Regional Transportation District (RTD-Denver) Jobs and Profile

BENEFITS

Medical Insurance
Eligible employees may choose from among options offered through Kaiser Permanente or United Healthcare. Premiums are shared by RTD and the employee.1,2

Dental Insurance
Options available to eligible employees are offered through Delta Dental of Colorado. Premiums are shared by RTD and the employee.1,2

Vision Insurance
Eligible employees are free to choose their own vision care provider. Maximum benefit payments are available for exams, lenses and frames or contact lenses, and Lasik surgery. Premiums are shared by RTD and the employee.1,2

Health Care Spending Account
Eligible employees may make pre-tax contributions to a Health Care Spending Account, with maximum contributions of $10,000 per year to get reimbursement for out-of-pocket medical expenses for the employee and family members. Unused contributions are forfeited at the end of the Plan year, as required by IRS regulations.1

Short Term Disability
Eligible employees receive 66.67% of basic monthly earnings after 30 days of continuous disability or after all accrued sick leave is used, whichever is longer. Payments continue until the 90th day.1

Long Term Disability
Eligible employees receive 66.67% of basic monthly earnings to a maximum benefit of $6,000 per month after 90 days of continuous disability or after all accrued sick leave is used, whichever is longer.1

Basic Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Under this plan, a qualified employee's beneficiary may receive the lesser of 1.5 times the employee's basic yearly earnings or $150,000. If an employee dies through accidental means, the life amount that an employee's beneficiary would receive is three times the employee's base yearly salary. Additional coverage is provided in the event of accidental death or dismemberment.1

RTD Salaried Pension Plan
Employees become participants in this plan on their date of hire if they are at least 21 years of age. Employees are 100% vested after they have completed five years of continuous employment in which they have worked at least 1,000 hours. RTD makes 100% of the contributions for this Plan.

Compensation

Salary Range
Each RTD employee position is placed in a grade which has a salary range. The minimum, midpoint, and maximum salaries define the range, with the midpoint representing the market average salary. Ranges are reviewed annually and adjusted when appropriate.

Salary Increases
RTD offers several opportunities for salary increases. Employees who are new to a salaried position at RTD and whose salary is below the midpoint of the range may receive an annual progression increase in recognition of the added value gained during the first few years in the position. Employees may also be eligible for annual merit increases in salary, which are awarded based on an employee's performance during the past year.

RTD maintains employee salaries at or above the market average midpoint, once the employee's salary has reached the midpoint.

Paid Vacation
At RTD, we believe that time spent away from work - to enjoy family and friends, take a trip, or just relax - is vital to the well-being of our employees. That's why our compensation package includes a generous vacation policy:
0 to 5 years of service = 12 days per year;
5 to 15 years of service = 18 days per year; and
15+ years of service = 21 days per year.

Paid Holidays
As part of our policy of providing time off from work to spend with family and friends, RTD offers the following paid holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and Floating Holidays (1 to 10 years of service = 2 floating holidays per year and 10+ years of service = 3 floating holidays per year).

Sick Leave
Sick leave accrues at the rate of eight hours per month. Sick leave may be used for an absence due to medical reasons not covered by workers' compensation; health-related appointments; to care for an ill member of the family; for bereavement (in addition to allowable bereavement leave); and to visit Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselors during regular business hours.

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