District Sign Technician I - Bandera en Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

Shape the Road Ahead in Bandera!

TxDOT is hiring a District Sign Technician I in our Bandera Maintenance Section. If you enjoy working outdoors and want to make Texas roadways safer for your family, friends, and community, this is your opportunity to step into a meaningful career.

At TxDOT, you’ll find more than just a job—you’ll find growth, teamwork, and balance. We offer:

• Strong team camaraderie and hands-on learning
• Compressed work schedules for better work-life balance
• Wellness leave incentives
• Career development programs and tuition assistance
• And many more benefits designed to help you thrive

This role is perfect for a self-starter who’s detail-oriented, inventory-focused, and eager to grow. As a District Sign Technician, you’ll make a real impact through problem-solving, collaboration, and leadership—all while helping TxDOT keep Texas moving.

Join the TxDOT family and enjoy the scenic Hill Country views while you build your career!

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Performs entry-level transportation related work installing, repairing, and maintaining traffic signs, mailboxes, and delineators in a district. Work includes maintaining inventory and records of signs and materials and using specialized tools and equipment related to sign installation. Employees at this level perform assignments following specific instructions and standard practices and are subject to frequent review by the immediate supervisor.

Essential Duties:

• Measures and calculates amount of materials needed.
• Mixes and places concrete for sign support foundations; moves cement bags and other items related to these duties.
• Operates a boom and bucket truck and specialized sign truck to install roadway signs.
• Operates radios.
• Performs and maintains inventory of signs.
• Performs preventive maintenance on sign truck.
• Repairs and installs signs, supports, foundations and delineators in accordance with Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and 
  other departmental guidance.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• No experience or education required.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or have obtained a Class "A" CDL with "N" endorsement, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:
Commercial Driver’s License
    
Competencies:

• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Traffic Control Standard Sheets
• Standard Highway Sign Designs for Texas
• The Sign Crew Field Book
• Inventory/stock control procedures
• The Guide to Proper Location and Installation of Signs and Other Devices
• Using basic mathematical fundamentals
• Installing and repairing signs
• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Safely using, operating, and maintaining applicable equipment
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

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
• 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 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

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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