TxDOT's Brownwood District is searching for a Design Engineer Supervisor (Transportation Engineer Supervisor) located in Brownwood, TX.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to manage in-house design projects in Brownwood and supervise technical staff responsible for development of plans for roadway projects. This could be your opportunity to lead our design team on major and minor rehabilitation of existing roadway and maintenance projects! TxDOT also provides employees with great benefits and training, along with ample opportunities for career advancement.
We strive to maintain a work-life balance and create a safe and friendly working environment!

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)

Supervises personnel engaged in transportation engineering work in one or more functional areas such as planning, design,
construction, transportation/traffic operations, maintenance and/or bridge inspection. Ensures compliance with applicable federal
and state laws, policies, procedures, standards and guidelines. Work requires contact with governmental officials, private
entities and/or contractors. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work
product.

Essential Duties:

• Directs the design and/or implementation of pollution prevention plans on construction projects or develops and implements storm water pollution prevention plans for construction projects.
• Oversees Consultant Contract Administration.
• Coordinates with area engineers on design and plan preparation.
• Monitors contract performance, evaluates contract deliverables, reviews billing documentation, monitors the consultant's compliance with the terms of the contract, and/or prepares and delivers a written evaluation of the consultant's performance.
• Negotiates fees and budgets, develops and negotiates scopes of work, negotiates contract work schedules, and negotiates other contract agreements.
• Oversees career development activities for engineering assistants.
• Oversees construction project traffic control plans; periodically reviews traffic control devices with Area Engineers.
• Participates in district plan review activities.
• Prepares and submits Plans, Specifications and Estimates (P. S. & E.) on projects.
• Reviews material specifications for projects and writes special provisions.
• Reviews, monitors and/or develops complex layouts, sketches, plans, specifications and estimates and/or contracts, policies/procedures, standards and guidelines, correspondence, reports and/or surveys, remediation plans or documents.
• Serves as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.
• Supervises professional and administrative staff.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Experience: 4 YEARS Transportation engineering. (Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated parttime 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*
• 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.

Competencies:

• Highway construction design applications
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Design and plan preparation methods and requirements
• Applicable surveying procedures, standards and instruments
• Transportation design engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
• Hydrologic, hydraulic and geotechnical design activities and principles
• Geometric design relationships to traffic operations, maintenance and construction
• Performing basic design and drafting
• Developing, interpreting, and implementing policies, procedures, and technical information
• Supervising technical staff
• 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
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• 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.
• 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.
• Required to work weekends and holidays.
• Required to work hours other than 8 to 5.
• Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment provided by employer and comply with all safety requirements.
• Must attend work regularly and observe approved work hours.

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. Above the EEO/ADA field on job description page

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.

Additional Applicant Information