Transport Engineer Tech I at Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

TxDOT’s Childress District is looking for a Transportation Engineer Tech to work in our . If you are looking to build a career with a great group of people, TxDOT’s Childress District is the place for you!! TxDOT offers competitive pay, great benefits, and work-life balance.

At TxDOT in the Childress District, we have three core values: Safety for our employees and the traveling public, value our employees, and preserve our assets. We also strive to achieve a work-life balance and recognize the importance of your career as well as your home life.  We offer a wide array of programs and activities including compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, career development programs, tuition assistance and many other benefits. For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/hrd/careers/hidden_benefits.pdf

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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:

-    Assists in preparation of quantity summaries, hydraulic and utility studies and right of way maps.
-    Assists in preparation of roadway design, traffic control, lighting, signal, equipment and building plans.
-    Learns to use automated roadway programs, hydraulic design programs and or interactive graphics.
-    Performs basic drafting and calculations in support of design activities; copies detailed plans and drawings.
-    Performs construction inspections.
-    Prepares filed notes.
-    Serves on a survey crew.
-    Works on reproduction of plans.
-    Files and makes copies.
-    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:

Considerable knowledge of: 

-    Higher mathematics
-    Building construction and contractor field procedures.
-    Some knowledge of:
-    Applicable surveying procedures, standards, and instruments Proficient skill in:
-    Performing intermediate drafting
-    Performing basic design and drafting
-    Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems 

-    Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

-    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, vibration, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation
-    Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, chemicals
-    Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 pounds
-    Light work: Lift up to 20 pounds
-    Climbing ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps
-    Balancing-walking, standing, crouching, kneeling, bending, crawling, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping
-    Talking/Hearing
-    Repetitive motion
-    Close Visual Acuity work

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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