Texas Department of Transportation

General Transp Tech I - Laredo Maintenance - (2501530)

Position Information

Ready to make a real impact?

Do you enjoy working with light and heavy equipment and ensuring that machinery runs at peak performance? Want to play a key role in keeping some of the best-maintained roadways in the United States running smoothly? Imagine making transportation safer and more efficient for your friends, family, and community every day.

TxDOT’s Laredo Maintenance Section is looking for skilled professionals to join our team, specializing in preventative maintenance and repairs for our fleet and equipment in Laredo, TX. As the nation’s largest inland port of entry, Laredo serves as a critical hub for international trade and transportation. Your expertise will help keep this essential corridor operating effectively, ensuring our crews have safe and reliable equipment to maintain Texas roadways.

Webb County, one of the largest counties in our Laredo District, is a key area where your work will have a significant impact. Whether you're new to the field or eager to grow your skills, this is an exciting opportunity to build a meaningful career while playing an essential role in equipment reliability and safety.

As part of a diverse team of over 12,000 employees statewide, you’ll have the chance to develop new skills, work with cutting-edge equipment, and contribute to something that truly matters. If you're ready for a hands-on role that makes a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply today and help us keep Texas moving forward!

Minimum Salary

: 40,918.00

Maximum Salary

: 61,130.00

Pay Basis

: Yearly FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Work Locations

:

Laredo District Headquarters

1817 BOB BULLOCK LOOP

Laredo 78043

Travel

: Yes, 25 % 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 website at: Total Compensation Package

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

Position Description

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.

Essential Duties:

The essential duties for the General Transportation Tech I include:

• 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.
• Determines placement of traffic control devices and installs/moves devices.
• 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 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.
• 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 other job responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: No education required.

Experience: GTT I = No experience required;

Licenses and Certifications:

• • • Valid US 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.

Competencies:

The required competencies for the General Transportation 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
    • Prioritizing and organizing work assignments

Some Skill in:

• • • Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
    • Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
    • Using basic mathematical fundamentals
    • Maintaining a safe working relationship

Ability to:

• • • 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 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.
• Must be able to report for duty within 30minutes 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

: Jun 4, 2025, 6:11:52 PM

Unposting Date

: Ongoing

State Job Title/s: Transportation Mntnce Spec I State Job Code/s: 9305

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.

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

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

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.

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

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