TxDOT’s Fort Worth District is seeking a Maintenance Section Assistant to join our Mineral Wells Maintenance Office team. In this role, you’ll help plan and coordinate materials, equipment, and crews that keep our roadways safe and reliable. You’ll work side by side with the Maintenance Section Supervisor, gaining hands-on experience while building leadership and technical skills that support long-term career growth.

This position blends field operations with office coordination, including computer-based work, budgeting support, and professional communication with the public, coworkers, safety staff, and management. Whether you’re ready to take the next step in your TxDOT career or start fresh with one of the nation’s leading highway systems, this is your opportunity.

Apply today and help keep Texas moving!

Physical Work Location: 2400 HWY 180 West, Mineral Wells, Tx 76067

Salary/Grade:

Maintenance Section Assistant: – A22 | $4,801.16 - $7,761.50 (monthly)

This job opening is for one (1) Maintenance Section Assistant depending on business need and applicant's qualifications and experience. Qualification and experience will determine the applicant's position and pay.

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)

Assists a Maintenance Section Supervisor in overseeing work completed by the crews and contractors, which provides a safe driving thoroughfare within a designated geographical area. Leads the work of transportation maintenance crews and support staff. Work requires responding to emergency notification on an as needed basis. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

• Assists in budget preparation for the section.
• Assists the maintenance section supervisor in overseeing the work of the section and contracted crews including
  scheduling equipment, material and personnel necessary for section projects.
• Assists with planning, coordinating and implementing emergency response to inclement weather, accidents, and hazardous spills affecting area roadways
• Completes reports on damaged railings and bridges.
• Ensures all projects follow established safety guidelines.
• Handles public complaints.
• Inspects road conditions, work-in-progress and work completed by the crews and contractors.
• Leads the work of transportation maintenance crews and support staff.
• May operate light and heavy roadway equipment.
• Responsible for operations of section in absence of supervisor
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

High School Grad or Equivalent in general education

Experience:

6 years of experience in roadway maintenance or construction related work (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time 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.
• Safety Impact Certificate
• Commercial Driver Certificate

• Must obtain a Commercial Class "A" Driver's License with "N" endorsement at the time of application.

Competencies:

• 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
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes

• Maintenance contract inspection procedures
• Incident management procedures
• Inventory/stock control procedures
• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment

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

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 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
• Required to work weekends and holidays.
• Required to work hours other than 8 to 5.
• Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment provided by employer and comply with all safety requirements.
• Employee may be contacted during off-duty hours to see if he or she can report to work within one (1) for emergency conditions.

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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