
E280 Transportation Engineer I, II, III, or IV - Maintenance Division
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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The Texas Department of Transportation is hiring at Transportation Engineer I, II, III, or IV levels in the Maintenance Division. The work covers transportation engineering in areas including planning, project development and design, construction, operations, and maintenance. Duties include evaluating pavement products and condition data, analyzing statewide pavement conditions, and preparing reports, with additional responsibilities varying by level.
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Transportation Engineer IPerforms 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 IIPerforms complex 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 perform work independently on assignments; however all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.Transportation Engineer IIIPerforms advanced and complex 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 establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.Transportation Engineer IVPerforms highly advanced and complex 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 are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.Essential Duties:Transportation Engineer IEvaluates pavement products and pavement condition data. Performs engineering analysis of statewide pavement conditions and develops reports on pavement conditions. Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.Transportation Engineer IIAll of the above andProvides assistance in preparing reports on pavement conditions. Trains engineering staff. Performs other job responsibilities as assigned. Transportation Engineer IIIAll of the above andMakes presentations and represents TxDOT. Monitors, reviews and recommends on legislation. Performs other job responsibilities as assigned. Transportation Engineer IVAll of the above andDevelops training courses and/or materials. Performs and/or documents in-house research studies. Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
How this job compares
Set against the 863 open Transportation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$87–152K/yr511 salary ranges
- US median$33–47/hr42 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 68 open Transportation Engineer jobs in Texas and 863 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (this employer)32 open
- Olsson9 open
- Jacobs7 open
- Experience
- Transportation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (666 postings).
- Education
- 485 of the 863 open Transportation Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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