Texas Department of Transportation

Support Service Div - Building Automation System Administrator

Texas Department of Transportation

Austin Texas

Salary: Neg Per Hour



Essential Duties

  • Assists in the maintenance, repair and installation of Building Automation computer and network equipment.
  • Assists project managers with construction and management projects and contracts.
  • Trains and/or assists employees in the use of various electronic equipment; creates literature and conducts presentations as necessary.
  • Troubleshoots, analyzes, and solves complex technical software/hardware and client-server problems.
  • Assists with electrical repairs, installations, and computer wiring in departmental buildings.
  • Inspects contracted work and coordinates the contract process.
  • May serve as a lead worker and the related tasks.
  • Orders parts and equipment and keeps records of repairs, employee time, and mileage.
  • Receives and processes work orders from district sections and coordinates equipment repairs.
  • Responsible for maintaining digital systems.
  • Trains technicians in equipment repair and troubleshooting.
  • Writes specifications for repair parts, system components, and test equipment.
  • Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Experience: 6 years experience in electronic systems, equipment installation, repair. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent). College education and/or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications: Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Building Automation

Extensive knowledge of

  • Fundamentals of electrical/electronics and design procedures
  • Electrical/electronic troubleshooting and repair techniques
  • Electronic circuit boards, microprocessors and chips
  • Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes

Considerable knowledge of

  • Contract negotiation, development and management methods
  • Contract writing and specifications
  • Applicable laws, rules, and regulations

Proficient skill in

  • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
  • Troubleshooting, repairing and calibrating electronic and mechanical components and subsystems
  • Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
  • Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
  • Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
  • Installing and maintaining equipment
  • Troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining equipment of the trade
  • Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment and mechanical devices of the trade
  • Using applicable electronic test equipment
  • The design and development of electronic/electrical/automated equipment
  • Maintaining a safe working relationship

Ability to

  • Work in cramped spaces (bend, stoop, crawl) and at varied heights
  • Follow applicable safety standards, practices and procedures

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

  • Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
  • Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
  • Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
  • Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
  • Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
  • Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine
  • Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
  • Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
  • Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
  • Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Job Overview

Posted Date: 11 Sep 2024

Location: Austin Texas

Salary: Neg Per Hour

Company Information

Texas Department of Transportation

Name: Texas Department of Transportation

Web: https://www.txdot.gov/

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