E284 Transportation Engineer V (Design Lead) Austin District

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:Assesses and reports actual project progress versus planned progress to determine trends and variances for highly complex projects.Develops and supports implementation activities for new methods, procedures, and technologies.Oversees and develops plans for complex project(s) related to their resource assignments, schedules, scope,communication, quality, and/or procurement, while utilizing available resources and maintaining the agency's project objectives.Coordinates phases of preliminary design and revisions in PSE with districts, divisions, Administration, the FHWA, contractors, fabricators, Corps of Engineers and local entities.Develops short-term and long-term goals and coordinates planning activities and resources required to meet goals.Leads/Trains professional and administrative staff.Performs and coordinates the review and processing of Plans, Specifications Estimates (PSE) submission, special specifications or special provisions.May serve as a lead worker by serving as a resource for complex questions; presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager; providing input on team membersâ™ career conversations; and approving leave requests to ensure operations coverage.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.