Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Highway Maintenance
Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Summary description:
This 91-120 day internship opportunity is located at CDOT's Grand Junction, CO maintenance office. The Colorado Department of Transportation's highway maintenance internship program is an opportunity to learn the various responsibilities of our maintenance workforce.
Job description:
The Highway Maintenance Specialist position provides safe travel for the traveling public by maintaining and upgrading the transportation infrastructure. This includes performing maintenance of roadside surface, facilities, structures, and appearance; providing traffic control and traffic services; operating and maintaining equipment; performing skilled labor activities; and most effectively using resources through active planning and administration. All duties are performed with a safety consciousness and the goal to provide exceptional internal and external customer service. Internship opportunities provide on-the-job training time with a highway maintenance patrol as well as exposure to support roles within maintenance, such as the store room, budget and data reporting, mechanic shop, and tunnel operations.
Eligibility factors:
Colorado
Typical pay $52K – $61K/yr
Median pay: $52K/yr
What Highway Maintenance Workers typically earn in Colorado — from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025). It's the going rate for this line of work, not this employer's offer.CareerPCS publishes these benchmarks with explicit limits so they are not mistaken for an employer offer or a prediction.Read the salary methodology