Transportation Engineer V - Team Lead: Bastrop Area Office (Austin District)

Transportation Engineer V - Team Lead: Bastrop Area Office (Austin District) - (2501735)

Position Information

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Do you love being an engineer? Do you want to be part of managing some of the best roadway projects in the United States? Are you looking for a position where you can lead a group of engineers? If you're a hands-on leader with a passion for efficiency, safety, and teamwork, this opportunity is for you!

The Austin District is looking for a talented Transportation Engineer V - Team Lead to join our Bastrop Area Office. The ideal candidate is self-motivated with the willingness to learn and grow within in the field of transportation engineering design. You will bring initiative, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous improvementqualities essential for guiding teams and delivering innovative solutions.

TxDOT offers great benefits, work-life balance, and opportunity for advancement! Come make a difference with us in the Austin District! If you want to build an exciting career, apply for this position! Watch this video!

Minimum Salary: 92,600.00 Maximum Salary: 156,612.00

Pay Basis: Yearly FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Locations: Bastrop Area Engr/Maint Sect 174 SH 21 EAST Bastrop 78602

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Shift: Day Job Shift Details: 40

Location Flexibility: Onsite

Benefits and Perks

At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:

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

In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

For a complete list of our total compensation package

To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees visit: Benefits at a Glance | ERS (texas.gov)

Position Description

This position performs highly advanced and complex transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, project development and design, construction, transportation/traffic operations, maintenance and research. Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Work requires contact with governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

May serve as a lead worker and the related tasks.

Oversees and develops plans for complex project(s) related to their resource assignments, schedules, scope, communication, quality, and procurement, while utilizing available resources and maintaining the agency's project objectives.

Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.

Monitors contract performance, evaluates contract deliverables, reviews billing documentation, monitors the consultant's compliance with the terms of the contract, and prepares and delivers a written evaluation of the consultant's performance.

Negotiates fees, explains scope of work and monitors consultant design contracts.

Trains engineering staff.

Performs highly advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.

Coordinates and monitors assigned projects/programs/plans.

Develops and reviews engineering related documents, correspondence, reports and remediation plans.

Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support.

Reviews traffic engineering studies, warranting of traffic signals and speed zones.

Assists with design, computer operations and plan preparation.

Performs and coordinates the review and processing of Plans, Specifications & Estimates (PS&E) submission, special specifications or special provisions.

Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Experience: 8 YEARS engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience (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

Licenses and Certifications:

Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Licensed Prof Engineer*

*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.

Competencies:

Contract development and oversight

Planning, coordinating and handling multiple projects within area of responsibility to meet short and long-term deadlines

Planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical employees

Transportation principles and methods for moving people or goods by multimodal (road, air, water) methods, including their relative costs, advantages and limitations

Highway construction design applications

Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements

Performing calculations to include material and labor estimates, expenses, technical survey data and engineering calculations

Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities

Coordinating and directing multiple projects

Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals

Geometric design relationships to traffic operations, maintenance and construction

Standards and specifications for bridges and other transportation structures

Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements

Construction phasing and sequencing

Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities

Design and plan preparation methods and requirements

Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

Performing basic design and drafting

Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Subject to noise

Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools

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.

Job: Engineering/Engr Support

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Standard

Job Level: Non-Management

Job Posting: Jun 25, 2025, 8:31:22 AM Unposting Date: Jul 25, 2025, 10:59:00 PM

State Job Title/s: Engineer VI State Job Code/s: 2157

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)

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.