Transportation Engineer II​/III​/IV - Alternative Delivery Division

Overview

Transportation Engineer II/III/IV - Alternative Delivery Division. Join TxDOT’s Alternative Delivery Division as a Transportation Engineer, where you ll play a pivotal role in overseeing the planning, design, construction, and maintenance phases of design-build (DB) and comprehensive development agreement (CDA) projects. This position is based at TxDOT s Stassney Campus in Austin and performs advanced and complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas to include design, construction, materials, and/or maintenance for the Alternative Delivery Division s design-build program as part of the Implementation and Maintenance Section.

Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

• Acts as a liaison with divisions, MPOs, cities, counties and other governmental entities concerning traffic management and/or traffic safety projects.
• Acts in an advisory capacity on administrative, technical, regulatory and engineering aspects of transportation.
• Analyzes and assists in the resolution of contract problems and disputes.
• Coordinates and/or monitors assigned projects/programs/plans.
• Coordinates maintenance matters with Area Engineers.
• 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 provide technical support.
• Interprets maintenance standards, rules, methods, procedures, practices and policies.
• Leads/Trains professional and administrative staff.
• Monitors consultants  progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
• Monitors contractors  compliance with plans and specifications.
• Reviews shop drawings, plans, specifications, estimates, supplemental agreements and change order requests.

Minimum Qualifications: Education (All levels):
Bachelor s degree in engineering or related science (bachelor s or higher degree accepted by TX PELS).

Experience:

• Transportation Engineer II: 5 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience
• Transportation Engineer III: 6 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience
• Transportation Engineer IV: 7 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience

(Experience can be satisfied by full-time or prorated part-time equivalent. Related graduate-level education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.)

Licenses and

Certifications:

• Valid driver s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Licensed Professional Engineer*
• Professional engineers licensed in another state must meet Texas license requirements within six months of hire and sign an agreement to that effect as a condition of employment.

Transportation Engineer II — Considerable knowledge of:

• Construction engineering policies and procedures
• Pavement maintenance
• Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies
• Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements
• Risk analysis procedures and methods
• Contract development and oversight
• Applicable laws, rules, and regulations

Proficient skill in

• Negotiating settlement of differences without damaging relationships; effective questioning and listening to determine other parties  positions
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods
• Planning and coordinating multiple projects to meet deadlines
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Persuasion and negotiation of critical issues
• Interpreting applicable information
• Maintaining safe and effective working relationships

Transportation Engineer III — Includes all II competencies plus:

• Assess actual project progress versus planned progress for complex projects
• Makes presentations and represents TxDOT
• Oversees construction and audit records
• Reviews change orders, supplemental agreements, and extra work orders

Transportation Engineer IV — Includes all II and III competencies plus:

• Advises on routine to complex contract questions in daily support of District/Division…