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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 with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.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 and heavy 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.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.Performs other job responsibilities as assignedAdditional duties for General Transportation Tech II include:Assists in inspecting 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.Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flag.Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sitesOperates light and heavy equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a half cubic yard or more, tractor-trailer haul truck, large dragline, shovel, paint striper, and dump truck.Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.Moves/picks up liter and roadway debris.Performs preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing and minor repairs.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.Additional duties for General Transportation Tech III include:Assists with administering and monitoring district maintenance contracts and service agreements..Assists with administering contracts for installation and maintenance of traffic systems and traffic data collection devices.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.Assists with project assignments and determining work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates maintenance material purchasing.Coordinates maintenance material purchasingDevelops and monitors budgetsInspects railroad crossings to identify devices to be installed or upgraded, reviews draft railroad signal construction and re-planking plans.Travels to districts and maintenance offices to perform site visits and monitor maintenance programs.Serves as a liaison with the City, County and other governmental and private entities concerning traffic issues and works to establish viable solutions.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.