General Transp Tech I or II (highway maintenance)

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

General Transportation Tech I position description:

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.

General Transportation Tech II position description:

Performs moderately complex 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 perform work independently on assignments: however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

General Transportation Tech I:

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.

Drives to job sites, picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations to perform maintenance.

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.

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.

Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

General Transportation Tech II includes those listed above and:

Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large gradall, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor and profiling/milling machine.

Minimum Qualifications:

General Transportation Tech I:

No experience or education required.

General Transportation Tech II:

*1 YEAR transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent)

Licenses and Certifications:

Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Must have or obtain a Class A Commercial Driver's License with "N" endorsement (tanker), within 120 calendar days from date of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Commercial Driver’s License

Competencies:

Communicate effectively

Follow verbal and written instructions

Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work

Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance

Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment and mechanical devices of the trade

Using of light and heavy highway equipment

Using computers for basic tasks such as email and online training

Maintaining a safe working relationship

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour

Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals

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

Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc

Standing-prolonged periods of time

Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position

Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mill

Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment

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.

Required to work during emergency situations after hours, on weekends or holidays.

Required to work hours other than 8 to 5.

Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions

Required to wear personal protective equipment provided by employer and comply with all safety requirements.

Must attend work regularly and observe approved work hours.

Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

Schedule: Full-time