Transportation Engineer I, II, III or IV

Performs highly advanced and complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations and 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 are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

Transportation Engineer I

• Assists in overseeing construction project traffic control plans; periodically reviews traffic control devices with Area Engineers.
• Assists in overseeing contracts, issuing work orders and monitoring construction schedules and contractor payments and job progress on construction projects
• Conducts pre-construction meetings
• Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support
• Investigates and responds to public complaints on traffic signals, signs, pavement markings or traffic related items
• Makes presentations and represents TxDOT
• Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
• Monitors contractors' compliance with plans and specifications
• Resolves differences between contractors and inspectors
• Responsible for the review of construction related to operations
• Reviews change orders, supplemental agreements, memorandum agreements and extra work orders; reviews monthly and final estimates prior to submittal.
• Reviews literature, technical data, material specifications and procedures.
• Reviews shop drawings, plans, specifications, estimates, supplemental agreements and change order requests
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Transportation Engineer II
In addition to the duties listed above

• Assists Area Engineers with construction contract administration matters
• Oversees construction and audit records.
• Oversees construction project traffic control plans; periodically reviews traffic control devices with Area Engineers
• Oversees contracts, issues work orders and monitors construction schedules and contractor payments and job progress on construction projects.
• Analyzes and assists in the resolution of contract problems and disputes
• Conducts pre-construction meetings
• Investigates and responds to public complaints on traffic signals, signs, railroad crossings, pavement markings, traffic management systems or other traffic related items
• Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
• Monitors contractors' compliance with plans and specifications
• Resolves differences between contractors and inspectors
• Reviews literature, technical data, material specifications and procedures.
• Reviews shop drawings prepared by fabricators for bridges and related structures
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Transportation Engineer III
In addition to the duties listed above

• Assesses and reports actual project progress versus planned progress to determine trends and variances for complex projects.
• Interprets manuals and required guidelines for traffic operations
• Negotiates fees, explains scope of work and monitors consultant contracts
• Reviews change orders, supplemental agreements, memorandum agreements and extra work orders; reviews monthly and final estimates prior to submittal.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Transportation Engineer IV
In addition to the duties listed above

• Analyzes schedule trends, determines risks and recommends options to management for corrective action for highly complex projects.
• Assists Project Managers to establish realistic and achievable schedule baselines for highly complex projects.
• Chairs or serves as a member of a contract selection team
• Conducts final inspections on completed construction projects
• Coordinates and monitors consultant contracts related projects
• Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work
• Makes presentations and represents TxDOT
• Negotiates fees and budgets, develops and negotiates scopes of work, negotiates contract work schedules, and negotiates other contract agreements.
• Oversees contracts, issues work orders and monitors construction schedules and contractor payments and job progress on
  construction projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.

Experience:

Transportation Engineer I:   4 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience

Transportation Engineer II:  5 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience

Transportation Engineer III: 6 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience

Transportation Engineer IV:  7 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:

• Construction engineering policies and procedures
• Construction phasing and sequencing
• Bridge construction and evaluation methods, procedures and regulations
• Construction, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices
• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
• Applicable testing methods, processes and procedures
• Critical Path Method for managing projects
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
• Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses
• Monitoring the status and progress of projects
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Persuasion and negotiation of critical issues
• Interpreting applicable information
• Developing and giving presentations
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
• Initiates and supports quality management activities and performance management measures to provide the highest quality products and services that meet the needs and requirements of internal and external customers
• 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:

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise and vibration
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• 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
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
• Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
• Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
• Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine
• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
• Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
• Grasping-applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels;receive information by oral communication
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and fingers
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading, visual inspection of small defects/parts
• Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles 
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Construction engineering policies and procedures
• Construction phasing and sequencing
• Construction, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices
• Bridge construction and evaluation methods, procedures and regulations
• Construction, operation and maintenance of traffic control device
• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
• Applicable testing methods, processes and procedures
• Critical Path Method for managing projects
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
• Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering calculations
• Monitoring the status and progress of projects
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Persuasion and negotiation of critical issues
• Interpreting applicable information
• Developing and giving presentations
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
• Initiates and supports quality management activities and performance management measures to provide the highest quality products and services that meet the needs and requirements of internal and external customers
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals
   

Conditions of Employment:
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• 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.