Texas DOT
TxDOT’s Austin District Schematics Planning Team (Advance Project Development Office-APD) is looking for a Transportation Engineer IV or V (Non-Lead) located at the Austin District Headquarters. The position requires expertise in schematics development, corridor planning, feasibility studies and project management. This position will be coordinating with multiple subject matter experts, consultants, and different offices within and outside of TxDOT. Work involves coordination with other local agencies, and the public. The ideal candidate is someone who has demonstrated understanding and knowledge of the schematic’s development process, traffic forecasting and modeling, Federal Highway Administration requirements and TXDOT project development process.
Minimum Salary: 85,000.00
Maximum Salary: 119,000.00
Pay Basis: Yearly
Work Locations: Austin District Headquarters 7901 NORTH IH 35 Austin 78753
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the time (Remote work may be available up to 3 days per week)
Essential Duties:
The essential duties for a Transportation Engineer IV or V include:
– Analyzes and assists in the resolution of contract problems and disputes.
– Analyzes schedule trends, determines risks and recommends options to management for corrective action for highly complex projects.
– Develops short-term and long-term goals and coordinates planning activities and resources required to meet goals.
– Performs highly advanced and complex planning work such as plan review, calculations and transportation planning studies.
– Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.
– Utilizes project management principles in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing for highly complex transportation projects.
– Develops and reviews engineering related documents, correspondence, reports and remediation plans.
– Makes presentations and represents TxDOT.
– Monitors consultants’ progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
– Negotiates fees and budgets, develops and negotiates scopes of work, negotiates contract work schedules, and negotiates other contract agreements.
– Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
Additional duties for Transportation Engineer a V include:
– Reviews, develops and supports Standard Operating Procedures for developing, maintaining and archiving project schedules; managing resources; managing budgets; managing project changes, and managing quality performance measurements.
– Represents the district/division at technical meetings and public hearings at local, state, federal and international.
– Trains professional and administrative staff.
– Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
– Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related science bachelor’s or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.
Experience:
Transportation Engineer IV:
– 7 YEARS engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience
Transportation Engineer V:
– 8 YEARS engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience
Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent. Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
To apply for this job email your details to Careers@txdot.gov