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Texas Department of Transportation · 2 months ago

Transportation Engineer Tech I or II

Beaumont, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry, Mid Level

$50K/yr - $61K/yr

0+ years exp

The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking a Transportation Engineer Tech I or II to join their District Design Office in Beaumont, Texas. In this role, you will perform design work, calculations, and field work under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer, contributing to various transportation projects.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Performs basic design work

Performs intermediate drafting and calculations in support of design activities; accomplishes non-routine and complex assignments

Prepares field notes

Prepares quantity summaries, hydraulic and utility studies and right-of-way maps

Prepares roadway design, traffic control, lighting, signal, and building plans

Uses automated programs, interactive graphics and the Design and Construction Information System

Works on reproduction of plans

Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Assists in on-the-job training of the less experienced technicians

Performs advanced drafting and calculations in support of design activities; develops graphic presentations that include distinctive design features

Reviews entire set of plans for format, drafting, and calculation errors and correlation of plans and specifications

Writes general notes, specifications and provisions

Qualification

Basic roadway designHydraulic design principlesHigher mathematicsDraftingDesign information systemsWriting standardsTraining skillsFollowing instructions

Required

High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies

Transportation Engineer Tech I: No experience required. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related College education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis

Transportation Engineer Tech II: 2 years drafting, design, plan preparation (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related College education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis

Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle

Transportation Engineer Tech I: Basic roadway design, Hydrologic, hydraulic and geotechnical design activities and principles, Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities, Higher mathematics, Interactive graphic and design information systems, Writing and revising standards and procedures, Performing basic design and drafting, Training in a classroom, office, or field environment, Using computers, applicable programs, applications and systems, Follow verbal and written instructions

Transportation Engineer Tech II: Intermediate design and hand and computer-aided drafting procedures, Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities, Performing intermediate drafting

Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, Sedentary work: Lift up to 10lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools, Standing-prolonged periods of time, Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another, Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand, 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 or fingers

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