Transportation Maint Tech I/II/III (Midland)
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TxDOT Odessa District invites applications for Transportation Maintenance Tech I–III in Midland area. Job entails outdoor work, traffic control, and operating light to heavy equipment. Pay ranges from $40,918 to $71,055 yearly, with full-time hours and on-site duties.
The position requires a CDL and offers extensive benefits including retirement plans, paid leave, health premiums, and ongoing training. Scheduling is Monday to Friday, with travel as needed.
Qualifications
- Valid Class A CDL without transmission restrictions is required.
- Experience as Transportation Maintenance Tech I-III per job posting.
- Willingness to work outside in various weather conditions.
Responsibilities
- Assist in identifying, repairing and installing signs and posts; basic welding.
- Maintain highways and rights-of-way; perform roadway repairs and repairs to guard rails and signs.
- Operate light and some heavy equipment as listed in the posting.
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Job Description
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Now Hiring: Transportation Maintenance Tech I–III
TxDOT Odessa District | Midland Maintenance Office
Join a statewide team of 12,000+ professionals who keep Texas roads safe and moving! If you enjoy working outdoors, learning new skills, and operating heavy equipment, this is the job for you.
Pay Range (Final placement depends on experience, skills, and business needs.)
- Tech I (A16): $49,200–$61,130
- Tech II (A17): $54,000–$64,469
- Tech III (A18): $56,400–$71,055
Build a career that matters. Apply today and grow with TxDOT!
40,918.00
71,055.00
Yearly FLSA Status : Nonexempt
Midland Area Engineer/Maint 5100 W IH 20 Midland 79703
Yes, 10 % of the Time
Day Job
40 hrs - Monday - Friday 7am - 3:30 pm
Onsite
- 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)
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.
- Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.
- 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.
- Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights-of-way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Assists with inspecting 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.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned
- 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.
- Operates heavy equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a half cubic yard or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.
- 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.
- Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
- Inspects materials, equipment, and production procedures in a manufacturing plant or at point of supply to ensure construction materials meet Department specifications.
- Works on a survey crew; operates survey instruments such as theodolite, transit and level, electronic distance meter, and total survey station.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
- 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 motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, and profiling/milling machine.
- May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
- Trains other employees.
- 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 without transmission restrictions and an "N" Endorsement or have obtained a CDL "A” License, within 120 calendar days from date of employment.
- Must have or obtain an "N" endorsement within 30 days of either obtaining the Class A CDL or within 30 days of the date of hire.
Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class “A” CDL without transmission restrictions within 120 days of employment and an "N" endorsement within 30 days of either obtaining the Class A CDL or within 30 days of the date of hire. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver
Licenses and Certifications: Commercial Driver’s License
- 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
- Maintenance concepts, methods, policies, and requirements
- Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specification codes
- Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
- Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
- Using of light and heavy highway equipment
- Maintaining a safe working relationship
- Follow verbal and written instructions
- Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
- 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
- Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
- Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
- The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
- Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
- Using of light and heavy highway equipment
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 maintain regular and dependable attendance and adhere to established work schedules.
- Must be available to work weekends and holidays, as required.
- Must be willing and able to work hours other than 8 to 5 when operational needs require.
- Must wear employer-provided personal protective equipment (PPE) and comply with all applicable safety policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Must be able to report for duty within 30 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.
- Must be willing and able to work in inclement weather conditions .
Maint/Skilled Craft/Ferry Ops
Full-time
Regular
Standard
Non-Management
Oct 2, 2026, 2:43:49 PM
Nov 2, 2026, 5:59:00 AM
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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