TxDOT's Houston District is looking for an Assistant Transportation Engineering Supervisor to assist leading the Houston District's Bridge Design section. This position will assist overseeing the structural and geotechnical design of new bridges, retaining structures, and bridge rehabilitation for a variety of transportation projects throughout the Houston District's 6-county area. You will have the opportunity to manage and develop engineers, engineering assistants, and design technicians and to work with various other TxDOT sections as a team to complete transportation projects. TxDOT has a workforce of over 12,000 employees statewide. TxDOT provides employees with great benefits, training, and many opportunities for career advancement. We strive to maintain a positive work-life balance and collaborate with team members in a safe and friendly work environment.

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 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)

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

Essential Duties:

• Advises staff engineers.

• Designs, sketches and recommends bridge repair procedures.

• Develops and oversees laboratory and/or geotechnical consultant contracts.

• Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support.
• Makes presentations and represents TxDOT.
• Performs, reviews and monitors detailed investigations, data collection, analyses and coordination of bridge related research and recommends cost effective project level design for new, rehabilitated and reconstructed bridges.
• Prepares correspondence and reports.
• Recommends transportation engineering training needs.
• Represents the Department at meetings, conferences and related activities.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications:

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

Experience: 4 years experience in transportation engineering. (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

Must have one (1) year supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience. 

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Structural and geotechnical engineering experience; previous supervisor, project manager or lead worker experience. Ability to clearly and professionally communicate with internal personnel and external stakeholders.
    
Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of:

  • Standards and specifications for bridges and other transportation structures

  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics

  • Bridge construction and evaluation methods, procedures and regulations

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

  • Computerized structural analysis techniques

• Considerable knowledge of:

  • Structural engineering terminology, principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory

• Expert skill in:

  • Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities

• Proficient skill in:
  • 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
  • Planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical
    employees
• 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 environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• 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
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Subject to hazards - moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
• Subject to atmospheric conditions - fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
• Subject to air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• Required to wear protective gear - respirator, hard hat, or other devices
• Works frequently in small/crawl spaces; manholes; areas that can cause claustrophobia
• Works in narrow aisles or passageways
• 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.
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc.
• Balancing - walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
• Stooping - bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
• Crouching - bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine
• Crawling - moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
• Reaching - extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing - prolonged periods of time
• Walking - moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another
• Pushing - using upper extremities to press against object with force to move in a direction
• Pulling - using upper extremities to exert force moving objects in a sustained motion
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Fingering - picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
• Grasping - applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
• Feeling - determining size, shape, temperature or texture of objects
• Talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Hearing - perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts
• Close Visual Acuity - using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts
• Visual Acuity - operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
• Visual Acuity - determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

• 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.

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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

 

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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 Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information