Transportation Maint Tech I or II

TxDOT is looking for a Transportation Maintenance Tech I or II in the Paris District. This position is at the Grayson County Maintenance Section located in Sherman, TX. Paris District has three core values: Improve our safety, Value our employees, and Preserve our assets. If you think this is the job for you and would like to make the roadways safer for your family and friends, then apply for this position today. Come join our TxDOT family and build a career as big as TEXAS!

We offer company-sponsored CDL training with $0 upfront monetary commitment. Earn your full salary while training with lodging, transportation and per-diem provided if necessary.

This job opening is for one Transportation Maintenance Tech I or II depending on business need and applicant's qualifications and experience. Qualification and experience will determine the applicant's position and pay. The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on the applicant’s work experience, education, skill level and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs

Transportation Maintenance Tech I – A16 | 44,000 - $61,130 yearly
Transportation Maintenance Tech II – A17 | $44,000 - $64,469 yearly

TxDOT is looking for a Transportation Maintenance Tech I or II in the Paris District. This position is at the Grayson County Maintenance Section located in Sherman, TX. Paris District has three core values: Improve our safety, Value our employees, and Preserve our assets. If you think this is the job for you and would like to make the roadways safer for your family and friends, then apply for this position today. Come join our TxDOT family and build a career as big as TEXAS!

We offer company-sponsored CDL training with $0 upfront monetary commitment. Earn your full salary while training with lodging, transportation and per-diem provided if necessary.

This job opening is for one Transportation Maintenance Tech I or II depending on business need and applicant's qualifications and experience. Qualification and experience will determine the applicant's position and pay. The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on the applicant’s work experience, education, skill level and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs

Transportation Maintenance Tech I – A16 | 44,000 - $61,130 yearly
Transportation Maintenance Tech II – A17 | $44,000 - $64,469 yearly

Sherman/Grayson Co Ae/Maint (01GRAYSNCO)
3904 US 75 SOUTH
Sherman, 75090-0517

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 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 Transportation Maintenance Tech I 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 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.

• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.

• Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.

• 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.

• Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.

• Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.

• Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.

• Operates 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Assists with inspecting 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

Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech II include:

• Serves as the only maintenance contract inspector on a small project.

• 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.

• Maintains construction project records and/or bridge inspection records; processes related paperwork; reviews files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.

• 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.

• Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.

• Inspects 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.

• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.

• Inspects materials, equipment, and production procedures in a manufacturing plant or at point of supply to ensure construction materials meet Department specifications.

• Works on a survey crew; operates survey instruments such as theodolite, transit and level, electronic distance meter, and total survey station.

• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

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 Transportation Maintenance Tech I 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 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.

• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.

• Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.

• 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.

• Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.

• Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.

• Mows rights-of-way and picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush.

• Operates 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Assists with inspecting 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

Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech II include:

• Serves as the only maintenance contract inspector on a small project.

• 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.

• Maintains construction project records and/or bridge inspection records; processes related paperwork; reviews files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.