Contract Inspector Jobs in Austin, TX (NOW HIRING)

This position performs moderately complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as: maintenance contract and material and process inspections; 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 perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

• 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.

• 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 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. 

• 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 assigned. This position requires driving a state vehicle. 

• Roadway Accidents/Inclement Weather/Natural Disasters- Must be able to respond 24/7 when notified.

• Serves as the only maintenance contract inspector on a small project.

• Identifies, repairs, and installs signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs welding; and uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products.

• Inspects routine maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build and maintain roadways, bridges, traffic signals and related highway structures in accordance with plans and specifications.

• Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.

• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a quarter cubic yards or less, pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.

• Inspects 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. 

• Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs highly skilled roadway repairs; erects and repairs guard rails, highway markers and signs; hauls materials and equipment to job sites.

• Inspects routine and non-routine maintenance contract construction methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build and maintain roadways, bridges, traffic signals and related highway structures in accordance with plans and specifications.

• Operates complex 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. 

• May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.

• Trains other employees.

• Identifies, analyzes, and implements solutions for complex maintenance problems. 

No education required.

• Roadway Maintenance Tech (Transportation Maintenance Tech) I = No experience required

• Roadway Maintenance Tech (Transportation Maintenance Tech) II = 1 YEAR experience*

• Roadway Maintenance Tech (Transportation Maintenance Tech) III = 2 YEARS experience*

*Experience must be in transportation engineering support, roadway maintenance, construction inspection, heavy equipment operation, or related work experience.  (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent).  Related technical training or education from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications.

• Valid 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 or have obtained a CDL "A" License, within 12 months/1 year from date of employment.

Currently Military or Veterans: US Military CDL Equivalent Conditions of Employment: US Military License candidates must successfully obtain Texas Class "A" CDL within 120 days of employment (or whatever number of days deemed appropriate, I.e., 30, or 60 days). Military Skills Test Waiver. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/military-skills-test-waiver

• Commercial Driver's License preferably with no transmission restrictions.  

• Roadway Maintenance Tech II and III levels require a CDL License at time of hire.

The required competencies for Roadway Maintenance Tech/Trans Maintenance Tech I include:

• Follow verbal and written instructions

Additional competencies for  Roadway Maintenance Tech/Trans Maintenance Tech II include:

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work

• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Additional competencies for  Roadway Maintenance Tech/Trans Maintenance Tech III include:

• Methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work

  
   

• Subject to noise

• Subject to vibration

• 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

• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling

• Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist

• 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

• Pushing-using upper extremities to press against object with force to move in a direction

• Pulling-using upper extremities to exert force moving objects in a sustained motion

• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc

• Standing-prolonged periods of time

• Visual Acuity-operate machines, such as drill presses, power saws, and mills

• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment
   

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.

• Must be able to report for duty within 30 minutes of notification on a 24-hour basis to respond to emergency situations.