Transportation Engineer III/IV/V - Project Delivery Office - DAL

Texas Department of Transportation • Mesquite, TX

19h

About The Position

Performs highly advanced and complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations, maintenance and/or research. 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 are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.
Essential Duties for a Transportation Engineer III, IV, and V:
Performs highly advanced and complex engineering design work
Performs and/or coordinates the review and processing of Plans, Specifications, and Estimates
Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents
Represents the district at technical meetings and public hearings
Reviews schematics, PS&E, project designs on engineering transportation projects
Makes presentations and represents TxDOT
Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Transportation Engineer III, IV, or V - Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.
• Transportation Engineer III - 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.
• Transportation Engineer IV - Experience: 7 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.
• Transportation Engineer V - Experience: 8 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.
• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Licensed Prof Engineer
• 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.
• Communicate Effectively
• Applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations
• Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering principles, practices and methods
• Applicable plans, specifications, and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance
• Construction engineering policies and procedure
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Speaking to present images and ideas in a clear, concise, organized and interesting manner
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly advanced and complex engineering design work
• Performs and/or coordinates the review and processing of Plans, Specifications, and Estimates
• Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents
• Represents the district at technical meetings and public hearings
• Reviews schematics, PS&E, project designs on engineering transportation projects
• Makes presentations and represents TxDOT
• Performs other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees