Transportation Operations Technical Project Manager

Job Overview

Manages advanced engineering, architectural, or construction projects, providing leadership in planning, oversight and compliance with state and federal regulations. Oversees project objectives, ensures quality assurance/control, and maintains project integrity. Work requires extensive contact with agency management, governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self‑supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

• Compiles and distributes project information, status reports, and project budget expenditures.
• Conducts project reviews and coordinates inspections with various inspectors and other district/division project managers.
• Coordinates project activities with other state agencies, governmental jurisdictions, or private sector partners and contractors and assures coordination and approvals through Federal Highway Administration or U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Creates documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in original project plan.
• Directs, develops, implements, and evaluates project budgets, schedules, work plans, resources requirements, and cost estimates and projections.
• Oversees project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to accommodate projects already underway.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year per year basis.

Experience: 5 years construction project management; project management, process engineering and/or business process improvement methodologies. (Experience can be satisfied by full-time or prorated part-time equivalent).

Licenses and

Certifications:

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

• Extensive Knowledge of
  • Industry guidelines, specifications and codes in the production and use of technical plans for the development and delivery of products and services
  • Local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to the administration of the project undertaken
  • Project Management best practices
  • Transportation funding programs
• Considerable knowledge of:
  • Project scheduling and coordination activities
• Proficient skill in:
  • Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
  • Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
  • Using computers and applicable computer software
• Ability to:
  • Evaluate process performance
  • Establish project goals and objectives

• Light work:
  Lift up to 20 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs.

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, (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.

Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)