Transportation Engineer III, or IV - Design Support - Design Division - Austin, TX

Are you passionate about a career in transportation? Come join us in the Project Delivery Section of the TxDOT Design Division. You will work alongside some of the brightest, most experienced minds in the transportation industry. You will have the opportunity to coordinate on some of the largest most complex highway projects in the state, represent TxDOT at state and national conferences and participate in research critical to the transportation industry. Are you up to the challenge? Come join our team!

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Transportation Engineer III - B26 - Salary Range $95,000.00 - $110,000.00
Transportation Engineer IV - B27 - Salary Range $105,000.00 - $125,000.00

****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.

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)

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.

Transportation Engineer III

• Performs advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.

• Develops, recommends, and implements modifications as necessary for continual improvement to existing program of responsibility.

• Interprets manuals and required guidelines for traffic operations.

• 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.

• Negotiates fees, explains scope of work, and monitors consultant design contracts.

• Performs and/or coordinates the review and processing of Plans, Specifications & Estimates (PS&E) submission, special specifications or special provisions.

• Prepares correspondence and/or detailed engineering surveys.

• Provides design engineering support for districts in project development.

• Represents the district/division at technical meetings.

• Leads/trains engineering staff and professional staff.

• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Transportation Engineer IV:

All the Above and:

• Develops short-term and long-term goals and coordinates planning activities and resources required to meet goals.

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

• Performs highly advanced and complex planning work such as plan review and calculations.

• Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.

• Acts in an advisory capacity on administrative, technical, regulatory and engineering aspects of transportation.

• Assesses and reports actual project progress versus planned progress to determine trends and variances for complex projects.

• Evaluates the performance of new transportation products.

• Negotiates fees and budgets, develops and negotiates scopes of work, negotiates contract work schedules, and negotiates other contract agreements.

• Updates, reviews, monitors, and/or reviews requests for changes to plans, manuals and/or standard sheets.

• Writes reports and specifications.

Transportation Engineer III:

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

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. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications:

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

• TX Licensed Prof Engineer*

• Safety Impact Certificate

Transportation Engineer IV:

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

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. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications:

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

• TX Licensed Prof Engineer*

• Safety Impact Certificate

• 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 III:

Considerable Knowledge of:

• Geometric design relationships to traffic operations, maintenance and construction

• Transportation principles and methods for moving people or goods by multimodal (road, air, water) methods, including their relative costs, advantages and limitations

• Applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations specific to area of responsibility for safeguarding information and information technology related systems

• Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory

• Government programs and operations affecting highway and transportation development

• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements Construction engineering policies and procedures

• Environmental engineering as it relates to transportation

• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities

• Design and plan preparation methods and requirements

• Cost estimating and cost controls

Expert Skill in:

• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities

Proficient Skill in:

• Speaking to present images and ideas in a clear, concise, organized, and interesting manner to optimize audience understanding and keep the group focused

• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting policies and state and federal laws and regulations specific to functional area

• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

• Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long-term deadlines

• Planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical employees

• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others

• Developing and giving presentations

Transportation Engineer IV:

All the Above and:

Considerable Knowledge of:

• Developing and implementing programs

• Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies

• Risk analysis procedures and methods

Proficient Skill in:

• Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy/results; anticipating and adjusting for problems/roadblocks

• Negotiating settlement of differences without damaging relationships; applying effective questioning and listening techniques to determine other parties' positions in a direct and diplomatic manner

• 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.

• Interpreting applicable information

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

• Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand

• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions

• 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.

TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.

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The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

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