Roadway Maintenance Technician (Transportation Maint Tech I, II or III) - Travis Central Office (Austin District)
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Job summary
Texas Department of Transportation seeks a Roadway Maintenance Tech I/II/III in the North Austin area for 40-hour weeks, day shifts, onsite. Role includes maintaining highways, signs and safety devices, and coordinating with law enforcement during incidents.
CDL Class A is preferred; training provided while you earn your salary. Rewards include a recruitment bonus potential up to $5,000, company-sponsored CDL training, and comprehensive benefits.
Qualifications
- No education required.
- CDL is required (Class A) at time of hire; training available.
Responsibilities
- Identify, repair and install signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; perform basic welding as needed.
- Operate and maintain heavy equipment and assist with traffic control and emergency response.
- Perform preventive maintenance and inspections on equipment; complete required reports.
Job description
Job Description - Roadway Maintenance Technician (Transportation Maint Tech I, II or III) - Travis Central Office (Austin District) (2602500)
Job Description
Roadway Maintenance Technician (Transportation Maint Tech I, II or III) - Travis Central Maintenance Office (Austin District) ( 2602500 )
Position Information Looking for more than just a job? Come build something that matters! Our Travis Central Maintenance Office is looking for a dedicated team member to fill a Roadway Maintenance Technician (Transportation Maint Tech) I, II, or III position within the Austin District. You’ll join a hardworking group of professionals committed to safety, teamwork, and providing reliable roadways for the traveling public. If you want to be part of a team where every day brings a new challenge and an opportunity to make an impact.
You may qualify for a one-time recruitment bonus up to $5,000 if you have a Class “A” CDL License (preferably with no transmission restrictions) at time of hire. You must maintain 12-month of continuous employment with TxDOT and meet all other conditions. Current and Previous permanent employees (does not include Summer Internships) do not qualify for the Recruitment Bonus. CDL Training Available! 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. 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.
This position is for ONE Roadway Maintenance/Trans Maintenance Tech I/II/III. The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the position based on the applicant’s work experience, education, skill level, and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs.
- Roadway Maintenance Tech/Trans Maintenance Tech I: A16 ($40,918.00 – $61,130.00/yearly)
- Roadway Maintenance Tech/Trans Maintenance Tech II: A17 ($42,976.00 – $64,469.00/yearly)
- Roadway Maintenance Tech/Trans Maintenance Tech III: A18 ($45,521.00 – $71,055.00/yearly)
40,918.00
71,055.00
Yearly FLSA Status : Nonexempt
North Austin Area Engr Office 1001 EAST PARMER LANE, STE B Austin 78753
Yes, 5 % of the Time
Day Job
40-hour work week
Onsite
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)
This position performs highly complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: contract maintenance and material and process inspection; roadway maintenance and repair; operates light and heavy equipment; preventative and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; helping the public during emergency situations; and training other employees. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
- Serves as the only maintenance contract inspector on a small project.
- 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.
- Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Operates complex 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.
- May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
- Trains other employees.
- Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
No Education Required
Roadway Maintenance Tech (Transportation Maintenance Tech) I = No experience required
Roadway Maintenance Tech (Transportation Maintenance Tech) II = 1 YEAR experience*
Roadway Maintenance Tech (Transportation Maintenance Tech) 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. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
Commercial Driver Certificate
Commercial Driver's License - Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement or have obtained a CDL "A" License, within 12 months/1 year from date of employment.
US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within 120 days of employment (or whatever number of days deemed appropriate, I.e., 30, or 60 days). Military Skills Test Waiver. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver
Commercial Driver’s License preferably with no transmission restrictions.
Roadway Maintenance Tech II and III levels require a CDL License at time of hire.
Follow verbal and written instructions
- Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
- Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
- Subject to noise - Subject to vibration
- 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
- Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
- 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
- Pushing-using upper extremities to press against object with force to move in a direction
- Pulling-using upper extremities to exert force moving objects in a sustained motion
- Standing-prolonged periods of time
- Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
- Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment
This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
This is a Safety Impact position and you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test 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 30 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.
Maint/Skilled Craft/Ferry Ops
Full-time
Regular
Standard
Non-Management
Sep 28, 2026, 6:44:01 PM
Ongoing
State Job Title/s : Transportation Mntnce Spec I/II/III State Job Code/s : 9305, 9306, 9307
TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.
Click on the appropriate occupational category to view the MOS codes .
The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.
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