Transportation Maint Tech I/II/III (Balmorhea)
Texas Department of Transportation
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Texas Department of Transportation seeks Transportation Maintenance Tech I, II, or III for the Balmorhea Maintenance Office in Balmorhea, Texas. The role involves road maintenance, heavy and light equipment operation, and emergency response support.
Minimum qualifications include experience levels for I/II/III and CDL requirements. Day shift, onsite location with state benefits and training opportunities available.
Qualifications
- TMT I = No experience required
- TMT II = 1 year experience
- TMT III = 2 years experience
- Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent
- Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications may apply for education/experience.
- A valid driver’s license is required at the time of application; candidate must be able to drive a state vehicle.
- Commercial Class A CDL with N endorsement required within 30 days of employment.
Responsibilities
- Operate light equipment such as loaders, rollers, and sweepers
- Operate heavy equipment including large loaders, trucks, and bulldozers
- Perform PMI and basic maintenance on equipment; complete reports
- Assist with traffic control, site safety, and public help during emergencies
- Identify and repair signs, delineators, and related traffic devices
- Communicate effectively with local law enforcement and the public
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Job Description - Transportation Maint Tech I/II/III (Balmorhea) (2602236)
Job Description
Transportation Maint Tech I/II/III (Balmorhea) - ( 2602236 )
Position Information
TXDOT's Odessa District is looking for a Transportation Maintenance Tech I, II or III for our Balmorhea Maintenance Office based in Balmorhea, Texas. We have a workforce of over 12,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, let’s talk!
Perform work that affects everyone on the roadway. Each day is new experience. Your office is outside. Learn to operate ‘Big Kid Tonka Toys’ construction equipment. 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. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details. Come join us and grow with the state!
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
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.
To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)
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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.
- 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.
- Move/picks up litter and roadway debris.
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
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.
- 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.
- Inspects materials, equipment, and production procedures in a manufacturing plant or at point of supply to ensure construction materials meet Department specifications.
- 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 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 other job responsibilities as assigned.
Additional duties for Transportation Maintenance Tech III include:
- 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.
- Conducts tests of highway construction materials, makes calculations, and records results.
- Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
TMT I = No experience required
TMT II = 1 year experience*
TMT 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 .
- Valid driver’s license at the time of application. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
Must have a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with an "N" Endorsement or have obtained a CDL "A” License, within 30 calendar days from date of employment.
Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL within 30 days of employment. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver
Licenses and Certifications: Commercial Driver’s License
The required competencies for the Transportation Maintenance Tech I include:
Some knowledge of:
- Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
- Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
- Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
- Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes
- Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
- Using basic mathematical fundamentals
- Prioritizing and organizing work assignment
- Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files, and reports
- Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
- Operating light and heavy highway equipment
- Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
Some Skill in:
Using surveying tools, equipment and instruments
Ability to:
- Follow verbal and written instructions
Additional competencies for Transportation Maintenance Tech II include:
- Considerable knowledge of:
- Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
- Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
- Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
- Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures
- Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes
- Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
- Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
- Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
Additional competencies for Transportation Maintenance Tech III include:
Extensive Knowledge of:
- Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
- Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
- Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
- The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Proficient Skill in:
- Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
- Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering calculations
- Using basic mathematical fundamentals
- Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
- Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files, and reports
- 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
Ability to:
- Follow verbal and written instructions
Required to wear protective gear, including, respirator, hard hat, steal toed boots, and other equipment or devices
Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
Subject to noise and vibration
Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
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)
Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures
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 30 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.
Job: Maint/Skilled Craft/Ferry Ops
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Job Level: Non-Management
Job Posting
Job Posting: Aug 28, 2026, 5:18:20 PM
Unposting Date: Sep 28, 2026, 4:59:00 AM
State Job Title/s : Transportation Mntnce Spec I/II/III State Job Code/s : 9305/9306/9307
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)
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 Act of 1990.
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