Transportation Maint Tech I​/II​/III; Iraan

Essential Duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech I, II, & III

• 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.
• Operates light equipment such as a front‑end loader (one cubic yard or less), pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
• 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.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

• Operates complex heavy equipment such as a motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self‑propelled asphalt distributor, and profiling/milling machine.
• Moves/picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Inspects routine and non‑routine maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build and maintain roadways, bridges, traffic signals and related highway structures in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Education: No education required.

Experience for Transportation Maintenance Tech (TMT):

• TMT I = No experience required.
• TMT II = 1 year experience.
• TMT III = 2 years experience.
• Experience must be in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, 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.

• Valid driver’s license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License without transmission restrictions and an "N" Endorsement or have obtained a CDL "A" License within 120 calendar days from date of employment.
• Must have or obtain an "N" endorsement within 30 days of either obtaining the Class A CDL or within 30 days of the date of hire.
• Military Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent. Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class "A" CDL within 120 days of employment and an "N" endorsement within 30 days of either obtaining the Class A CDL or within 30 days of the date of hire.

• Commercial Driver’s License.

• Maintenance concepts, methods, policies, and requirements.

• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade.
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment.
• Maintaining a safe working relationship.

• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Communicate effectively.

• Considerable knowledge of basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures.
• Proficient skill in using light and heavy highway equipment, maintaining a safe working relationship, prioritizing, and organizing work assignments.

• Extensive knowledge of materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance.
• Proficient skill in public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems.

• Required to wear protective gear, including respirator, hard hat, steel-toed boots, and other equipment or devices.
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32°F or above 100°F for more than one hour.
• Subject to noise and vibration.
• Subject to hazards such as moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals.
• Subject to atmospheric conditions—fumes, odors, dusts,…