Transportation Maint Tech I-II (Post)

Essential Duties

• Assist in identifying, repairing, and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports, and posts; perform basic welding as needed.
• Use and move equipment, tools, materials, and products related to transportation maintenance activities.
• Provide support to local law‑enforcement officials at accident sites and assist stranded motorists.
• Perform traffic control duties: place and gather cones, warning signs, barricades, and flag traffic; determine placement of traffic control devices and ensure compliance with standards.
• Inspect barricades for compliance with barricade standards.
• Maintain highways and rights‑of‑way; perform roadway repairs; erect and repair guard rails, highway markers, and signs; haul materials and equipment to job sites.
• Maintain picnic and rest areas, rights‑of‑way, maintenance yards, and comfort stations; remove litter and roadway debris.
• Mow rights‑of‑way and picnic areas; perform plant and landscape maintenance, including trimming trees and brush.
• Operate light equipment such as front‑end loaders (≤ ¼ cubic yard), pneumatic rollers, rotary brooms, spreader boxes, backhoes, street sweepers, and mowers.
• Perform preventive‑maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing, and minor repairs on equipment; complete required reports (timekeeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, PMI).
• Sand or clean bridges and roads, post warning signs, assist the public, and perform other work during emergencies (floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents, hazardous‑material spills).
• Inspect maintenance‑contract construction methods and workmanship to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech II:
  • Serve as the sole maintenance contract inspector on small projects.
  • Inspect traffic control devices and their placement at construction sites for compliance with specifications, safety laws, and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
  • Maintain construction project and bridge‑inspection records; process related paperwork; review files for compliance with the Bridge Inspection Manual of Procedures.
  • Perform skilled roadway repairs; operate heavy equipment such as front‑end loaders (≥ ½ cubic yard), tractor‑trailer haul trucks, large draglines, shovels, paint strippers, and dump trucks.
  • Identify, repair, and install signs, delineators, mailbox supports, and posts; perform welding; use/move equipment, tools, materials, and products.
  • Inspect routine‑maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship for compliance with plans and specifications.
  • Identify, analyze, and implement solutions for complex maintenance problems.
  • Inspect materials, equipment, and production procedures in a manufacturing plant or at point of supply to ensure construction materials meet Department specifications.
  • Work on a survey crew; operate survey instruments such as theodolites, transits, levels, electronic distance meters, and total stations.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: No education required.

Experience:

• Transportation Maintenance Tech I – No experience required.
• Transportation Maintenance Tech II – 1 year experience in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy‑equipment operation, or related work (full‑time or prorated part‑time equivalent). Related technical training or education may substitute for experience on a year‑for‑year basis.

Licenses and Certifications: 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”) within 120 calendar days of employment.

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

Preferred Qualifications

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) preferred.

Competencies

• Transportation Maintenance Tech I – Knowledge: Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance; applicable inspection methods and techniques; materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance; Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; maintenance concepts, methods, policies, and requirements; applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes.
• Transportation Maintenance Tech I – Skills: Using computers and relevant software; using hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade; operating light and heavy highway equipment; maintaining safe working relationships; following verbal and written instructions.
• Transportation Maintenance Tech II – Additional Knowledge: Applicable inspection methods, procedures, and techniques; basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance, and repair procedures; industry safety standards, guidelines, and codes.
• Transportation Maintenance Tech II – Additional Skills: Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment; prioritizing and organizing work assignments; proficient use of computers and related applications.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Protective gear required: respirator, hard hat, steel‑toed boots, and other safety equipment.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures (below 32 °F or above 100 °F for more than one hour), noise, vibration, moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, chemicals, fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, and poor ventilation.
• Medium work: lift up to 50 lb occasionally; frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lb.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, hearing, and visual acuity requirements as described for operating vehicles and equipment and for making observations of facilities/structures.

Conditions of Employment

• Must read and accept the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions.
• Physically demanding role; pre‑employment physical required.
• Pass a drug test prior to employment; subject to random drug testing as a Safety Impact position (medical marijuana not accepted under 49 CFR Part 40.151(e)).
• Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes of notification on a 24‑hour basis for emergency response.

Benefits and Perks

• Retirement plans.
• Alternative and/or flexible work schedules, including compressed 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; recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents and Texas Mother‑Friendly Worksite.