Transport Engineer; Bridge Tech %II-Waco District HQ

Performs basic to intermediate design work and calculations. Performs field work; uses automated systems. Design activity is overseen by a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who has final approval authority for projects. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.

Essential Duties:

• Performs basic design work
• Prepares quantity summaries, hydraulic and utility studies and right-of-way maps
• Prepares roadway design, traffic control, lighting, signal, and building plans.
• Works on reproduction of plans
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

• Develops graphic presentations that include distinctive design features
• Performs intermediate design work
• Reviews entire sets of plans for format, drafting and calculation errors and correlation of plans and specifications.
• Schedules, coordinates and prepares documents

Education
:
High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.

Experience
:

Transport Engineer Tech I: No experience required.

Transport Engineer Tech II: 2 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. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications
:
Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Competencies:

Transport Engineer Tech I:

Some knowledge of

• Intermediate design and hand and computer-aided drafting procedures
• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
• Higher mathematics

Proficient skill in

• Performing basic design and drafting
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Ability to

• Follow verbal and written instructions

Transport Engineer Tech II:

Considerable knowledge of

• Advanced and specialized design/drafting procedures
• Interactive graphic and design information systems

Proficient skill in

• Performing intermediate drafting

• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Light work:
  Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs.
• Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
• Talking expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:
Please read the standard conditions of employment for all positions. Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT).

• 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.