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Texas Department of Transportation

Highway Maintenance- Pleasanton

Texas Department of Transportation, Pleasanton, California, United States, 94566

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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: General Transportation Tech I

Assists in identifying, repairing and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports & 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.

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 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.

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.

General Transportation Tech II In addition to the duties listed above

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 bridge inspection records; processes related paperwork; reviews files for compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.

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

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.

Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.

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.

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.

General Transportation Tech III In addition to the duties listed above

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.

May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.

Trains other employees.

Provides support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; and provides assistance to stranded motorists.

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

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

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

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.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: No education required.

Experience: GTT I = No experience required; GTT II = 1 year experience*; GTT 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 fulltime 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.

Licenses and Certifications:

Valid driver’s license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

GTT I/II Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement or have obtained a CDL "A" License with an "N" endorsement, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.

GTT III Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" endorsement at time of application. Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within 120 days of employment. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver

Preferred Qualifications: Licenses and Certifications: Commercial Driver’s License

Competencies:

Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work

Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques

The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements

Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes

Using basic mathematical fundamentals

Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade

Operating light and heavy highway equipment

Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Follow verbal and written instructions

Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance

Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures

Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements

Plan review methods, processes and procedures

Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering calculations

Using surveying tools, equipment and instruments

Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

Prioritizing and organizing work assignments

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and above 100 degrees for more than one hour

Subject to noise

Subject to vibration

Subject to air and skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids

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

Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist

Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)

Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine

Standing-prolonged periods of time

Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another

Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken wordsHearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication

Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills

Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment

Conditions of Employment: Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.

Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.

Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes of notification on a 24‑hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

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