TxDOT's Dallas District Traffic Projects Office Team is looking for a Transportation Engineer II, III, or IV based in Mesquite, TX.

Using TxDOT and Dallas District guidelines, the Traffic Projects Office Team is responsible for reviewing preliminary construction plans and supporting documents, operating and maintaining the District's traffic signal network, creating traffic signal timing plans, and overseeing plans for traffic signal upgrades and new technology. The team provides comments to both in-house and consultant plans and works with those designers to resolve comments. The Team is instrumental in ensuring that the District's traffic signal network operates in an efficient manner. A typical work day can be fast-paced and will vary from office to outdoor environments. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of basic traffic signal design and operations.

We have a diverse workforce of over 12,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, let's talk!

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 flexed and compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentive, career development programs, tuition assistance, and various other benefits. For a complete list of our total compensation package please visit our website at https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/hrd/careers/hidden_benefits.pdf.

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)

Performs complex to highly advanced transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations and/or maintenance. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Work requires contact with governmental officials and private entities.

Essential Duties:

Transportation Engineer II: Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

• Responsible for Railroad operations.
• Responsible for Traffic Engineering operations.
• Responsible for Traffic Systems Management.
• Coordinates traffic engineering studies and traffic counts.
• Meets with law enforcement agencies and/or city officials to discuss traffic problems and possible solutions.
• Troubleshoots electronic systems.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Transportation Engineer III: Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are
rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

All duties shown above and additional duties include:

• Performs advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications,
  estimates and contracts.
• Performs data collection, evaluations, analyses, studies, inspections, forecasts, assessments, and/or plan development.

Transportation Engineer IV: Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

All duties shown above and additional duties include:

• Oversees the development and support of transportation operations systems.
• Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS.

Experience: 5 years engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part time 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*
• If performing underwater bridge inspections: Must have Open Water Diver certification.
• For Bridge Inspection: Must have completed a comprehensive training course based on the Bridge Inspector's Training Manual or NICET Level III or IV certification in Bridge Safety Inspection within (1) year of date of hire.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Design, construction, and operations experience related to traffic signals and closed-loop networks
• Design and construction experience related to roadway illumination systems

Competencies:

• Construction, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices
• Traffic management system operations
• Geometric design relationships to traffic operations, maintenance and construction
• Applicable testing methods, processes and procedures
• Traffic signal systems design, testing and maintenance operations
• Schematic electrical wiring
• Applicable laws, rules, and regulations

Expert skill in

• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and
  external
• Applying engineering principles, practices and methods in job responsibilities

Proficient skill in

• Troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining equipment of the trade
• Maintaining a safe working relationship

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Required to wear protective hard hat, FR clothing, steel-toe footwear or other devices
• Medium work: Lift up to 50lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25lbs
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

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.

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

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