Position Information

TxDOT's Beaumont District is looking for a Transportation Engineer Supervisor to work in our District Maintenance Office. If you are looking to build an exciting career that offers great benefits, apply today!

Please apply if you are a talented and motivated professional interested in unique challenges, a diverse work experience, and opportunities for growth. 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 an extensive wellness program, career development programs, retirement benefits, tuition assistance, and various other benefits. For a complete list of our total compensation package, please visit our website at hidden_benefits.pdf (txdot.gov) .

Salary Plan/Grade:

Transportation Engineer Supervisor (B29): $97,010 - $164,069

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

Supervises personnel engaged in transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, design, construction, transportation/traffic operations, maintenance and/or bridge inspection. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Work requires contact with governmental officials, private entities and/or contractors. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

• Analyzes and recommends approval for modifications to highway contracts
• Assists area engineers with construction contract administration matters
• Assists in the development, preparation and letting of maintenance contracts for the district
• Conducts final inspections on completed construction projects
• Coordinates with area engineers on design and plan preparation
• Develops and monitors budget
• Interprets laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to professional services contracting to ensure compliance with Department and governmental regulations
• Oversees contracts, issues work orders and monitors construction schedules and contractor payments and job progress on construction projects
• Oversees data collection, analyses, forecasts and plan development
• Oversees final acceptance of federally exempt construction projects
• Represents the Department at meetings, conferences, and related activities.
• Provides technical assistance and training to prospective applicants applying for Department jobs.
• Verifies project eligibility and assists with ranking projects and funding.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned,

Minimum Qualifications:

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 fulltime or prorated parttime equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
• Must have one (1) year supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

• 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.

Competencies:

Extensive Knowledge of:

• Applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations specific to area of responsibility for safeguarding information and information technology related systems
• Transportation design engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
• Hydrologic, hydraulic and geotechnical design activities and principles
• Highway construction design applications
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Construction engineering principles, practices, and methods associated environmental laws and regulations
• Pavement maintenance
• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
• Design and plan preparation methods and requirements
• Materials used in highway/bridge construction and maintenance
• Roadway maintenance concepts, methods, and procedures
• Applying engineering principles, practices and methods in job responsibilities
• exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25lbs
• Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine
• Reaching- extending hands and arms in any direction
• Repetitive motion- substantial movements of the wrists, hands or fingers
• 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)

• 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.