Manages advanced engineering, architectural, or construction projects, providing leadership in planning, oversight and compliance with state and federal regulations. Oversees project objectives, ensures quality assurance/quality control, and maintains project integrity. The role requires extensive contact with agency management, governmental officials, and private entities, and employees at this level are virtually self‑supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.
Responsibilities
- Lead and/or coordinate oversight of multiple technical projects.
- Conduct project reviews and inspections with facility inspectors and district/division project managers.
- Consult with Project Engineers, resident project representatives, and contractors’ superintendents on work progress and construction problems; review equipment utilization data and time/cost estimates.
- Create documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in the original project plan.
- Identify potential project impediments, risks, and issues, and design strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
- Inspect construction methods, workmanship, and maintenance procedures to ensure contractors build, install, maintain, and repair traffic control/data collection related equipment or facilities in accordance with plans, specifications, and contract requirements.
- Monitor project phasing and traffic control plans and ensure adherence to approved safety standards.
- Provide technical assistance in resolving construction problems related to contract administration.
- Assist in engineering‑related data collection, inspections, assessments, analysis, and review activities for plan development by others.
- Train professional and technical staff.
- Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year‑per‑year basis.
Experience
Five years of construction project management plus project management, process engineering, and/or business process improvement methodologies (experience can be satisfied by full‑time or prorated part‑time equivalent).
Licenses & Certifications
- Valid driver’s license (position requires driving a state vehicle).
- May require certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma Black Belt, or one or more change management disciplines.
Other Conditions
This job is physically demanding and will require a pre‑employment physical. It is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing. 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.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
Standing for prolonged periods; close visual acuity required – work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading.
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
Equal Opportunity
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 Act of 1990.
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