Traffic General Engineering Tech I

Do You Enjoy Working Outdoors? Do You Like Variety In Your Job Duties?

We're looking for someone who enjoys learning, works independently, and is also a great team player. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with great people and make a meaningful difference. Come be a part of our team!

TxDOT's Lufkin District Traffic Section is hiring a General Engineering Tech I based in Lufkin, TX. In this role, you will inspect construction and maintenance work involving striping, raised pavement markings, and signage.

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 website at: Total Compensation Package
• To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Performs and coordinates advanced transportation engineering operations or maintenance support work such as construction and/or complex maintenance contract inspection; light and heavy equipment operation; roadway maintenance; traffic control; helping the public during emergency situations; and training other employees. May serve as a lead worker. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

Essential Duties:

• Administers construction and bridge inspection record-keeping activities in a District Area Office. 
• Conducts tests of highway construction materials, makes calculations, and records results. 
• Inspects construction and routine and non-routine contract maintenance methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build and maintain roadways, bridges, traffic signals and related highway structures in accordance with plans and specifications. 
• 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. 
• Operates light and heavy equipment; performs preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment; performs roadway maintenance. 
• Prepares plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) using automated programs; reviews plans, enters data and updates, stores and maintains PS&E documents and files. 
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.

Experience: 4 years in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, or related work experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent).

Related college education or relevant technical training 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.

Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of 
• Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques 
• Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements 
• Considerable knowledge of 
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements 
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes 
• Proficient skill in 
• Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long-term deadlines 
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems 
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others 
• Monitoring contracts and procedures
• Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques 
• Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements 
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements 
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes 
• Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long-term deadlines 
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems 
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others 
• Monitoring contracts and procedures

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions:

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes 
• 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 
• 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 
• Standing-prolonged periods of time 
• Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another 
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words 
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions Of Employment:Please Click This Link To Read The Standard Conditions Of Employment For All Positions: Standard Conditions Of Employment (Txdot)

• 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.
• 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.

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.

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

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.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information