Transportation Engineer III or IV: Design Support Office (Pharr District)
Job description
TxDOT’s Pharr District Design Support Office located in Pharr, TX is looking for ONE Transportation Engineer III or IV. This position performs 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. This position ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines. Work requires contact with governmental officials and private entities.
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This position is for ONE Transportation Engineer III or IV. The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on the applicant's work experience, education, skill level, and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs.
Salary Plan/Grade:
- Transportation Engineer III: B25 ($63,104.00 - $ 103,491.00/yearly)
- Transportation Engineer IV: B26 ($69,415.00 - $117,397.00/yearly)
At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:
- Low Turnover
- Retirement Pension
- Alternative Work Schedules
- Paid Leave/Holidays
- Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
- On the Job Training
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
- Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement
For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package
To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)
Performs 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 establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.
Essential Duties:
Transportation Engineer III and IV:
- 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.
- Coordinates and/or monitors assigned projects/programs/plans.
- Develops and/or reviews engineering related documents, correspondence, reports and remediation plans.
- Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
- Negotiates fees, explains scope of work and monitors consultant design contracts.
- Reviews, processes and certifies project design plans developed by consulting engineers.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned. This position requires you to drive for TxDOT.
Additional duties for a Transportation Engineer IV:
- Monitors contract performance, evaluates contract deliverables, reviews billing documentation, monitors the consultant's compliance with the terms of the contract, and/or prepares and delivers a written evaluation of the consultant's performance.
- Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.
- Assists with design, computer operations and plan preparation.
- Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
- Negotiates fees, explains scope of work and monitors consultant design contracts.
- Performs and/or coordinates the review and processing of Plans, Specifications & Estimates (PS&E) submission, special specifications or special provisions.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned. This position requires you to drive for TxDOT.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.
Experience:
Transportation Engineer III: 6 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent).
Transportation Engineer IV: 7 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime 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*
- Professional engineers licensed in another state, 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:
Transportation Engineer III and IV:
- Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
- Highway construction design applications
- Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing, and compliance requirements
- Construction phasing and sequencing
- Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
- Design and plan preparation methods and requirements
- Performing basic design and drafting
- Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
- Communicates effectively
The additional competencies for a Transportation Engineer IV:
- Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
- Hydrologic, hydraulic and geotechnical design activities and principles
- Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
- Performing basic design and drafting
- Applying engineering principles, practices and methods in job responsibilities
- Coordinating and directing multiple projects
- Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long term deadlines
- Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
- Maintaining a safe working relationship
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
- Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
- 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
Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)
- 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.
TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.
To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.
https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions
The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.
Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information
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