Intern Maintenance Tech - Houston

Performs entry‑level and routine maintenance work. Work involves physical labor tasks such as plant and landscape maintenance, maintaining comfort stations and rights‑of‑way, minor equipment repair, and assisting with roadway repair. Employees at this level perform assignments following specific instructions and are subject to frequent review by the immediate supervisor.

• Assists in repairing and erecting signs and repairing drums and/or barricades; moves items related to these duties as required.
• Assists in warehousing and supply functions.
• Assists with repairs to potholes, roadway shoulders and edges, guardrails, signs, and other related work.
• Assists with traffic control, including placing and gathering cones, flagging traffic, and other related work.
• Operates light equipment. (Must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license.)
• Maintains picnic and rest areas, rights‑of‑way, maintenance yards and comfort stations.
• Moves or picks up litter and roadway debris.
• Performs minor maintenance and repairs on equipment.
• Performs plant and landscape maintenance, including trimming trees, brush, mowing, fertilizing and watering.
• Performs some carpentry work.
• Performs some clerical duties.
• Repairs and installs posts and mailbox supports.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

• Must be a student in high school or another educational institution, or accepted into a college, university or educational institution.
• Must be at least 16 years of age and a student currently enrolled in high school or any institution of higher education, including trade/vocational schools.
• Employees at least 18 years of age with a valid driver’s license may be assigned driving duties and may use power tools.
• No experience required; experience can be satisfied by full‑time or prorated part‑time employment.

• Required to wear protective hard hat or other personal protective equipment/devices.
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection.
• 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.
• Kneeling‑bending legs at knee to rest on knees.
• Lifting‑raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position.
• Reaching‑extending hands and arms in any direction.
• Standing for prolonged periods.
• Visual acuity: work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts and use of measurement devices or assembly/fabrication parts.
• Operate machines such as drill presses, power saws, and mills.

• This job is 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.
• Department of Transportation’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, (e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under state law as a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result.

TxDOT’s Houston District offers internship maintenance technician positions at multiple locations across the Houston Metro Area. The Summer Employment Program provides current high school and college students the opportunity to gain valuable paid hands‑on experience.

• Houston Dist. HQ: 7600 Washington Ave., Houston, TX 77007
• W. Harris: 14838 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77040
• S. Harris: 702 FM 1959, Houston, TX 77037
• N. North Harris: 16803 Eastex Freeway, Humble, TX 77347
• Brazoria: 18671 FM 523, Angleton, TX 77515
• Fort Bend: 4235 SH 36, Rosenberg, TX 77471
• Galveston: 5407 Gulf Freeway, La Marque, TX 77568
• Montgomery: 901 N FM 3038, Conroe, TX 77303
• Waller: 400 FM 1488, Hempstead, TX 77445

• 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

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 Act of 1990.