Position Information

The TxDOT Waco District is looking for a Transportation Engineer to help us manage our rapidly growing project portfolio. Waco's Structures and Project Delivery Section oversees the planning and design of both bridge and roadway projects. Upcoming projects range from in situ replacement of 4000-foot freeway bridges to small slab bridges for farm-to-market and off-system roadways. The ideal candidate will possess a solid background in bridge and/or structural engineering. As a project manager, you will negotiate with providers and Professional Engineering Procurement Services (PEPS) staff to obtain engineering services for the Waco District, then oversee those firms in the production of bridge and roadway projects. The PM is the last line of defense to ensure quality, constructability, and timeliness of deliverables. When not managing consultants, you will work directly with the District Bridge Engineer to develop, design, and produce plans for bridges, culverts, and other transportation structures.

Work Hours: Flexible (minimum two days in office)

Salary/Plan Grade:

Transportation Engineer I: B24 $62,004 - $101,556/ yearly

Transportation Engineer II: B25 $66,259 - $108,666/ yearly

Transportation Engineer III: B26 $72,886 - $123,267/ yearly

Transportation Engineer IV: B27 $80,174 - $135,594/ yearly

The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on the applicant's work experience, education, skill level and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs.

Benefits and Perks

At TxDOT, we value employee work-life balance. In keeping with our commitment to this value, our employees benefit from a wide array of programs and activities that include:

• Low Turnover
• Retirement Pension
• Alternative Work Schedules
• Paid Leave/Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for full-time employees
• On the Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Comprehensive Wellness Program/Wellness Leave Incentives
• Career Development Programs/Opportunities for advancement

For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at: Total Compensation Package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Position Description

Transportation Engineer I: Performs transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning,

project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations and/or maintenance. 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 follow standard practices that do not require frequent

supervision of details.

Transportation Engineer II: Performs complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as

planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations and/or maintenance. 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 perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Transportation Engineer III: Performs advanced and complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional

areas such as planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations and/or

maintenance. 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 establish their own work

plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

Transportation Engineer IV: 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 and/or

maintenance. 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:

Transportation Engineer I:

• Assists in the development of specifications for special bridge design details and projects.
• Assists with design, computer operations and plan preparation.
• Designs moderately complex bridge projects and performs specialized design.
• Develops and/or reviews engineering related documents, correspondence, reports and remediation plans.
• Performs engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.
• Performs moderately complex structural analysis of bridge designs.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Transportation Engineer II- In addition to the above:

• Makes presentations and represents TxDOT.
• May serve as a lead worker and the related tasks.
• Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental
  
  agreements.
• Provides technical assistance in drainage design, resolution of drainage complaints, hydraulics evaluations and other hydrology matters.

Transportation Engineer III: - In addition to the I and II above:

• Designs highly complex bridge projects and performs specialized design.
• Performs advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.

Transportation Engineer IV: - In addition to all the above duties:

• Chairs or serves as a member of a contract selection team.
• Performs highly advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.
• Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.

Experience:

Transportation Engineer I: 4 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience

Transportation Engineer II: 5 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience

Transportation Engineer III: 6 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience

Transportation Engineer IV: 7 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent). Related graduate level education 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.
• Licensed Prof Engineer*
• If performing underwater bridge inspections: Must have Open Water Diver certification.
• 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.

Competencies:

Transportation Engineer I:

• Hydrologic, hydraulic, and geotechnical design activities and principles
• Standards and specifications for bridges and other transportation structures
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing, and compliance requirements
• Performing basic design and drafting
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems

Transportation Engineer II - in addition to the above:

• Monitoring the status and progress of projects
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others.
  
  Transportation Engineer III - in addition to the I and II above:
• Facilitating groups using effective communications methods; contributing to and guiding groups in defining objectives,
  
  staying on task, and reaching consensus; soliciting participation, challenging ideas and summarizing accomplishments
  
  and planned actions
• Planning, coordinating, and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short- and long-term
  
  deadlines
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that
  
  support business objectives and goals.
  
  Transportation Engineer IV - in addition to all the above competencies:
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools.
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading.

Conditions of Employment:

Please click this link to 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, at 40.151(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.