Roadway Maintenance Technician (Transportation Maint Tech) I/II/III: Mason (Austin District)

About the role

This position performs routine transportation operations or maintenance support work such as roadway maintenance and repair; light and heavy equipment operation; preventive and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; and assisting the public during emergency situations. Work requires contact with private entities and follows standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.

Responsibilities

• Assists in identifying, repairing, and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports, and posts; performs basic welding as needed; uses/moves equipment, tools, materials, and products related to these activities.
• Assists local law enforcement officials at accident sites and stranded motorists as required.
• Assists with traffic control: places and gathers cones, warning signs, and barricades; flags traffic.
• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.
• Moves/picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Mows rights-of-way and picnic/rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.
• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader (one and a quarter cubic yards or less), pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing, and minor repairs on equipment; completes required reports including time-keeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, and PMI.
• Sands or cleans bridges and roads, posts warning signs, assists the public, and performs other work during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents, and hazardous material spills.
• Drives a state vehicle as required.

Transportation Maintenance Tech II & III

• Assists in inspecting traffic control devices and their placement at construction project sites for compliance with specifications, safety laws, rules, regulations, and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs highly skilled roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers, and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.
• Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports, and posts; performs welding; uses/moves equipment, tools, materials, and products.
• Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader (one and a half cubic yards or more), tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.

Transportation Maintenance Tech III

• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.
• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader (one and a quarter cubic yards or less), pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing, and minor repairs on equipment; completes required reports including time-keeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, and PMI.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license at the time of application. Must obtain a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement or a CDL "A” License within 12 months from date of employment.

Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL equivalent candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within 120 days of employment.

Qualifications

Education

No education required.

Experience

• Transportation Maintenance Tech I: No experience required.
• Transportation Maintenance Tech II: 1 year of experience in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work.
• Transportation Maintenance Tech III: 2 years of experience in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work.

Related technical training or education from an accredited institution may substitute for experience on a year-per-year basis.

Skills

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work.
• Applicable inspection methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance.
• Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments.
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems.
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade.
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment.
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others.
• Following verbal and written instructions.

Transportation Maintenance Tech II & III

• Using basic mathematical functions.

Transportation Maintenance Tech III

• Plan review methods, processes, and procedures.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Climbing – ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc.
• Balancing – walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling.
• Stooping – bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s).
• Crouching – bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine.
• Crawling – moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching – extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing – prolonged periods of time.
• Walking – moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distances/from one work site to another.
• Pushing – using upper extremities to press against object with force to move in a direction.

Must pass a pre-employment physical and drug test. This is a Safety Impact position subject to random drug testing. Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

Pay

• Transportation Maintenance Tech I: $40,918.00 – $61,130.00/yearly
• Transportation Maintenance Tech II: $42,976.00 – $64,469.00/yearly
• Transportation Maintenance Tech III: $45,521.00 – $71,055.00/yearly

Benefits

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

TxDOT offers a one-time recruitment bonus up to $5,000 for candidates with a Class “A” CDL License (preferably with no transmission restrictions) at time of hire. CDL training is available with $0 upfront monetary commitment, including lodging, transportation, and per diem if necessary.

Schedule

Full-time, regular employee status.