Roadway Maintenance Tech (Transport Maint Tech) II/III: San Marcos Maintenance (Austin District)

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 (Trans Maintenance Tech II or III) 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.
• Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
• 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.
• Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; assists stranded motorists as required.
• Roadway Accidents/Inclement Weather/Natural Disasters-Must be able to respond 24/7 when notified. 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.
• Learns to operate 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 highways and rights-of-way; performs roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.
• Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.
• Inspects construction and routine contract maintenance methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build and maintain roadways, bridges, traffic signals and related highway structures in accordance with plans and specifications.
• 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.
• 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. This position requires you to drive for TxDOT.

Additional duties for a Roadway Maintenance Tech (Trans Maintenance Tech III) include:

• 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.
• Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large gradall, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor and profiling/milling machine.

Minimum Qualifications:

Roadway Maintenance Tech (Trans Maintenance Tech) II:

1 YEAR in engineering support, maintenance, construction, heavy equipment operation or roadway maintenance work.

Roadway Maintenance Tech (Trans Maintenance Tech) III:

2 YEARS in engineering support, maintenance, construction, heavy equipment operation, roadway maintenance work, or

related experience.

For All Levels:

• Experience can be satisfied by full-time or prorated part-time equivalent Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
• No supervisory experience required

License and Certification

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must obtain a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License or have obtained a CDL "A” License with "N" endorsement within 1 year from date of employment. Professional training will be provided.

Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within 365 days of employment. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skillstest-waiver

Other Conditions:

• This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL-A)

Competencies:

The required competencies for the Roadway Maintenance Tech (Trans Maintenance Tech II or III) include:

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
• The use of applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
• The use of light and heavy highway equipment
• Communicate effectively
• Work in cramped spaces (bend, stoop, crawl) and at varied heights
• Prioritizing and org…