Transportation Engineer V - (2402114)
Position Information
TxDOT's Houston District is seeking a Transportation/Bridge Engineer to join us in the delivery of essential projects in the Southeast Harris-Metro region. The Engineer will perform all facets of bridge repair design, roadway design, and plan assembly. Duties include working in a MicroStation environment, using roadway design software, and requires some field work to collect data in support of the design process. This position will be located in our Southeast/Metro Harris Area Office and will help support repairs to our existing infrastructure and new upcoming construction projects. Typical design projects include bridge repairs, roadway repairs, and roadway construction. TxDOT offers a rewarding blend of professional challenge, teamwork, outstanding training programs, opportunity for growth and advancement, and work/life balance. Come be part of our team, apply now.
Minimum Salary: 88,191.00
Maximum Salary: 149,155.00
Pay Basis: Yearly
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Locations: Southeast Harris County Ae 702 FM 1959 Houston 77034
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Shift: Day Job
Shift Details: 40 Hrs./Week
Location Flexibility: Onsite
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
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 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.
Essential Duties:
- Acts as a consultant to supervisors of special maintenance crews.
- Acts as consultant to staff engineers to coordinate construction operations.
- Analyzes and assists in the resolution of contract problems and disputes.
- Analyzes and recommends approval for modifications to highway maintenance contracts.
- Answers technical and policy questions related to bridge inspection and maintains bridge inspection data; analyzes data and provides summaries.
- Assists Area Engineers with construction contract administration matters.
- Assists with design, computer operations and plan preparation.
- Maintains a critical bridge list and coordinates with the Bridge Division, area engineers and other district staff on critical findings involving state-maintained bridges to have them posted, repaired and/or closed to the traveling public.
- Resolves differences between contractors and inspectors.
- 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: 8 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*
- 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
- Highway construction design applications
- Standards and specifications for bridges and other transportation structures
- Construction engineering policies and procedures
- Construction phasing and sequencing
- Bridge construction and evaluation methods, procedures and regulations
- Pavement maintenance
- Bridge inspection and appraisal methods and procedures
- Expert skill in:
- Performing basic design and drafting
- Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
- Preparing technical/statistical reports
- Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
- 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:
- Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
- Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
- Subject to noise
- Subject to vibration
- Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
- Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
- Balancing - walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
- Standing - prolonged periods of time
- Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
- Talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
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.
Job: Engineering/Engr Support
Job Level: Non-Management
Job Posting: Jun 5, 2024, 2:44:25 PM
Unposting Date: Jul 5, 2024, 11:59:00 PM
State Job Title/s: Engineer VI
State Job Code/s: 2157
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)
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.
To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.
https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions
Applicant Information
The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
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.
Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information