Highway Maintenance-West Bexar-San Antonio at Texas Department of Transportation

Looking for an exciting and challenging career in transportation? We are currently seeking a Roadway Maintenance Tech I, II, or III to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for performing a wide range of duties related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of highways, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure. You will work in a team environment to operate light and heavy equipment. Work alongside other full-time employees with duties ranging from sign replacement, herbicide application operators, roadway level-ups, edge repair, tree trimming, litter pick-up/patrol, project inspection (Construction-Maintenance) and much more as well as assisting with various construction and maintenance projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, the ability to work well in a team environment, and a willingness to learn and develop new skills. Prior experience in transportation maintenance or construction is preferred, but not required. If you are looking for a rewarding career in transportation, we encourage you to apply today!

Annual Salary Ranges

General Transportation Tech I (A16): $40,918- $61,130

General Transportation Tech II (A17): $42,976- $64,469

General Transportation Tech III (A18): $45,521- $71,055

This position is for some General Transportation Techs I, II or III, depending on business needs and applicant qualifications. TxDOT reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on business needs and the applicant's work experience, education, skill level and all other appropriate factors.

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Performs highly complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: contract maintenance and material and process inspection; roadway maintenance and repair; operates light and heavy equipment; preventative and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; helping the public during emergency situations; and training other employees. 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 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.
•    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.
•    Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
•    Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, and profiling/milling machine.
•    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.
•    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.
•    Assists with inspecting maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build and maintain roadways, bridges, traffic signals and related highway structures in accordance with plans and specifications.
•    Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

General Transportation Tech II

In addition to the duties listed above

•    Serves as the only maintenance contract inspector on a small project.
•    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 construction project records and bridge inspection records; processes related paperwork; reviews files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.
•    Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mail box supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.
•    Inspects routine and non-routine maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build and maintain roadways, bridges, traffic signals and related highway structures in accordance with plans and specifications.
•    Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
•    Conducts tests of highway construction materials, makes calculations, and records results.
•    Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
•    Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.
•    Inspects materials, equipment, and production procedures in a manufacturing plant or at point of supply to ensure construction materials meet Department specifications.
•    Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, and profiling/milling machine.

General Transportation Tech III

In addition to the duties listed above

•    May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
•    Trains other employees.
•    Provides support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; and provides assistance to stranded motorists.
•    Verifies and processes maintenance contract inspection data to build work orders and request payment funding.
•    Works on a survey crew; operates survey instruments such as theodolite, transit and level, electronic distance meter, and total survey station.
•    Performing Follow Up Action Work (Internal-Concrete Crew) on Bridges
 

 

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Minimum Qualifications:

Education: No education required.

Experience:  GTT I = No experience required; GTT II = 1 year experience*; GTT III = 2 years experience*

*Experience must be in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work experience.  (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime 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. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications.

Licenses and Certifications:

Valid driver’s license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

GTT I/II must have obtained a CDL "A” License with an "N" Endorsement, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.
GTT III Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement at time of application

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
 

Competencies:

•    Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
•    Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
•    The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
•    Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements
•    Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes
•    Using basic mathematical fundamentals
•    Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
•    Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files, and reports
•    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
•    Using applicable electronic test equipment
•    Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
•    Follow verbal and written instructions
•    Plan review methods, processes and procedures
•    Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
•    Surveying/mapping methods, materials and publication procedures
•    Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
•    Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering calculations

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

•    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 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
•    Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
•    Subject to air and skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
•    Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
•    Works frequently in small/crawl spaces; manholes; areas that can cause claustrophobia
•    Works in narrow aisles or passageways
•    Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
•    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 body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
•    Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
•    Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine
•    Crawling-moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
•    Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) 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 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 lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
•    Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
•    Grasping-applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
•    Feeling-determining size, shape, temperature or texture of objects
•    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 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 assembly or fabrication parts
•    Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
•    Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment
•    Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

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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