Roadway Maintenance Tech I-III (Dalhart)

Position Information

If you enjoy working outdoors and with a great group of people, TxDOT's Amarillo District is the place for you!! TxDOT offers competitive pay, great benefits, and work life balance. The Amarillo District is looking for a Roadway Maintenance Tech I-III (General Transportation Tech) in the Dalhart Maintenance Office. If you are looking to build a career, you have come to the right place!

At TxDOT in the Amarillo District, we have three core values: Improve our safety, value our employees, and preserve our assets. We offer a wide array of programs and activities to help achieve a work-life balance. For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/hrd/careers/hidden_benefits.pdf

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.

Benefits and Perks

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

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)

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.

Essential Duties:

The essential duties for the Roadway Maintenance Tech I include:

• Assists in sanding or cleaning bridges and roads, posting warning signs, helping the public and performing other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents and hazardous material spills.
• Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
• May serve as a lead worker.
• 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.
• Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.
• 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.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Additional duties for Roadway Maintenance Tech II include all the above and:

• 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.
• 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.
• Assists in identifying, repairing and installing signs, delineators, mail box 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.

Additional duties for Roadway Maintenance Tech III include all the above and:

• 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.
• May serve as a lead worker.

* The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position offered based on the applicant's work experience, skill level and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs .

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: No education required.

Experience: RMT I = No experience required; RMT II = 1 year experience*; RMT III = 2 years 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. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications .

Licenses and Certifications:

RMT I-III:

• • • Valid driver's license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

RMT I:

• • • Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement or have obtained a CDL "A" License, within 180 calendar days from date of employment.

RMT II-III:

• • • Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement.

Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class "A" CDL within 180 days of employment. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver

Preferred Qualifications:

Licenses and Certifications: Commercial Driver's License

Competencies:

The required competencies for Roadway Maintenance Tech I include:

Some knowledge of:

• • • 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

Some Skill in:

• • • Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
    • Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
    • Using of light and heavy highway equipment
    • Maintaining a safe working relationship

Ability to:

• • • Follow verbal and written instructions

Additional competencies for Roadway Maintenance Tech II include all the above and:

Considerable knowledge of:

• • • Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
    • Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures
    • Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes

Proficient skill in:

• • • Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
    • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
    • Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems

Additional competencies for Roadway Maintenance Tech III include all the above and:

Extensive Knowledge of:

• • • Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
    • Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
    • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Proficient Skill in:

• • • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
    • Using of light and heavy highway equipment

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Required to wear protective gear, including, respirator, hard hat, steal 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)
• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• 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 60 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.