Transportation Engineer II, III or IV

Performs complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations and/or maintenance. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Work requires contact with governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties:

Transportation Engineer II:

• Acts in an advisory capacity on administrative, technical, regulatory and engineering aspects of transportation

• Assists in developing and/or monitoring budgets.

• Develops, recommends, and implements modifications as necessary for continual improvement to existing program of responsibility.

• Develops design and project development reports, surveys and correspondence.

• Negotiates fees, explains scope of work and monitors consultant design contracts.

• Performs complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.

• Performs complex planning work such as plan review, calculations and assisting in transportation planning studies.

• Represents the district/division at technical meetings and public hearings at local, state, federal and/or international levels.

• Assists Project Managers related to resource assignments, schedules, scope, communication, quality, and/or procurement, while utilizing available resources and maintaining the agency's project objectives.

• Coordinates with utility companies, attorneys and governmental representatives to accurately depict the highway project's impact on adjacent properties.

• Schedules, coordinates and prepares documents for public hearings.

• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Transportation Engineer III: 

• Analyzes and reports on complex program funding change scenarios and their impact to individual project schedules.

• Analyzes schedule trends, determines risks and recommends options to management for corrective action for complex projects.

• Assists Project Managers to establish realistic and achievable schedule baselines for complex projects.

• Develops plans for the Project Managers related to resource assignments, schedules, scope, communication, quality, and procurement, while utilizing available resources and maintaining the agency's project objectives.

• Performs advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.

• Performs advanced and complex planning work such as plan review, calculations and transportation planning studies.

• Performs data collection, evaluations, analyses, studies, inspections, forecasts, assessments, and/or plan development.

• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

   

Transportation Engineer IV:

• Coordinates and/or monitors consultant contracts related projects.

• Interprets laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to professional services contracting to ensure compliance with Department and governmental regulations.

• 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.

• Oversees the processing and review of consultant selection documentation, contracts, and related documents through execution.

• Performs highly advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.

• 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.

• 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: 

5 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*

• If performing underwater bridge inspections: Must have Open Water Diver certification.

• 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.

Competencies:

Transportation Engineer II:

• Statistical analysis methodologies and reporting procedures

• Transportation principles and methods for moving people or goods by multimodal (road, air, water) methods, including their relative costs, advantages and limitations

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

• Government programs and operations affecting highway and transportation development

• Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory

• Highway construction design applications

• Standards and specifications for bridges and other transportation structures

• Construction engineering policies and procedures

• Construction phasing and sequencing

• Bridge construction and evaluation methods, procedures and regulations

• Environmental engineering as it relates to transportation

• Pavement concepts, methods, policies and requirements

• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities

• Design and plan preparation methods and requirements

• Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies

• Cost estimating and cost controls

• Risk analysis procedures and methods

• Contract development and oversight

• Applicable laws, rules, and regulations

• The utility industry and applicable laws, rules and regulations

Transportation Engineer III: 

The above competencies and: 

• Geometric design relationships to traffic operations, maintenance and construction

• Developing and implementing programs

• Risk management and contingency planning

• Transportation funding programs

• Government funding programs, methods and procedures

• Planning methods, techniques, and strategies

• Research and analysis methodologies

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

• Evaluating transportation research and development based on performance criteria and adaptability of materials, equipment, processes and innovations for safe, effective and efficient mobilization of people, products and services

• 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

Transportation Engineer IV: 

The above competencies and:

• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

• Coordinating and directing multiple projects

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes 

Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection 

Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions 

Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour 

Subject to noise 

Subject to vibration 

Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals 

Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation 

Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids 

Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device 

Works frequently in small/crawl spaces; manholes; areas that can cause claustrophobia 

Works in narrow aisles or passageways 

Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry small files/tools

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.