Transportation Engineer V-Traffic Safety Division

Performs highly advanced and complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, construction, transportation/traffic operations. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervised and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

• Acts as a liaison with divisions, MPOs, cities, counties and other governmental entities concerning traffic management.
• Assists district and division personnel with statewide Emergency Operations Center (EOC) monitoring.
• Develops traffic engineering and traffic management system policies, procedures and standards. Disseminates information to the public in a professional manner.

• Develops training courses and/or materials.

   

• Performs preliminary research and gathers relevant data for assignments.
• Performs routine word processing and conducts quality checks of documents.
• Makes presentations and represents TxDOT.
• Reviews literature, technical data, material specifications and procedures.
• Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.
• Trains engineering staff.
• Updates, reviews, monitors, and/or reviews requests for changes to plans, manuals and/or standard sheets.
• May serve as a lead worker by serving as a resource for complex questions; presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager; providing input on team members’ career conversations; and approving leave requests to ensure operations coverage.
• 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: 

8 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time 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:

·       Applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations specific to area of responsibility for safeguarding information and information technology related systems

·       Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies

·       Applicable laws, rules, and regulations

·       Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy/results; anticipating and adjusting for problems/roadblocks

·       Performing basic design and drafting

·       Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities

·       Speaking to present images and ideas in a clear, concise, organized, and interesting manner to optimize audience understanding and keep the group focused

·       Researching, analyzing, and interpreting policies and state and federal laws and regulations specific to functional area

·       Planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical employees

·       Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others

·       Developing and giving presentations

·       Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

·       Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others.

·       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:

·       Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling

·       Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another

·       Talking expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words

·       Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels;receive information by oral communication

·       Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

·       Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles

·       Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Conditions of Employment:

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions.

• 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.