Roadway Maintenance Tech I or II bei Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

TxDOT's Houston District is looking for a Roadway Maintenance Tech (General Transportation Tech) I or II based in Galveston Co. This position performs routine work related to transportation activities such as construction inspection, routine & contract maintenance, bridge inspection, record keeping, roadway repair, light & heavy equipment operation, preventive & minor maintenance on equipment, traffic control, assisting the public during emergency situations, and training other employees.

We offer Company-sponsored CDL training with $0 upfront monetary commitment. Earn your full salary while training with lodging, transportation, and per-diem provided if necessary. `

The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right to determine the level of position based on the applicant's work experience, education, skill level, and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs. 

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General Transp Tech I

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.

General Transp Tech II

Performs moderately complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as maintenance contract and/or material and process inspections; 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 perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

General Transportation Tech I

• 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 with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs, and barricades; flags traffic.
• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.
• 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.
• Mows rights-of-way and picnic and 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 and completes various required reports, including time-keeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, and PMI.
• Sands or 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.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

General Transportation Tech II

Includes all essential duties listed for General Transportation Tech I, as well as:

• 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 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; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials, and products.
• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
• 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.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications:

General Transportation Tech I

Education: None

Experience: None (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-by-year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications.

Licenses and Certifications:

• • • 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.

Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within 120 days of employment. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver

General Transportation Tech II

Education: None

Experience: 1 year of experience 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-by-year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications.

Licenses and Certifications:

• • • 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.

Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within 120 days of employment. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver

Preferred Qualifications:

Licenses and Certifications: Commercial Driver’s License               

Competencies:

General Transportation Tech I

Some knowledge of:

• • Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
  • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
  • Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements

Some skill in:

• • Using basic mathematical fundamentals
  • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
  • Using computers, 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

Ability to:

• • Follow verbal and written instructions

General Transportation Tech II

Includes all competencies listed for General Transportation Tech I as well as:

Considerable knowledge of:

• • Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering, construction and maintenance work
  • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
  • Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures

Some knowledge of:

• • Plan review methods, processes and procedures
  • Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
  • Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
  • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
  • Operating light and heavy highway equipment
  • Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Some skill in

• • Follow verbal and written instructions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

General Transportation Tech I and II

• Subject to environmental conditions, protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Subject to hazards - moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
• Required to wear protective gear - respirator, hard hat, or other devices
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs.
• Medium 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, etc.
• Balancing - walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
• Stooping - bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist
• Kneeling - bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on the knees
• Crouching - bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine
• Crawling - moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
• Reaching - extending hands and arms in any direction
• Standing - prolonged periods of time
• Walking - moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
• Pushing - using upper extremities to press against an object with force to move in a direction
• Pulling - using upper extremities to exert force, moving objects in a sustained motion
• Lifting - raising objects from a lower to a higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Fingering - picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand
• Grasping - applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
• Talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Hearing - perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts
• Close Visual Acuity - using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts
• Visual Acuity - operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
• Visual Acuity - operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
• Visual Acuity - determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Other Conditions:

• Will be required to work on Weather events (hurricanes, snow/ice, flooding).

Conditions of Employment:

Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.
• Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

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TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category. 

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

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The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information

 

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