Transportation Maintenance Tech

Transportation Maintenance Tech - (2602778)

Position Information

Are you ready to be part of a maintenance team that sets the standard for safety and quality? We are seeking a dedicated TransportationMaintenance Technician IV/V who enjoys working alongside experienced professionals, tackling challenges, and making a meaningful impact on the transportation infrastructure that serves our community every day.

Position Title

Salary Grade/Range

Transportation Maintenance Tech IV

A19: $48,244 - $76,028

Transportation Maintenance Tech V

A20: $51,158 - $81,351

This position is for a Transportation Maintenance Tech VI or V. 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.

Minimum Salary

: 48,244.00

Maximum Salary

: 81,351.00

Pay Basis

: Yearly FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Work Locations

:

Navarro Maint

100 SWCR 1000

Corsicana 75110

Travel

: Yes, 10 % of the Time Shift: Day Job Location Flexibility: Onsite

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 Total Compensation Package website

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

Position Description

Transportation Maintenance Tech IV: Performs advanced transportation operations or maintenance support work such as complex maintenance contract inspection and/or material and process inspection; light and heavy equipment operation; roadway maintenance; preventative and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; helping the public during emergency situations; and training other employees. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Transportation Maintenance Tech V: Performs highly advanced transportation operations or maintenance support work such as complex maintenance contract inspection and/or material and process inspection; light and heavy equipment operation; roadway maintenance; preventative and minor maintenance on equipment; traffic control; helping the public during emergency situations; and training other employees. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

Transportation Maintenance Tech IV

• Inspects complex maintenance and construction-related work to include hot mix overlay to ensure compliance with safety,
  laws and regulations, contract specifications and departmental procedures.
• Maintains files of shop drawings and monitors progress of construction activities.
• Oversees complex maintenance and spot improvement contracts.
• Performs pavement evaluations and operates data collection equipment.
• Serves as project leader responsible for maintenance construction inspection activities for a medium to large
  maintenance construction project or for several small projects.
• Conducts tests of highway construction materials, makes calculations, and records results.
• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
• Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.
• 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 construction project records and/or bridge inspection records; processes related paperwork; reviews files for
  compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Reviews plans, enters data and updates, stores and maintains plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) documents and
  files; assists in PS&E processing for letting, to include reproducing and distributing documents.
• 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.
• May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
• Trains other employees.
• 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.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Transportation Maintenance Tech V

• Consults with contractors' superintendent on work progress and maintenance problems; reviews equipment utilization data
  and time/cost estimates.
• Oversees complex maintenance and spot improvement contracts and total maintenance, performance based, and/or bundled bid
  contracts.
• Performs detail design and quantity checks for plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E).
• Serves as project leader responsible for maintenance construction inspection activities for large and/or complex maintenance construction projects or for multiple district projects.
• Conducts tests of highway construction materials, makes calculations, and records results.
• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems.
• Inspects barricades to ensure compliance with barricade standards.
• Inspects complex maintenance and construction-related work to include hot mix overlay to ensure compliance with safety,
  laws and regulations, contract specifications and departmental procedures.
• 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 construction project records and/or bridge inspection records; processes related paperwork; reviews files for
  compliance with the bridge inspection Manual of Procedures.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Oversees complex maintenance and spot improvement contracts.
• Performs pavement evaluations and operates data collection equipment.
• 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.
• Reviews and assists in the development of traffic control plans, coordinates with law enforcement agencies, monitors lane
  closures at construction sites, documents changes in the traffic control setup and coordinates with the Public Information
  Officer.
• Reviews plans, enters data and updates, stores and maintains plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) documents and
  files; assists in PS&E processing for letting, to include reproducing and distributing documents.
• 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.
• May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
• Trains other employees.
• 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.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

None required

Experience:

Transportation Maintenance Tech IV: 3 years of experience in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, 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

Transportation Maintenance Tech V: 4 years of experience in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, 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

Licenses and Certifications:

Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications:

Commercial Drivers License

Competencies:

Transportation Maintenance Tech IV

Extensive knowledge of:

• Transportation principles and methods for moving people or goods by multimodal (road, air, water) methods, including
  their relative costs, advantages and limitations
• Basic traffic management and control procedures
• Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes

Expert skill in:

• Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering
  calculations
• 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

Proficient skill in:

• Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long-term
  deadlines
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Analyzing, organizing, and communicating business and technical data
• Monitoring contracts and procedures

Transportation Maintenance Tech V

Extensive knowledge of:

• Transportation principles and methods for moving people or goods by multimodal (road, air, water) methods, including
  their relative costs, advantages and limitations
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• Basic traffic management and control procedures
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes

Expert skill in:

• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering
  calculations
• 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

Proficient skill in:

• Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long-term deadlines
• Analyzing, organizing, and communicating business and technical data
• Preparing and maintaining confidential and sensitive records, files, and reports
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Monitoring contracts and procedures

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively
• Follow verbal and written instructions

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
• Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
• Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Works frequently in small/crawl spaces; manholes; areas that can cause claustrophobia
• Works in narrow aisles or passageways
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
• 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
• Crawling-moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
• 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
• Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
• Grasping-applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
• Feeling-determining size, shape, temperature or texture of objects
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts
• Close Visual Acuity-using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts
• Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
• Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

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 be able to report to duty within 30 minutes on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations

• 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.

Job

: Maint/Skilled Craft/Ferry Ops

Schedule

: Full-time

Employee Status

: Regular

Job Type

: Standard

Job Level

: Non-Management

Job Posting

: Oct 22, 2026, 11:13:42 AM

Unposting Date

: Nov 5, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

State Job Title/s: Transportation Mntnce Spec IV/V State Job Code/s: 9308/9309

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.

Applicant Information

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.

Additional Applicant Information