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Texas Department of Transportation · 3 hours ago

Transportation Engineer I, II, or III- Central Design / Abilene

Abilene, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$65K/yr - $107K/yr

4+ years exp

The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking Transportation Engineers I, II, or III to perform engineering work in various functional areas including planning, project development, and construction. The role involves ensuring compliance with laws and guidelines while collaborating with governmental officials and private entities to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

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

Assists project managers to establish realistic and achievable schedule baselines

Assists with design, computer operations and plan preparation

Assists with the development of design and project development reports, surveys and correspondence

Coordinates phases of preliminary design and revisions in PS&E with districts, divisions, Administration, the FHWA, contractors, fabricators, Corps of Engineers and local entities

Develops and/or reviews engineering related documents, correspondence, reports and remediation plans

Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support

Interprets maintenance standards, rules, methods, procedures, practices and policies

Interprets manuals and required guidelines for traffic operations

Leads/Trains professional and administrative staff

Makes presentations and represents TxDOT

May serve as a lead worker and the related tasks

Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

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

Assists in developing and/or monitoring budgets

Develops design and project development reports, surveys and correspondence

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

Trains engineering staff

Updates, reviews, monitors, and/or reviews requests for changes to plans, manuals and/or standard sheets

Utilizes project management principles in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing for complex transportation projects

Assesses and reports actual project progress versus planned progress to determine trends and variances for complex projects

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

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 complex hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of structures over waterways and summarizes the analysis in report form

Qualification

Transportation engineeringHydrologicHydraulic analysisProject managementEngineering designStatistical analysisConstruction engineeringCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solvingLeadershipAdaptability

Required

4 YEARS engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience for Transportation Engineer I

5 YEARS engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience for Transportation Engineer II

6 YEARS engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience for Transportation Engineer III

Valid driver's license

Licensed Prof Engineer

Professional engineers licensed in another state in the United States must meet the license requirements of the State of Texas Engineering Practices Act, obtain a professional engineering license from the State of Texas within six (6) months of the date of hire, and sign an agreement to that effect as a condition of employment

Statistical analysis methodologies and reporting procedures

Government programs and operations affecting highway and transportation development

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

Hydrologic, hydraulic and geotechnical design activities and principles

Industry guidelines, specifications and codes in the production and use of technical plans for the development and delivery of products and services

Highway construction design applications

Standards and specifications for bridges and other transportation structures

Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements

Construction engineering policies and procedures

Construction phasing and sequencing

Environmental engineering as it relates to transportation

Design and plan preparation methods and requirements