Transport Engineer Tech I or II - Traffic Operations

Texas Department of Transportation•Laredo, TX

About The Position

Performs basic design and/or immediate 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 Transport Engineer Tech I: • Performs basic design work. • Performs intermediate drafting and calculations in support of design activities; accomplishes non-routine and complex assignments. • Prepares field notes. • Prepares quantity summaries, hydraulic and utility studies and right-of-way maps. • Prepares roadway design, traffic control, lighting, signal, and building plans. • Uses automated programs, interactive graphics and the Design and Construction Information System. • Works on reproduction of plans. Essential Duties Transport Engineer Tech II - Same responsibilities above plus the following: • Assists in on-the-job training of less experienced technicians. • Performs advanced drafting and calculations in support of design activities; develops graphic presentations that include distinctive design features. • Performs intermediate design work. • Prepares environmental documents. • Reviews entire sets of plans for format, drafting and calculation errors and correlation of plans and specifications. • Schedules, coordinates and prepares documents for public hearings. • Writes general notes, specifications and provisions.

Requirements

High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.
Valid US driver’s license.
Basic roadway design
Intermediate design and hand and computer-aided drafting procedures
Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
Higher mathematics
Interactive graphic and design information systems
Writing and revising standards and procedures
Performing basic design and drafting
Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
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
Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
Standing-prolonged periods of time
Walking-moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions.

Nice To Haves

Performing advanced drafting
Performing intermediate drafting

Responsibilities

Performs basic design work.
Performs intermediate drafting and calculations in support of design activities
Prepares field notes.
Prepares quantity summaries, hydraulic and utility studies and right-of-way maps.
Prepares roadway design, traffic control, lighting, signal, and building plans.
Uses automated programs, interactive graphics and the Design and Construction Information System.
Works on reproduction of plans.
Assists in on-the-job training of less experienced technicians.
Performs advanced drafting and calculations in support of design activities
Performs intermediate design work.
Prepares environmental documents.
Reviews entire sets of plans for format, drafting and calculation errors and correlation of plans and specifications.
Schedules, coordinates and prepares documents for public hearings.
Writes general notes, specifications and provisions.