General Engineering Tech I - Longview

Texas Department of Transportation • Longview, TX

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Commercial Driver License (class A) or must obtain within 120 days
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions.
• Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

Nice To Haves

• Commercial Driver’s License

Responsibilities

• Conducts tests of highway construction materials, makes calculations and records results.
• 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.
• Operates light and heavy equipment; performs preventive maintenance and repairs on equipment; performs roadway maintenance.
• 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.
• Serves as project leader responsible for construction inspection activities for a medium to large construction project or for several small projects.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees