District Bridge Design Section Assistant Supervisor

Texas Department of Transportation•Houston, TX

18h

About The Position

Supervises personnel engaged in transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, design, construction, transportation/traffic operations, maintenance and bridge inspection. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Work requires contact with governmental officials, private entities and contractors. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product. Essential Duties: Advises staff engineers. Designs, sketches and recommends bridge repair procedures. Develops and oversees laboratory and/or geotechnical consultant contracts. Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support. Makes presentations and represents TxDOT. Performs, reviews and monitors detailed investigations, data collection, analyses and coordination of bridge related research and recommends cost effective project level design for new, rehabilitated and reconstructed bridges. Prepares correspondence and reports. Recommends transportation engineering training needs. Represents the Department at meetings, conferences and related activities. Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.
Experience: 4 years experience in transportation engineering. (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.
Must have one (1) year supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.
Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
Licensed Prof Engineer
For Bridge Inspection: Must have completed a comprehensive training course based on the Bridge Inspector's Training Manual or NICET Level III or IV certification in Bridge Safety Inspection within (1) year of date of hire.
Professional engineers licensed in another state in the United States, but not currently licensed in the State of Texas, must (1) meet the license requirements of the State of Texas Engineering Practices Act, (2) obtain a professional engineering license from the State of Texas within six (6) months of the date of hire, and (3) sign an agreement to that effect as a condition of employment.
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.

Nice To Haves

Structural and geotechnical engineering experience; previous supervisor, project manager or lead worker experience.
Ability to clearly and professionally communicate with internal personnel and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Advises staff engineers.
Designs, sketches and recommends bridge repair procedures.
Develops and oversees laboratory and/or geotechnical consultant contracts.
Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support.
Makes presentations and represents TxDOT.
Performs, reviews and monitors detailed investigations, data collection, analyses and coordination of bridge related research and recommends cost effective project level design for new, rehabilitated and reconstructed bridges.
Prepares correspondence and reports.
Recommends transportation engineering training needs.
Represents the Department at meetings, conferences and related activities.
Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.