Transportation Engineer (Schematics)
TxDOT's Austin District Schematics Planning Team (Advance Project Development Office-APD) is looking for a Transportation Engineer IV or V (Non-Lead) located at the Austin District Headquarters. The position requires expertise in schematics development, corridor planning, feasibility studies and project management. This position will be coordinating with multiple subject matter experts, consultants, and different offices within and outside of TxDOT. Work involves coordination with other local agencies, and the public. The ideal candidate is someone who has demonstrated understanding and knowledge of the schematic's development process, traffic forecasting and modeling, Federal Highway Administration requirements and TXDOT project development process.
The essential duties for a Transportation Engineer IV or V include:
- Analyzes and assists in the resolution of contract problems and disputes.
- Analyzes schedule trends, determines risks and recommends options to management for corrective action for highly complex projects.
- Develops short-term and long-term goals and coordinates planning activities and resources required to meet goals.
- Performs highly advanced and complex planning work such as plan review, calculations and transportation planning studies.
- Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.
- Utilizes project management principles in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing for highly complex transportation projects.
- Develops and reviews engineering related documents, correspondence, reports and remediation plans.
- Makes presentations and represents TxDOT.
- Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
- Negotiates fees and budgets, develops and negotiates scopes of work, negotiates contract work schedules, and negotiates other contract agreements.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
