• Job Description

  Req#: 15190
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  TxDOT’s Goliad Maintenance office is responsible for maintaining around 550 lane miles throughout Goliad County. Our General Transportation Technicians are the heart of TxDOT and play a vital role in ensuring a safe throughway for the traveling public. This office utilizes light and heavy equipment such as front-end loaders, backhoes, skid steers and motor graders, just to name a few. At the Goliad Maintenance Office, we have three core values: Improve our safety, value our employees, and preserve our assets. We also strive to achieve a work-life balance and recognize the importance of your career as well as your home life. TxDOT offers a wide array of programs including Health Premiums paid at 100% for Fulltime employees, Compressed Work Schedules, Paid Leave/Holidays, Wellness Leave Incentive, Career Development Programs, Tuition Assistance, and many other benefits.

  In this position you will perform 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. As a General Transportation Tech III, General Transportation Tech II, or General Transportation Tech I; you will report to the Maintenance Section Supervisor, Maintenance Section Assistant, and the Transportation Maintenance Crew Chief. If you are ready to grow an exciting career, let’s talk!

  Starting Annual Salary Range:

  General Transportation Tech I (A14): $35,642 - $52,134
  General Transportation Tech II (A15): $37,743 - $55,045
  General Transportation Tech III (A16): $39,971 - $58,130
  

  This job is posted for one (1) General Transportation Tech I, II or III. The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on business needs and the applicants' work experience, education, skill level, and all other appropriate factors.

  
  Goliad County Maintenance Sec (16GOLIADCO)
  817 PEARL STREET
  Goliad, 77963
  
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  At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:

  • Low Turnover
  • Retirement Pension
  • Alternative Work Schedules
  • Paid Leave/Holidays
  • Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
  • On the Job Training
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
  • Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement

  For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package
  To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance (ERS.texas.gov)
  

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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:

  General Transporation Tech I:

  • Assists in identifying, repairing and installing signs, delineators, mail box supports and posts, as required uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products related to these activities.
  • Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades as well as flags traffic.
  • Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites and assists stranded motorists as required.
  • Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.
  • Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.
  • 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
  • Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Maintains construction project records and processes related paperwork.
  • 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:

  In addition to all duties listed above:

  • Serves as the only inspector on a small project.
  • Inspects bridges and related structures and evaluates condition in accordance with the bridge inspection Manual to determine the need for replacement, rehabilitation or maintenance.
  • Inspects construction and routine and non-routine contract maintenance methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build and maintain roadways, bridges, traffic signals and related highway structures in accordance with plans and specifications.
  • May serve as a lead worker.
  • 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.
  • Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

  General Transportation Tech III:

  In addition to all duties listed above:

  • Inspects 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.
  • 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.
  • Inspects and processes damage claims.
  • Conducts tests of highway construction materials, makes calculations, and records results.
  • Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
  • Maintains construction project records and/or bridge inspection records: processes related paperwork; reviews files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.
  • 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.
  • Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

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  Minimum Qualifications:

  Education:

  • No education required.

  Experience:

  General Transportation Tech I: No experience.

  General Transportation Tech II: 1 year in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, or related work experience.

  General Transportation Tech III: 2 years in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, or related work experience.

  Licenses and Certifications:

  General Transportation Tech I:

  • Valid driver’s license at time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
  • Must have or obtain a Class A Commercial Driver's License with "N" endorsement within 120 days from hire date.

  General Transportation Tech II & III:

  • Must have a valid Class A Commercial Drivers License at the time of application.
  • Must have or obtain an "N" endorsement within 120 calendar days from hire date.

  Competencies:

  General Transportation Tech I:

  • Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
  • Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
  • 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
  • Using of light and heavy highway equipment
  • Maintaining a safe working relationship
  • Communicate effectively
  • Follow verbal and written instructions

  General Transportation Tech II:

  In addition to all competencies listed above:

  • Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures
  • Bridge inspection and appraisal methods and procedures
  • Analyzing issues, facts and available information to develop logical solutions; researching inconsistencies of facts or data; drawing correct inferences from information and making recommendations that support business decisions
  • Leading, assigning, reviewing and monitoring the work of others
  • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups
  • Using basic mathematical fundamentals
  • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
  • Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
  • The use of applicable hand and power tools, equipment and mechanical devices of the trade

  General Transportation Tech III:

  In addition to all competencies listed above:

  • Applicable inspection methods procedures and techniques
  • Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
  • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
  • Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records files and reports

  Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
  • Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
  • Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
  • Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
  • Standing-prolonged periods of time
  • Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
  • 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)

  • 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/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

  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

• About the company

  The Texas Department of Transportation is a government agency in the American state of Texas.

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