Roadway Maintenance Tech I/II/III - Pampa

Position Information

The Amarillo District is looking for a Roadway Maintenance Tech (General Transportation Tech) I, II or III in the Pampa Maintenance Office.

At TxDOT in the Amarillo District, 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. We offer a wide array of programs and activities including compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, career development programs, tuition assistance and many other benefits. 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 also 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.

*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.

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 General Transportation Tech I include:

• 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 with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Maintains construction project records and processes related paperwork.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Additional duties for General Transportation Tech II include:

• Serves as the only maintenance contract inspector on a small project.
• 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 construction project records and/or bridge inspection records; processes related paperwork; reviews files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.
• 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.
• Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.
• Inspects 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.
• 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.
• Conducts tests of highway construction materials, makes calculations, and records results.
• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.

Additional duties for General Transportation Tech III include:

• 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.
• Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs highly skilled 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.
• 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 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: No education required.

Experience: GTT I = No experience required; GTT II = 1 year experience*; GTT 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:

GTT I-III

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

GTT I:

• • Must obtain a CDL "A" License, within 180 calendar days from date of employment

GTT 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 the General Transportation 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

Some Skill in:

• • • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
    • Using basic mathematical fundamentals
    • Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
    • Using of light and heavy highway equipment

Ability to:

• • • Follow verbal and written instructions

Additional competencies for General Transportation Tech II include:

Considerable knowledge of:

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

Proficient skill in:

• • • Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering calculations

Additional competencies for General Transportation Tech III include:

Extensive Knowledge of:

• • • Plan review methods, processes and procedures
    • Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
    • Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
    • Surveying/mapping methods, materials and publication procedures
    • Applicable surveying procedures, standards, and instruments
    • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
    • Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes

Expert Skill in:

• • • Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Required to wear protective gear, including, respirator, hard hat, steal toed boots, and other equipment or devices
• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
• Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
• Close Visual Acuity-using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts

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.