%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EGeneral Transportation Tech I or II – Job Pool Posting%3C/strong%3E%3Cbr%3E📍 San Augustine, Center, and Nacogdoches – TxDOT Lufkin District%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EThis is a job pool, not a currently vacant position. We’re collecting applications for future openings as business needs arise.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EJoin TxDOT’s Lufkin District and be part of the team that keeps Texas moving! With over 12,000 employees statewide, we offer exciting career paths, great benefits, and a strong commitment to work-life balance.%3C/p%3E%3Ctable style=%22border-collapse:collapse;%22 border=%221%22 width=%22100%%22%3E%3Ctbody%3E%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Cu%3EPosition Title%3C/u%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/td%3E%3Ctd%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Cu%3ESalary Grade%3C/u%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/td%3E%3Ctd%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Cu%3ESalary Range (Annual)%3C/u%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/td%3E%3C/tr%3E%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%3EGeneral Transportation Tech I%3C/td%3E%3Ctd%3EA16%3C/td%3E%3Ctd%3E%2440,918 - %2461,130%3C/td%3E%3C/tr%3E%3Ctr%3E%3Ctd%3EGeneral Transportation Tech II%3C/td%3E%3Ctd%3EA17%3C/td%3E%3Ctd%3E%2442,976 - %2464,469%3C/td%3E%3C/tr%3E%3C/tbody%3E%3C/table%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ECDL Training Available!%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EWe offer company sponsored CDL training with %240 upfront monetary commitment. Earn your full salary while training with lodging, transportation and per-diem provided if necessary!%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cbr%3EPosition level (I or II) will be determined based on experience, education, and business need.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EApply now to be considered when opportunities open in San Augustine, Center, or Nacogdoches!%3C/p%3E
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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.
Essential Duties:
The essential duties for the General Transportation Tech I include:
- 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.
- 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.
- Drives to remove/pick up litter and roadway debris.
- 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 yard 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 timekeeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, and PMI.
Sands and 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.
Additional duties for General Transportation Tech II include:
- 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 skilled roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.
- Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a half cubic yard or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.
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.
Inspects materials, equipment, and production procedures in a manufacturing plant or at point of supply to ensure construction materials meet Department specifications.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
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Minimum Qualifications:
Education: No education required.
Experience: GTT I = No experience required; GTT II = 1 year 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:
- General Transportation Tech I
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- 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.
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- General Transportation Tech II
- Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License at time of application, must have or obtain an "N" Endorsement 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:
The required competencies for the General Transportation Tech I include:
Some knowledge of:
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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
- Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes
Some Skill in:
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- Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
- Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
- Using of light and heavy highway equipment
- Maintaining a safe working relationship
Ability to:
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- Follow verbal and written instructions
Additional competencies for General Transportation Tech II include:
Considerable knowledge of:
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- Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures
- Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes
Proficient skill in:
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- Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Required to wear protective gear, including, respirator, hard hat, steal toed boots, and other equipment or devices
- Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
- Subject to noise and vibration
- Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
- Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
- 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)
- Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
- Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
- Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or 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)
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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