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Texas Department of Transportation · 3 weeks ago

Transport Engineer Spec I - Amarillo Deisign

Amarillo, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

6+ years exp

The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking a Transport Engineer Specialist I in the Amarillo Design Department to support planning and design efforts that improve mobility and enhance roadway safety. The role involves performing advanced drafting, calculations, and specialized design work while collaborating with various teams to strengthen community infrastructure.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Assists in planning and coordinating office operations

Assists in writing general notes, specifications and provisions

Performs advanced and specialized design work

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

Performs traffic engineering design work, analyzes traffic and accident data and recommends solutions for traffic problems

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

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

Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Qualification

Advanced design/draftingTraffic engineering designEngineering workstationsHigher mathematicsComputer-aided draftingGraphic presentationsField workSafe working relationships

Required

High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies

6 years drafting, design, plan preparation. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent)

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

Extensive knowledge of advanced and specialized design/drafting procedures

Considerable knowledge of applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities

Considerable knowledge of higher mathematics

Considerable knowledge of interactive graphic and design information systems

Considerable knowledge of applicable computer software applications and hardware

Some knowledge of computer-aided drafting and design systems

Some knowledge of design and plan preparation methods and requirements

Expert skill in advanced and specialized design/drafting

Proficient skill in 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

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

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

Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist

Standing-prolonged periods of time

Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words

Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

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