Transport Engineer Spec - Design

Job Description
- Transport Engineer Spec I
- Design (2601651) Position Information

TxDOT’s Amarillo District is looking for a Transportation Engineering Spec I to work in our Traffic Design Department. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and work-life balance.

Minimum Salary: $45,521.00 – Maximum Salary: $71,055.00. Pay Basis:
Yearly. FLSA Status:
Nonexempt.

Work Location:

Amarillo District Headquarters, 5715 Canyon Dr, Amarillo, TX 79110. Travel:
Yes, 25% of the time. Shift: Day job, 40 hours per week, onsite.

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full‑Time Employees
• On‑the‑Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family‑Friendly Policies and Programs

• Performs advanced and specialized drafting, calculations and design work; performs field work; uses automated systems; learns specialized techniques. Design activity is overseen by a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who has final approval authority for projects. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.
• 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.

• Education: High School Graduate or Equivalent in general high school studies.
• Experience: 6 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.)
• Licenses and
  
  Certifications:
  
  Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Competencies:
  • Extensive knowledge of advanced and specialized design/drafting procedures.
  • Considerable knowledge of applicable engineering workstations and applications, higher mathematics, computer software applications and hardware, interactive graphic and design information systems.
  • Some knowledge of design and plan preparation methods and requirements, computer‑aided drafting and design systems, advanced and specialized design/drafting, 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; maintains a safe and effective working relationship with others.

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 or above 100 degrees for more than one hour.
• Balance on varied surfaces without falling.
• Stooping, bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Standing for prolonged periods.
• Talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words.
• Repetitive motion—substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• This job is physically demanding and will require a pre‑employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety‑impact positions. Random drug testing applies.

State

Job Title:

Engineering Specialist I;
State Job Code: 2127.

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes can assist in determining whether military experience may relate to the minimum requirements for this position.

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 Act of 1990.