Transportation Specialist I-IV - Planning

Position Information

We are currently seeking a Transportation Specialist to join our Transportation Planning and Development team based in Beaumont, TX. Join the TxDOT Beaumont District in where you will gain valuable experience and work on major and minor transportation projects! You will have the opportunity to learn project planning, roadway and bridge design, as well as other engineering principles and applications. TxDOT provides employees with great benefits and training, and many opportunities for career advancement! We strive to maintain work-life balance by providing opportunity to telework, building relationships with team members, and working in a safe and friendly environment!

Annual Salary:

Transportation Specialist I (B19) - $48,244-$76,028

Transportation Specialist II (B20) - $51,158- $81,351

Transportation Specialist III (B21) - $54,278- $87,046

Transportation Specialist IV (B22)- $57,614- $93,138

This position is for one (1) Transportation Specialist I, II, III, or IV. 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 work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

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

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.

Essential Duties:

Transportation Specialist I :

• Coordinates design work among TxDOT entities, consultants and contractors.
• Meets with the public to discuss complaints and coordinates proposals with other governmental officials.
• Represents the Department at various meetings.
• Coordinates with roadway design on schematics and reviews in-house and consultant traffic control plans or traffic projects
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
• Researches and analyzes incoming correspondence, reports, and other written material
• Reviews and oversees plan packages submitted by consultants
• Coordinates with roadway design on schematics and reviews in-house and consultant traffic
• Evaluates and analyzes design issues.
• Reviews environmental documents.

Transportation Specialist II (to include duties above) :

• Serves as program coordinator responsible for coordination of highly advanced engineering/architectural projects from initiation to completion
• Researches and evaluates data, interprets and analyzes results, prepares reports and recommends solutions to problems
• Serves as a liaison with city, county and other governmental and private entities concerning transportation project designs

Transportation Specialist III (to include duties above) :

• Evaluates and analyzes highly complex design issues.
• Serves as technical member on transportation-related projects.

Transportation Specialist IV (to include duties above) :

• Develops and monitors budgets.
• Assists with project assignments and determining work requirements to complete project plans

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year per year basis.

Experience:

Transportation Specialist I: 2 years transportation design, construction, traffic operations, maintenance, bridge inspection experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Transportation Specialist II: 4 years transportation design, construction, traffic operations, maintenance, bridge inspection experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent).

Transportation Specialist III: 5 years transportation design, construction, traffic operations, maintenance, bridge inspection experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent).

Transportation Specialist IV: 6 years transportation design, construction, traffic operations, maintenance, bridge inspection experience. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part-time equivalent).

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Competencies:

• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Construction engineering policies and procedures
• Roadway construction, inspection and evaluation methods and procedures
• Traffic operations engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
• Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
• Traffic flow principles and procedures
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Roadway maintenance concepts, methods and procedures
• Concepts, techniques and tools used in planning, designing and implementing database management systems and related technologies
• Applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting policies and state and federal laws and regulations specific to functional area

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• 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
• Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
• Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
• Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine
• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Feeling-determining size, shape, temperature or texture of objects
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
• Close Visual Acuity-using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts

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.