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Texas Department of Transportation · 14 hours ago

Senior Program Manager (Engineering & Surveying) : Right of Way (Austin District)

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Texas Department of Transportation is seeking a highly autonomous Senior Program Manager to oversee advanced engineering, architectural, and surveying projects for their Right of Way Department in Austin, TX. This role serves as a primary leader in project planning, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance, ensuring project integrity and leading multiple survey parties and contracted entities.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Reviews and analyzes project performance and objectives to determine opportunities for improvement across personnel, processes, and technology

Evaluates and assesses business process improvement initiatives performed by others

Serves as a lead worker by advising, training, and coaching employees to increase job efficiency; acting as a resource for complex questions; presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager; providing input on team members’ career conversations; and approving leave requests to ensure operations coverage

Analyzes and reports on advanced and highly complex program funding change scenarios and their impact to individual project schedules

Conducts project reviews and coordinates inspections with various inspectors and other district/division project managers

Consults with Project Engineers, resident project representatives and contractors' superintendents on work progress and construction problems; reviews equipment utilization data and time/cost estimates

Coordinates project activities with other state agencies, governmental jurisdictions, or private sector partners and contractors and assures coordination and approvals through Federal Highway Administration or U.S. Department of Transportation

Directs, develops, implements, and evaluates project budgets, schedules, work plans, resources requirements, and cost estimates and projections

Monitors and manages project cost and quality to ensure project is completed within budget and to ensure deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications

Oversees project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to accommodate projects already underway

Performs other job responsibilities as assigned

Qualification

Construction ManagementRegulatory ComplianceProject ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementGeospatial SystemsContract ManagementPublic RelationsAnalytical SkillsQuality AssuranceLeadershipCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem SolvingTime Management