Transportation Engineer II, II, IV, or V - Beaumont Area Office

About the role

The Beaumont Area Office for the TxDOT’s Beaumont District is seeking a Transportation Engineer based in Beaumont, TX. This position offers a salary range from $69,572 to $114,099 for Transportation Engineer II, $76,530 to $129,430 for Transportation Engineer III, $84,182 to $142,374 for Transportation Engineer IV, and $92,600 to $156,612 for Transportation Engineer V.

Responsibilities

• Assists Area Engineers with construction contract administration matters.
• Coordinates with Area Engineers and reviews area office contract submissions.
• Negotiates fees, explains scope of work and monitors consultant design contracts.
• Oversees construction and audit records.
• Oversees construction project traffic control plans; periodically reviews traffic control devices with Area Engineers.
• Oversees contracts, issues work orders and monitors construction schedules and contractor payments and job progress on construction projects.
• Analyzes and assists in the resolution of contract problems and disputes.
• Analyzes and recommends approval for modifications to highway maintenance contracts.
• Conducts pre-construction meetings and public hearings.
• Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support.
• Utilizes project management principles in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing for transportation projects.
• Collaborates with others to develop, monitor and update integrated project plans and schedules to ensure projects are executed in the most efficient manner possible.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science.
• Minimum of 5 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
• Ability to negotiate fees, explain scope of work and monitor consultant design contracts.
• Strong analytical skills to resolve contract problems and disputes.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to interact with governmental officials and private entities.
• Proficiency in project management principles and tools.
• Ability to drive to project/work locations to conduct on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and provide technical support.
• Experience with traffic control devices and construction engineering policies and procedures.

Skills

• Highway construction design applications.
• Standards and specifications for bridges and other transportation structures.
• Construction engineering policies and procedures.
• Construction phasing and sequencing.
• Cost estimating and cost controls.
• Geometric design relationships to traffic operations, maintenance and construction.
• Government funding programs, methods and procedures.
• Negotiating settlement of differences without damaging relationships.
• Speaking to present images and ideas in a clear, concise, organized, and interesting manner.
• Developing and implementing programs.
• Project changes (scope, budget, schedule, resource management) using a critical path method enterprise information system management tool.
• Applicable testing methods, processes and procedures.
• Applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations specific to area of responsibility for safeguarding information and information technology related systems.
• Industry guidelines, specifications and codes in the production and use of technical plans for the development and delivery of products and services.
• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities.
• Applicable testing methods, processes and procedures.
• Applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations specific to area of responsibility for safeguarding information and information technology related systems.
• Industry guidelines, specifications and codes in the production and use of technical plans for the development and delivery of products and services.
• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities.
• Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering calculations.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Salary range varies based on position level.

Schedule

Not specified.