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Texas Department of Transportation · 1 month ago

General Transp Tech I or II (Nacogdoches, Center or San Augustine)

Saint Augustine Shores, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$41K/yr - $61K/yr

0+ years exp

The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking General Transportation Technicians I and II to join their team. The role involves performing routine transportation operations and maintenance work, including roadway maintenance, equipment operation, and assisting the public during emergencies.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

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

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

Qualification

Commercial Class A CDLHeavy equipment operationTraffic control knowledgeBasic weldingPreventive maintenance inspectionsUsing handPower toolsFollowing instructionsMaintaining safe working relationship

Required

Valid driver's license at the time of application

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

No education required

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

Required to wear protective gear, including, respirator, hard hat, steel 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)