At TxDOT, El Paso District we value employees. We have three core values: Improve our safety, value our employees, and preserve our assets. We also strive to achieve a work-life balance and recognize the importance of your career as well as your home life. We offer a wide array of programs and activities including compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, career development programs, tuition assistance, and many other benefits. .

Do you like to work outside? Are you energetic, positive and self-motivated? Do you enjoy teamwork? Do you want to be part of maintaining and repairing some of the best roadways in the US? TxDOT's Special Crew Maintenance Office is looking for a Transportation Crew Chief I in El Paso, TX. As a Crew Chief, you will lead a crew of Transportation Maintenance Technicians. Coordinate equipment, materials, and personnel for roadway maintenance projects and work closely with the maintenance section supervisor.

We have a diverse workforce of over 12,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, you’ve come to the right place!

At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:

• Low Turnover
• Retirement Pension
• Alternative Work Schedules
• Paid Leave/Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
• On the Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
• Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement

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 skilled transportation maintenance activities and leads a crew of Transportation Maintenance Technicians. Reports to a maintenance section supervisor and assists in administration of the maintenance section. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

Transportation Maintenance Crew Chief I essential duties include:

• Serves as a lead worker
• Drives to assist during accidents and emergency weather situations to sand bridges and roads and put up warning signs
• Estimates and gathers materials and equipment necessary to complete assignments
• Inspects roads while en route to and from job site and reports problems to supervisors
• Maintains records on materials and equipment used and employee time sheets
• Operates light and heavy equipment
• Performs some maintenance and repair on equipment and trains crew members on the use of equipment
• Troubleshoots problems
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Work Experience: 5 years roadway maintenance related work. (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:

• Must have a valid Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) at time of application.

Competencies:

• Methods procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work.
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Incident management procedures.
• Inventory/stock control procedures
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines and specifications codes.
• Methods and procedures involving storage & transport of hazardous material.
• Use of light and heavy highway equipment
• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environment.
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment and mechanical devices of the trade.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• 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
• Sitting - prolonged periods of time.
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
• Stooping - bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)
• Crouching-bending body downward and forward by ending spine at waist.
• Crawling-moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing-prolonged periods of time.
• Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another.
• Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position.
• Talking-expressing 0or exchanging ideas by spoken words.
• Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills
• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment

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 and/or alcohol 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 during emergency situations after hours, on weekends or holidays.
• Required to work hours other than assigned schedule.
• Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment provided by employer and comply with all safety requirements.
• Must attend work regularly and observe approved work hours.
• Must be able to report for duty within 45 minutes on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.

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/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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