TRANSPORTATION WORKER 1 • - 10212025-72130

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time

10 / 21 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time

Closing Date / Time

11 / 03 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly)

$3,631.00 - $4,533.00

Salary (Annually)

$43,572.00 - $54,396.00

Job Type

Full-Time

City, State Location

Shelbyville, TN

Hohenwald, TN

Lynchburg, TN

Murfreesboro, TN

Lewisburg, TN

Department

Transportation

LOCATION OF (11) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BEDFORD COUNTY, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, MOORE COUNTY, LEWIS COUNTY, MARSHALL COUNTY

These positions are in the Region 3 - District 39 Operations- Maintenance Section.

For more information, visit the link below :

https : / / www.tdot.tn.gov / PublicDocuments / HR / Region-Operations-District-Operations-Maintenance-Transportation-Worker-1.pdf

These positions have a starting salary of $3,631 monthly / $43,572 annually.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience : High school diploma; General Educational Development diploma.

Transportation Worker 1 : Entry level Transportation Worker. No prerequisites other than High School Education or equivalent. Eligible for promotion to Transportation Worker 2 upon satisfactory review and completion of the required skills and competency elements

• of the Transportation Worker 1 level, including having obtained the appropriate level of Commercial Drivers License based on the employees age (see Necessary Special Qualifications).

Transportation Worker 2 : Intermediate level Transportation Worker. Must have successfully completed the required skills and competency elements

Transportation Worker 3 : Experienced level Transportation Worker. Must have successfully completed the required skills and competency elements

Necessary Special Qualifications

Necessary Special Qualifications for Transportation Worker I, II, and III include :

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birthday, a Class-A Commercial Driver's License with an N endorsement that is valid in the State of Tennessee.

Conditions of Employment

Must pass a drug test prior to employment for commercial driver and safety impact positions. Commercial drivers and safety impact employees will be subject to additional drug and alcohol testing during employment.

May be required to work weekends and holidays.

May be required to work variable hours outside of the normal work schedule, including an on- call rotation.

Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.

Overview

SUMMARY

Transportation Workers are primarily responsible for the operation of heavy equipment, vehicles, power equipment, and standard hand tools utilized in the preventive maintenance, inspection, repair, and construction of roads, structures, and roadside features for the State's highway and roadway systems. Positions in this classification will operate or specialize in a particular area of transportation work (e.g., highway maintenance, structures or inspection); however, there is the ability to move and work within the different areas as needed and called upon by leadership so long as competencies for those areas have been achieved. Employees in this class will either be assigned to a specific geographic area within a region or to work in a region-wide assignment.

GENERAL POSITION DESCRIPTION

Transportation Worker I

Under intermittent direct supervision, performs routine transportation operations or maintenance support work such as : regularly monitoring and evaluating the quality of highway assets and structures, roadway maintenance and repair, light and heavy equipment operation, preventive and minor maintenance on equipment, traffic control, identifying deterioration and other related transportation structures deficiencies, and helping the public during emergency situations.

Transportation Worker II

Under general supervision, performs moderately complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as : regularly monitoring and evaluating the quality of highway assets and structures, roadway maintenance and repair, light and heavy equipment operation, preventive and minor

maintenance on equipment, traffic control, identifying deterioration and other related transportation structures deficiencies, and helping the public during emergency situations. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to a supervisory level.

Transportation Worker III

Under general, indirect supervision, uses his / her own judgement and decision-making skills performs highly complex transportation operations or maintenance support work such as : regularly monitoring and evaluating the quality of highway assets and structures, roadway maintenance and repair, light and heavy equipment operation, preventive and minor maintenance on equipment, traffic control, and helping the public during emergency situations. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments and may train other employees; however, all unusual issues are referred to a supervisory level.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential duties for Transportation Worker I, II and III include :

Assists in identifying, repairing, and installing signs, delineators, mailbox supports and posts; performs basic shop tasks as needed; uses / moves equipment / tools and materials or products related to these activities as required

Regularly monitors and evaluates the quality of highway assets to determine changes in conditions, value, safety, or quality, and make recommendations for repair; conducts assigned inspections of sites, bridges, and materials to ensure compliance with procedures and specifications

Takes measurements of quantities, distances, dimensions, and other factors related to materials, project sites, and structures to determine quantities of repairs needed, existing conditions, and / or compliance with standards and specifications

Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at crash sites; assists stranded motorists as required

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

Maintains highways and rights-of-way; performs roadway repairs; inspects and repairs roadside hardware, highway markers, and signs; completes pavement markings; maintains drainage; hauls materials and equipment to job sites; moves and picks up litter and roadway debris

Mows rights-of-way, as well as public picnic and rest areas; performs plant and landscape maintenance including trimming trees and brush removal

Operates light and heavy equipment to perform maintenance functions

Performs preventive maintenance inspections, routine servicing and minor repairs on equipment, and completes various required reports including timekeeping, equipment forms, inventory, and accident forms

Operates equipment to remove ice and snow from highways and bridges, posts warning signs, helps the public and performs other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, snowstorms, crashes, and hazardous material spills

Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Additional duties for Transportation Worker II and III include :

Selects and operates appropriate equipment and tools to complete projects

Operates complex heavy equipment

Conducts complex tests as directed in accordance with prescribed procedures

Guides the direction and placement of traffic control devices at maintenance project or crash sites for compliance with specifications for devices, safety laws, rules, regulations, and the Tennessee Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Additional duties for Transportation Worker III include :

Train other employees

Records, documents, monitors, and remediates highway asset condition

Identifies and works with leadership to implement solutions for complex maintenance problems

Lead teams on assignments

Management of highway maintenance contracts

Competencies (KSA's)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies (KSACs) :

The required KSACs for Transportation Worker I, II and III includes :

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Knowledgeable in basic mathematical fundamentals

Basic report and form writing skills

Skilled in applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade

Skilled in the use of light and heavy highway equipment

Ability to use computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems

Knowledgeable in basic vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair procedures

Ability to recognize and take precaution for potential hazards to the transportation work crew

Additional KSACs for Transportation Worker II and III include :

Knowledge of the Tennessee Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Knowledgeable in street and highway traffic rules and regulations, and temporary signing and safety precautions to be observed while working on or near highways

Knowledgeable in project logistics and worksite planning

Additional KSACs for Transportation Worker III includes :

Ability to lead teams - maintaining effective work relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

Ability to train teams and individuals - recognizing applicable teaching and learning methods and how to communicate curriculum respectively

Knowledge of material estimating and procurement procedures