District Design Engineer Supervisor

TxDOT’s Brownwood District is searching for a Design Engineer Supervisor (Transportation Engineer Supervisor) located in Brownwood, TX.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to manage in-house design projects in Brownwood and supervise technical staff responsible for development of plans for roadway projects. This could be your opportunity to lead our design team on major and minor rehabilitation of existing roadway and maintenance projects! TxDOT also provides employees with great benefits and training, along with ample opportunities for career advancement. We strive to maintain a work-life balance and create a safe and friendly working environment!

Minimum Salary: 92,390.00  Maximum Salary: 114,000.00  Pay Basis: Yearly

Work Locations: Brownwood District Headquarters
2495 HWY 183 N
Brownwood 76802

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time Shift: Day Job  Shift Details: 40 Location Flexibility: Onsite

Benefits and Perks 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)

Position Description
Supervises personnel engaged in transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, design, construction, transportation/traffic operations, maintenance and/or bridge inspection. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Work requires contact with governmental officials, private entities and/or contractors. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work
product.

Essential Duties:

Directs the design and/or implementation of pollution prevention plans on construction projects or develops and implements storm water pollution prevention plans for construction projects.
Oversees Consultant Contract Administration.
Coordinates with area engineers on design and plan preparation.
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 and budgets, develops and negotiates scopes of work, negotiates contract work schedules, and negotiates other contract agreements.
Oversees career development activities for engineering assistants.
Oversees construction project traffic control plans; periodically reviews traffic control devices with Area Engineers.
Participates in district plan review activities.
Prepares and submits Plans, Specifications and Estimates (P. S. & E.) on projects.
Reviews material specifications for projects and writes special provisions.
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.
Supervises 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: 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*
For Bridge Inspection: Must have completed a comprehensive training course based on the Bridge Inspector’s Training Manual or NICET Level III or IV certification in Bridge Safety Inspection within (1) year of date of hire.
*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.