Transportation Engineer V; Pharr District (Advanced Project Delivery)

Texas Department of Transportation•Pharr, TX

18h

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.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.
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 US 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.
Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
Environmental engineering as it relates to transportation
Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies
Applicable laws, rules, and regulations
Contract development and oversight
Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long-term deadlines
Monitoring the status and progress of projects
Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
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

Assists Project Managers to establish realistic and achievable schedule baselines for advanced and highly complex projects.
Coordinates and/or monitors assigned projects/programs/plans.
Leads/Trains professional and administrative staff
Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
Negotiates fees and budgets, develops and negotiates scopes of work, negotiates contract work schedules, and negotiates other contract agreements.
Performs and/or coordinates the review and processing of Plans, Specifications & Estimates (PS&E) submission, special specifications or special provisions.
Represents the district/division at technical meetings and public hearings at local, state, federal and/or international levels.
Reviews, processes and certifies project design plans developed by consulting engineers.
Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.
Utilizes project management principles in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing for highly complex transportation projects.
Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.