Paid Intern Maintenance Tech: Roadway Field Experience

Texas Department of Transportation; Huntsville (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plans

Alternative and/or Flexible Work Sched

Paid Leave and Holidays

Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full‑

On-the-Job Training

Tuition Assistance Program

Holistic Wellness Program with Leave

Job summary

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invites students to join the Bryan District in Walker County as Intern Maintenance Tech. This paid internship offers hands-on roadway maintenance experience, real-world exposure, and opportunities for professional growth throughout the season.

You will perform entry-level tasks, assist with traffic control, equipment operation, and basic repairs, while gaining insight into highway maintenance operations and safety practices in a structured, supportive

Qualifications

• Must be a student in high school or other educational institution or accepted into a college, university or educational institution.
• No Experience Required (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Performs entry-level and routine maintenance work.
• Assists in repairing and erecting signs and repairing drums and/or barricades; as required moves items related to these duties.
• Assists in warehousing and supply functions.
• Assists with repairs to potholes, roadway shoulders and edges, guardrails, signs, and other related work.
• Assists with traffic control to include placing and gathering cones, flagging traffic, and other related work.
• Operates light equipment.
• Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees, brush and mowing, fertilizing and watering, as required moves items related to these duties.
• Performs some carpentry work.
• Performs some clerical duties.
• Repairs and installs posts and mailbox supports, as required moves items related to these duties.

Education

High school student or enrolled in college/university

Acceptance into college/university program

Job description

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invites students to join the Bryan District in Walker County as Intern Maintenance Tech. This paid internship offers hands-on roadway maintenance experience, real-world exposure, and opportunities for professional growth throughout the season.

You will perform entry-level tasks, assist with traffic control, equipment operation, and basic repairs, while gaining insight into highway maintenance operations and safety practices in a structured, supportive