Highway Maintenance Technician

Transportation Maintenance Tech I Or IIThis is a job pool, not a currently vacant position. We're collecting applications for future openings as business needs arise. Join TxDOT's Lufkin District and be part of the team that keeps Texas moving! With over 12,000 employees statewide, we offer exciting career paths, great benefits, and a strong commitment to work-life balance.Minimum Salary: $40,918.00Maximum Salary: $64,469.00Anticipated Starting Salary: $4,300 / MonthPay Basis: YearlyFLSA Status: NonexemptWork Locations: Livingston Area Engr Office, 3161 US HIGHWAY 59 NORTH, Livingston, 77351Other Locations: UST-Texas-Shepherd, UST-Texas-GrovetonTravel: Yes, 5 % of the TimeShift: Day JobShift Details: 40 hours, 4 - 10 hours shifts, Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Location Flexibility: OnsiteAt TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:Retirement PlansAlternative and/or Flexible Work SchedulesPaid Leave and HolidaysHealth Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time EmployeesOn-the-Job TrainingTuition Assistance ProgramHolistic Wellness Program with Leave IncentivesCareer Development and Advancement OpportunitiesFamily-Friendly Policies and ProgramsIn 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.Position Description: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 helping the public during emergency situations. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.Essential Duties:Assists in identifying, repairing and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs basic welding as needed; as required uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products related to these activities.Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; assists stranded motorists as required.Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.Drives to remove/pick up litter and roadway debris.Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a quarter cubic yard 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 and completes various required reports including timekeeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, and PMI.Sands and cleans bridges and roads, posts warning signs, helps the public and performs other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents, and hazardous material spills.Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech II include:Assists in inspecting traffic control devices and their placement at construction project sites for compliance with specifications for devices; safety laws, rules, regulations and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs skilled roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a half cubic yard or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.Minimum Qualifications:Education: No education required.Experience for Transportation Maintenance Tech (TMT): TMT I = No experience required TMT II = 1 year experience* *Experience must be in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work experience. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related technical training or education from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.Licenses and Certifications:Transportation Maintenance Tech I: Valid driver's license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle. Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement or have obtained a CDL "A" License, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.Transportation Maintenance Tech II: Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License at time of application, must have or obtain an "N" Endorsement within 120 calendar days from date of employmentPreferred Qualifications:Licenses and Certifications: Commercial Driver's LicenseCompetencies:The required competencies for the Transportation Maintenance Tech I include:Some knowledge of: Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance workMaterials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenanceThe Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control DevicesApplicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codesSome Skill in: Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systemsUsing applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the tradeUsing of light and heavy highway equipmentMaintaining a safe working relationshipAbility to: Follow verbal and written instructionsAdditional competencies for Transportation Maintenance Tech II include:Considerable knowledge of: Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair proceduresApplicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codesProficient skill in: Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systemsPhysical Requirements and Working Conditions:Required to wear protective gear, including, respirator, hard hat, steal toed boots, and other equipment or devicesSubject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hourSubject to noise and vibrationSubject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicalsSubject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilationMedium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etcBalancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without fallingStooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waistKneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any directionHearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communicationVisual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipmentVisual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structuresConditions of Employment: