Roadway Design Engineer III - Design

Roadway Design Engineer III - Central Design

If you thrive on working as part of a collaborative team, enjoy developing and mentoring others, and excel at building strong relationships with stakeholders through clear communication, we want to hear from you! We're looking for someone who is proactive, takes initiative, and has strong follow-up skills to help move projects forward and deliver results. Do you have experience in transportation or roadway design engineering and a passion for creating safer roadways for your friends, family, and community?

At TxDOT, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact while working alongside talented professionals who are committed to improving transportation across Texas. If this sounds like you, come learn, grow, and build your future with TxDOT! TxDOT's Fort Worth District is looking for a Roadway Design Engineer III based in Fort Worth, TX. All the training, tools, and uniforms will be provided, and we have lots of opportunities to grow within the agency.

TxDOT employees have a significant benefits package that includes paid employee medical insurance (with no annual deductible), paid time off, paid holidays, health benefits available your family and retirement benefits. Safety is ALWAYS our number one priority.

A day in the life of a Roadway Design Engineer III may include:

• Working as part of a team to ensure delivery of projects
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders
• Reviewing plans, designs, specs and permits
• Managing project budgets
• Researching design manuals to assist in making design decisions
• Designing moderately complex roadway/highway projects
• Your own professional development with internal training
• Managing progress of multiple design projects as the primary designer
• Other duties as assigned

Annual Salary Group:
Transportation Engineer III: B26 ($76,530 - $129,430)

Physical

Work Location:

2501 SOUTHWEST LOOP 820, Fort Worth, 76133

TxDOT employees have a significant benefits package that includes paid employee medical insurance (with no annual deductible), paid time off, paid holidays, health benefits available your family and retirement benefits. Safety is ALWAYS our number one priority.

TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• 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

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Position

Description:

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/or 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:

• Assists Project Managers to establish realistic and achievable schedule baselines for complex projects.
• Performs advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.
• Assists with design, computer operations and plan preparation.
• Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support.
• Performs and/or coordinates the review and processing of Plans, Specifications & Estimates (PS&E) submission, special specifications or special provisions.
• Performs pavement designs and makes recommendations.
• Trains engineering staff.
• Updates, reviews, monitors, and/or reviews requests for changes to plans, manuals and/or standard sheets.
• Uses department's enterprise Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule and resource management tool to accomplish scheduling and resource management of transportation projects.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.
• Experience:
  
  6 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 per year basis.

Licenses and

Certifications:

• Mandatory:
  Safety Impact Certificate
• Valid driver's license. This position requires…