Transportation Maintenance Tech I​/II​/III; Odessa

Job Title:

Transportation Maintenance Tech I/II/III (Odessa)

Position Information:
TxDOT's Odessa District seeks a Transportation Maintenance Tech I, II or III for the Odessa Maintenance Office. The role includes operating construction equipment, performing roadway maintenance, traffic control, and emergency response support.

• Transportation Maintenance Tech I: A16 ($49,200 - $61,130) annually
• Transportation Maintenance Tech II: A17 ($54,000 - $64,469) annually
• Transportation Maintenance Tech III: A18 ($56,400 - $71,055) annually

• 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 offices are Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites.

• Assist in identifying, repairing, and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports, and posts.
• Perform basic welding as needed.
• Move equipment/tools, materials, and products related to these activities.
• Assist local law enforcement at accident sites and support stranded motorists.
• Assist with traffic control: place and gather cones, warning signs, and barricades.
• Determine placement of traffic control devices and install/move them.
• Inspect barricades for compliance with standards.
• Maintain highways and rights-of-way; perform roadway repairs; erect and repair guard rails, highway markers, and signs.
• Haul materials and equipment to job sites.
• Maintain picnic and rest areas, maintenance yards, and comfort stations.
• Collect litter and roadway debris.
• Mow rights-of-way, picnic and rest areas; perform plant and landscape maintenance, including trimming trees and brush.
• Operate light equipment: front-end loader (one cubic yard or less), pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
• Perform preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing, and minor repairs on equipment; complete required reports.
• Sand or clean bridges and roads, post warning signs, and perform other work during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents, and hazardous material spills.
• Inspect maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.

• Serve as the sole maintenance contract inspector on small projects.
• Inspect traffic control devices and placement at construction sites for compliance with specifications, safety laws, and the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Maintain construction project records and/or bridge inspection records; process related paperwork; review files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.
• Maintain highways and rights-of-way; perform skilled roadway repairs; erect and repair guard rails, highway markers, and signs.
• Operate heavy equipment: front-end loader (one and a half cubic yards or more), tractor‑trail haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint stripper, and dump truck.
• Identify, repair, and install signs and delineators; perform welding; move equipment/tools, materials, and products.
• Inspect routine maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship.
• Identify, analyze, and implement solutions for complex maintenance problems.
• Inspect materials, equipment, and production procedures to ensure construction materials meet Department specifications.
• Work on a survey crew; operate survey instruments such as theodolite, transit, level, electronic distance meter, and total survey station.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.

• Maintain highways and rights-of-way; perform highly skilled roadway repairs; erect and repair guard rails, highway markers, and signs.
• Inspect routine and non‑routine maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship.
• Operate complex heavy equipment: motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy…