Transport Engineer Tech I - Central Design Yoakum District bei Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) - Yoakum District

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Do you want to be part of designing some of the best roadways in the United States?
Does creating safer roads for your friends and family inspire you?
Are you looking to grow your skills in roadway design?

If so, we want to hear from you!
The TxDOT Yoakum District Design Office is currently hiring a Design Technician (Transportation Engineering Technician I) based in Yoakum, Texas.
As a Design Technician, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of roadway and bridge projects across the 11 counties served by the Yoakum District. This role is ideal for self-motivated, goal-oriented individuals who thrive in a collaborative team environment and are passionate about making a difference in their communities.

Salary Grade
Transportation Engineering Tech I (A16) - $40,918 - $61,130

This job is posted for one (1) Transportation Engineering Tech I. The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on business needs and the applicants' work experience, education, skill level, and all other appropriate factors.

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Performs basic design work and calculations. Performs field work; uses automated systems. Design activity is overseen by a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who has final approval authority for projects. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.

Essential Duties:

• Performs basic design work

• Performs intermediate drafting and calculations in support of design activities; accomplishes non-routine and complex
  assignments.
• Prepares quantity summaries, hydraulic and utility studies and right-of-way maps.
• Prepares roadway design, traffic control, lighting, signal, and building plans.
• Uses automated programs, interactive graphics and the Design and Construction Information System.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

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Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.

Experience: No experience required. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related College education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications:
Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Competencies:

• Basic roadway design

• Intermediate design and hand and computer-aided drafting procedures 

• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
• Applicable surveying procedures, standards, and instruments 
• Performing basic design and drafting
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environment 
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Follow verbal and written instructions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• No effective weather protection

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions

• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling 
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another

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.

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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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