E280 Transportation Design Engineer I or II - APD - Tyler District Headquarters

Performs 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. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details. Transportation Engineer II - Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.Essential Duties:Transportation Engineer I- Designs moderately complex schematic and PSE projects.- Drives/travels to project/work locations to make on-site engineering reviews, analyses, tests and to provide technical support.- May serve as a lead worker.- Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.- Performs engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.- Prepares, evaluates and negotiates contracts with consultants for schematic and PSE projects.- Reviews, processes and certifies project design plans developed by consulting engineers.- Serves as liaison with, MPOs and the public concerning proposed project development and planning.- Uses Critical Path Method (CPM) to accomplish scheduling and resource management of transportation projects.- Coordinates with others to develop, monitor and update project plans and schedules to ensure projects are executed in the most efficient manner possible.- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.Transportation Engineer II - all of the above, and: -Assists in developing and monitoring budgets.- Performs complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.- Performs complex planning work such as plan review, calculations and assisting in transportation planning studies.- Trains engineering staff.