877.360.4636.

The report may contain information bearing on the applicant's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includes: social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records checks, educational records, and driving records checks. CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources. The applicant will have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.

Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at 303.866.3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Discrimination and/or harassment against any person is prohibited because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, veteran’s status, marital status, gender identity or any other protected class recognized under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA). This applies to all employment decisions.

ADAAA Accommodations
CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Priya Kumar at Priya.kumar@state.co.us.

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.

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