Area Engineer - Mount Pleasant, TX

About the role

The Mount Pleasant Area Engineer oversees critical roadway projects in Morris, Titus, and Upshur Counties, ensuring safety and quality standards are met. This role combines technical skill with community impact, designing solutions that keep people moving and communities thriving.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing construction operations in the area office, including review of shop drawings, compliance with regulations, approval of letting advertising, and conducting pre-construction meetings and public hearings.
• Oversight of Design Section operations in the area office.
• Overseeing inspection of construction projects and temporary traffic control.
• Overseeing maintenance sections, including planning and budgeting work with maintenance supervisors and district staff, right-of-way plan preparation, and monitors acquisition processes to coordinate project letting, utility relocation/adjustment inspection, and responsible for material testing and construction engineering.
• Approving and inspecting driveway, utility, and drainage fill permits, and monitors removal of illegal signs.
• Serves on the Technical Advisory Committee for the Metropolitan Planning Organization.
• Directs administrative and business operations, including human resources, training programs, inventory oversight, safety, and preparation and monitoring of budgets.
• Directs the development of work programs to meet transportation needs within the assigned geographical area.
• Oversees, coordinates, and monitors contractors' compliance with plans and specifications; authorizes payment of estimates; resolves differences, disputes, and claims; plans preparation and approval of expenditures.
• Oversees, plans, and executes emergency procedures, preparedness, and response for a geographic area; as required, responds to office/incident location to direct/oversee activities for emergency situations/conditions.
• Provides direction for construction projects and reviews, recommends, and approves change orders.
• Represents the Department to the public; answers inquiries from governmental officials, makes media presentations, speaks at public functions, and participates in other civic endeavors.
• Reviews all plans prepared by the design office for their geographic area prior to construction letting, provides technical expertise.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS. Experience: 5 years transportation engineering. (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 Must have 1 year supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.

Qualifications

Knowledge of: Construction engineering policies and procedures Applicable inspection and testing methods, procedures and techniques Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements Applicable laws, rules, and regulations Arbitration, mediation, and negotiation Human resources management policies and practices Budgeting methods and procedures Contract development and oversight

Skills

• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
• Reviewing plans for accuracy and ensuring compliance with requirements
• Directing and establishing objectives; clarifying roles and responsibilities through individual performance plans; monitoring and measuring performance against goals; evaluating results and making necessary adjustments to meet deadlines
• Scheduling work assignments and planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical employees
• Coinciding labor, materials, and equipment
• Analyzing and organizing business and technical data
• Communicating complex ideas and information clearly, concisely, and effectively
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Benefits

• 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