Transportation Maintenance Tech I-II Grimes County

TxDOT's Bryan District is looking for a Transportation Maintenance Tech I or II based in Grimes County. This position will perform routine work related to transportation activities such as roadway maintenance and repair, light and heavy equipment operation, preventive and minor maintenance on equipment, traffic control, assisting the public during emergency situations.

Requirements

• Assists in identifying, repairing and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts
• Performs basic welding as needed
• 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
• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices
• 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
• Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Assists with inspecting maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship
• Maintains construction project records and/or bridge inspection records
• Processes related paperwork
• Reviews files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures
• 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

Benefits

• 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