General Transp Tech I/II/III

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.

• 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.

• Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

• 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.

• Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.

• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.

• Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards

• 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.

• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

• 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.

• 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.

No education required.

• 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.

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

• Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License at time of application. Must have an "N" Endorsement or have obtained an "N" endorsement within 120 calendar days from date of employment.

Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class "A" CDL within 120 days of employment.

Licenses and Certifications: Commercial Driver's License

Some knowledge of:

• 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 basic mathematical fundamentals

• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade

• Maintaining a safe working relationship

Ability to:

• Follow verbal and written instructions

Considerable knowledge of:

• 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:

• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade

• Using basic mathematical fundamentals

• Operating light and heavy highway equipment

• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship

Extensive Knowledge of:

• Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work

• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance

• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements

Expert skill in:

• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Proficient Skill in:

• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

• 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

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions.

• 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 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.