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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 highly advanced and complex transportation engineering work related to planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations, maintenance and/or research of behalf of the Transportation Programs division. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Serves a Lead Worker. Work requires contact with governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

• Acts as consultant to staff engineers regarding plan operations as they relate to administration, programming, design, construction, right-of-way and maintenance.
• Acts as consultant to staff engineers to coordinate construction operations.
• Acts as a liaison with divisions, MPOs, cities, counties and other governmental entities concerning traffic management and/or traffic safety projects.
• Advises staff engineers.
• Assists districts/divisions.
• Chairs or serves as a member of a contract selection team.
• Coordinates with area engineers on design and plan preparation.
• Coordinates with district design on schematics, assists with capacity and level of service studies and reviews in-house and consultant traffic control/traffic management/intelligent transportation systems (ITS) plans and projects.
• Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support.
• Establishes, modifies or interprets applicable standards, rules, methods, procedures, practices and policies.
• Interprets laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to professional services contracting to ensure compliance with Department and governmental regulations.
• Maintains liaison with Construction Division, Maintenance Division and Federal Highway Administration personnel and project auditors.
• Makes presentations and represents TxDOT.
• Makes technical presentations and instructs departmental courses.
• Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
• Monitors contract performance evaluates contract deliverables, reviews billing documentation, monitors the consultant's compliance with the terms of the contract, and/or prepares and delivers a written evaluation of the consultant's performance.
• Negotiates fees, explains scope of work and monitors consultant design contracts.
• Oversees data collection, analyses, forecasts and plan development.
• Recommends transportation engineering training needs.
• Represents the Department at meetings, conferences and related activities.
• Reviews contracts and related documents for execution.
• Reviews, monitors and/or develops complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications and estimates and/or contracts, policies/procedures, standards and guidelines, correspondence, reports and/or surveys, remediation plans or documents.
• Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.
• Serves as a lead worker to TxDOT employees by serving as a resource for complex questions and providing technical training; providing input on employees’ career conversations; approving employees’ leave requests to ensure operations coverage; and presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in any discipline.

Experience: 4 years Transportation engineering. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent). Related graduate level education 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.
• Licensed Prof Engineer*

• Professional engineers licensed in another state in the United States, but not currently licensed in the State of Texas, must (1) meet the license requirements of the State of Texas Engineering Practices Act, (2) obtain a professional engineering license from the State of Texas within six (6) months of the date of hire, and (3) sign an agreement to that effect as a condition of employment.

Competencies:

Knowledge of:

• Forecasting methodologies
• Transportation design engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
• Hydrologic, hydraulic and geotechnical design activities and principles
• Highway construction design applications
• Standards and specifications for bridges and other transportation structures
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Construction engineering principles, practices and methods and associated environmental laws and regulations
• Design and plan preparation methods and requirements
• Government programs and operations affecting highway and transportation development
• Industry guidelines, specifications and codes in the production and use of technical plans for the development and delivery of products and services
• Structural engineering terminology, principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
• Environmental engineering as it relates to transportation
• Pavement design and management processes and procedures
• Construction, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices
• Geometric design relationships to traffic operations, maintenance and construction
• Competitive bid processes, rules and regulations
• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Contract development and oversight

Skill in:

• Research and analysis methodologies
• Applying engineering principles, practices and methods in job responsibilities
• Performing basic design and drafting
• Developing, interpreting, and implementing policies, procedures, and technical information
• Speaking to present images and ideas in a clear, concise, organized, and interesting manner to optimize audience understanding and keep the group focused
• Facilitating groups using effective communications methods; contributing to and guiding groups in defining objectives, staying on task and reaching consensus; soliciting participation, challenging ideas and summarizing accomplishments and planned actions
• Scheduling work assignments
• Planning methods, techniques and strategies
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
• Interpreting applicable information
• Developing and giving presentations
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Communicate effectively
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs.
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

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 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.
    

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