• Job Description

  Req#: 16741
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  TxDOT's Rockport's Maintenance Office is responsible for maintaining the States highway and roadway systems throughout Aransas and parts of surrounding counties. The Rockport Office is looking to hire a Transportation Maintenance Crew Chief I. In this roll you will be responsible for leading a crew of Transportation Maintenance Technicians to maintain roadways, signs and heavy equipment operations just to name a few. If you want to be part of a team who serve the public you are encouraged to apply.

  
  Aransas County Maint Section (16ARANSACO)
  1401 FM 3036
  Rockport, 78382
  
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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 skilled transportation maintenance activities and leads a crew of Transportation Maintenance Technicians. Reports to a maintenance section supervisor or their assistant and assists in administration of the maintenance section. 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:

  • Assists during accidents and emergency weather situations to sand bridges and roads and put up warning signs.
  • Assists in administration of the maintenance section.
  • Assists in overseeing the work of designated maintenance inspectors and sign technicians.
  • Estimates and gathers materials and equipment necessary to complete assignments .
  • Inspects roads while in route to and from job site and reports problems-to supervisors
  • Inspects work performed by maintenance contractors
  • Maintains records on materials and equipment used and employee time sheets.
  • Operates light and heavy equipment
  • Performs some maintenance and repair on equipment and trains crew members on the use of equipment
  • Serves as a lead worker.
  • Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

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  Minimum Qualifications:

  Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.

  Experience: 5 years roadway maintenance related work. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

  Licenses and Certifications:

  • Valid Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
    • Must have a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or have obtained an "N" endorsement (Tanker Vehicles), within 120 calendar days from date of employment.

  Competencies:

  • Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
  • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
  • Incident management procedures
  • Using heavy highway equipment
  • Using light highway equipment
  • Using of light and heavy highway equipment
  • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
  • Leading, assigning, reviewing and monitoring the work of others
  • Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
  • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
  • Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records. files and reports
  • Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
  • Using applicable hand and power tools equipment and mechanical devices of the trade
  • Maintaining a safe working relationship
  • Work in cramped spaces (bend stoop, crawl) and at varied heights
  • Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, makes decisions that support business objectives and goals

  Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Subject to environmental conditions: protection from weather but not temperature changes
  • Subject to extreme cold and heat: below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
  • Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors dusts, mists, gases. poor ventilation
  • 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
  • Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
  • Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
  • Standing-prolonged periods of lime
  • Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks long distance/from one work site to another
  • Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
  • Fingering-picking, pinching, typing, working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
  • Grasping-applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
  • Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
  • Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses. power saws, and mills
  • 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.
  • 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

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