Transportation Engineer III or IV

Job Overview

Transportation Engineer III or IV (2601599) – located in Fort Worth, TX.

2540 Edgecliff Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76133.

Full-time, Regular, Standard, Non-Management, Exempt, Yearly salary.

$76,530.00 – $ per year.

10% of the time.

Day shift, 40 hours per week, onsite.

• Retirement plans
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid leave and holidays
• Health premiums paid at 100% for full‑time employees
• On‑the‑job training and tuition assistance
• Holistic wellness program with leave incentives
• Career development and advancement opportunities
• Family‑friendly policies

• Perform advanced and complex transportation engineering work in areas such as planning, project development and design, construction, traffic operations, and maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
• Develop engineering designs (layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates, contracts).
• Conduct planning work including plan review, calculations, and transportation planning studies.
• Collect, evaluate and analyze data; conduct studies, inspections, forecasts, assessments, and plan development.
• Review and support Standard Operating Procedures for project scheduling, resource management, budgeting, change management and quality performance measurement.
• Apply project management principles throughout the project lifecycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing.
• Assist with design, computer operations and plan preparation.
• Coordinate on design schematics, capacity and level of service studies, and review traffic control/management and ITS plans and projects.
• Coordinate preliminary design and revisions in PS&E with districts, divisions, Administration, FHWA, contractors, fabricators, Corps of Engineers and local entities.
• Coordinate with local officials on critical findings involving non-state structures to ensure closure or repair.
• Review and process Plans, Specifications & Estimates (PS&E) submissions and special specifications.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related science; higher degree acceptable ("TX PELS").
• 6 years (preferably
  7) of relevant engineering, transportation engineering, or related experience; graduate level education may substitute on a year‑per‑year basis.
• Valid driver’s license – required to operate a state vehicle.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (or license obtained within 6 months).
• For underwater bridge inspections:
  Open Water Diver certification.
• For bridge inspections: NICET Level III or IV in Bridge Safety Inspection within 1 year of hire.

• Work in outdoor environments with no weather protection; exposure to extreme cold and heat.
• Light lifting up to 20 lbs, carrying up to 10 lbs.
• Standing, walking, crouching, and prolonged periods of activity.
• Effective communication; hearing and visual acuity required.

• Required to work weekends, holidays, and non‑standard hours.
• Required to wear PPE and comply with safety requirements.
• Pre‑employment physical and random drug testing (expires if positive and not medical marijuana).

The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities.