Position Information

Do you like to work outside? Are you energetic, positive and self-motivated? Do you enjoy teamwork? Do you want to be a part of maintaining and repairing some of the best roadways in the US? TxDOT's West Area Maintenance Office is looking for a General Transportation Tech I in El Paso, TX at our west area location. We have a diverse workforce of over 12,000 employees statewide. if you want to build an exciting career, you've come to the right place!

At TxDOT we value employees. We offer company sponsored CDL training with $0 upfront monetary commitment. Earn your full salary while training with lodging, transportation and per-diem provided if necessary. Additionally, employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include Heavy Equipment Training, GED program and various other benefits.

Salary range for this position:

General Transportation Tech I - A16 - $37,918.00 - $58,130.00

Position Description

General Transportation Tech I

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 Transportation Tech I

• 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.
• 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.
• Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy
  
  asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, and profiling/milling machine.
• 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.
• 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.

Education:

General Transportation Tech I:

None

Experience:

None

Licenses and Certifications:

• 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 or have obtained a CDL "A" License, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commercial Driver's License

Competencies:

• 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
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
• Follow verbal and written instructions

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 noise
• Subject to vibration
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
• Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• 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.