Transportation Maintenance Tech I​/II; roadway maintenance - Sonora

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Transportation Maintenance Tech I/II (roadway maintenance) - Sonora (2601200)

TxDOT’s San Angelo District is hiring a Transportation Maintenance Tech I or II (highway maintenance worker) for our Sonora Maintenance Office. This office is responsible for maintaining 994 miles of Interstate, U.S., State highways, and Farm-to-Market roads across Sutton and Schleicher counties. The team of 14 full-time employees performs tasks such as sign replacement, herbicide application, roadway level‑up, seal coat, edge repair, tree trimming, litter pickup, project inspection, vehicle maintenance and more.

The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of the position offered based on the applicant’s work experience, skill level and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs.

• Company-sponsored CDL training with no upfront cost – earn full salary while training, with lodging, transportation, and per diem provided if needed.
• 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.

Work schedule:

Monday – Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Travel required (approximately 25% of the time). Flexible location: onsite. Shift details:
Mon – Thurs, 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Transportation Maintenance Tech I (A16): $3,409.83 – $5,094.16 monthly.

Transportation Maintenance Tech II (A17): $3,581.33 – $5,372.41 monthly.

Minimum annual salary: $40,918.00.

Maximum annual salary: $64,469.00.

Anticipated starting salary: $4,100 – $4,500 monthly.

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.

• Assists in identifying, repairing, and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs basic welding as needed; 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.
• Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Operates light equipment such as a front‑end loader‑one, 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 time‑keeping, 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 such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents and hazardous material spills.
• 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.
• 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.
• Identifies, analyzes and implements solutions for complex…