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TxDOT's Lubbock B- Lubbock Southeast Maintenance Section, is looking for a General Transportation Tech 2. If you looking to build a career, with a great group of people, TxDOT's Lubbock District is the place for you!! TxDOT offers competitive pay, great benefits, and work-life balance.

At TxDOT, we have three core values: Safety for our employees and the traveling public, value our employees, and preserve our assets. We also strive to achieve a work-life balance and recognize the importance of your career as well as your home life. We offer a wide array of programs and activities including a great work schedule wellness leave incentive, career development programs, tuition assistance and many other benefits. If you are ready to learn and grow in a great section, let's talk!

Benefits and Perks

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 website at: Total Compensation Package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Position Description

Performs moderately complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: maintenance contract and/or material and process inspections; 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 perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

  • Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs highly skilled roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway

    markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.
  • 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.
  • Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mail box supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves

    equipment/tools, materials and products.
  • Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
  • 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.
  • Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.


Minimum Qualifications:

Experience:

1 year 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 for year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications:

  • Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
  • Must obtain a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License or have obtained a CDL "A" License, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:

  • Commercial Driver's License
Competencies:

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

    maintenance work
  • Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
  • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
  • Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures
  • Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
  • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
  • Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files, and reports
  • Operating light and heavy highway equipment
  • Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
  • Follow verbal and written instructions
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
  • Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
Conditions of Employment:

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions.

  • 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.
    • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation - 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) - does not authorize "medical marijuana" under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.
  • 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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