Transportation Maintenance Tech IV or V - Groom

Transportation Maintenance Tech IV or V in Groom, TX
TxDOT’s Amarillo District is hiring a Transportation Maintenance Tech IV or V for our Groom Maintenance Section in the Amarillo District. This position is a great fit for dependable individuals who enjoy working outdoors and want to learn valuable skills. You’ll perform routine roadway maintenance and repairs, operate light and heavy equipment, assist with traffic control, and help the public during emergency situations. The role involves working with private entities and following standard practices with minimal supervision. TxDOT offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a strong commitment to safety, teamwork, and work-life balance.

Transportation Maintenance Tech IV or V in Groom, TX
TxDOT’s Amarillo District is hiring a Transportation Maintenance Tech IV or V for our Groom Maintenance Section in the Amarillo District. This position is a great fit for dependable individuals who enjoy working outdoors and want to learn valuable skills. You’ll perform routine roadway maintenance and repairs, operate light and heavy equipment, assist with traffic control, and help the public during emergency situations. The role involves working with private entities and following standard practices with minimal supervision. TxDOT offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a strong commitment to safety, teamwork, and work-life balance.

Carson Co Maint Sec (04CARSONCO)
809 FRONT ST
Groom, 79039

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 Total Compensation Package website

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

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 Total Compensation Package website

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Performs advanced transportation operations or maintenance support work such as complex maintenance contract inspection and/or material and process inspection; light and heavy equipment operation; roadway maintenance; preventative and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; helping the public during emergency situations; and training other employees. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

The essential duties for the Transportation Maintenance Tech IV include:

• Oversees complex maintenance and spot improvement contracts.
• Serves as project leader responsible for maintenance construction inspection activities for a medium to large maintenance construction project or for several small projects.
• Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.
• Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader one and a half cubic yards or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.
• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader one and a quarter cubic yards 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 time-keeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, and PMI.
• May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
• Trains other employees.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech V include:

• Oversees complex maintenance and spot improvement contracts and total maintenance, performance based, and/or bundled bid contracts.
• Serves as project leader responsible for maintenance construction inspection activities for large and/or complex.
• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
• 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.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Performs advanced transportation operations or maintenance support work such as complex maintenance contract inspection and/or material and process inspection; light and heavy equipment operation; roadway maintenance; preventative and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; helping the public during emergency situations; and training other employees. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

The essential duties for the Transportation Maintenance Tech IV include:

• Oversees complex maintenance and spot improvement contracts.
• Serves as project leader responsible for maintenance construction inspection activities for a medium to large maintenance construction project or for several small projects.
• Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.
• Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader one and a half cubic yards or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.
• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader one and a quarter cubic yards 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 time-keeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, and PMI.
• May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
• Trains other employees.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech V include:

• Oversees complex maintenance and spot improvement contracts and total maintenance, performance based, and/or bundled bid contracts.
• Serves as project leader responsible for maintenance construction inspection activities for large and/or complex.
• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
• 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.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

None required

Experience:

• TMT IV = 3 year(s) of experience*

• TMT V = 4 year(s) of experience*

*Experience must be in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, or related work experience. (Experience can be satisfied by full time 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:

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

• Must have a valid Texas Commercial Driver's License for equipment operation at time of application

Competencies:

The required competencies for the Transportation Maintenance Tech IV include:

Extensive knowledge of:

• Basic traffic management and control procedures
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Expert skill in:

• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade.
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment

Proficient skill in:

• Analyzing, organizing, communicating business and technical data
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively
• Follow verbal and written instructions

Additional competencies for the Transportation Maintenance Tech V include:

Extensive knowledge of:

• Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques.
• Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, amd specification codes

Expert skill in:

• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others.

Proficient skill in:

• Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long-term deadlines.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)