Position Information
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TxDOT's Austin District Portfolio Office is looking for a Portfolio Project Manager (Austin District) to fill one (1) open position to serve as a Team Leader. This position will oversee complex plans specifications and estimate (PS&E) development and project management. This position will involve active roadway design and project management for primarily internally designed roadway improvement projects. Some of these projects will consist of complex metro, urban and rural, infrastructure and mobility improvements, as well as innovative intersection design, freeway ramp reversals and drainage projects.
This position performs advanced portfolio project management, project coordination / utility, environmental and right of way coordination. Provides oversight in support of transportation projects. Work involves establishing a strategic plan for coordinating and progressing roadway improvement plans. The development of a portfolio of projects at various levels of completion; monitoring the progress, budgets, and schedules toward letting the completed PS&E. This position involves communicating with the overall district project portfolio team and individual project stakeholders, district administration, and other relevant parties. Serves as Project Manager for multiple projects and Lead Worker. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Applicants should have a working knowledge of computer aided drafting operations, specifically Bentley / MicroStation Open Roads Designer (ORD) CAD software, roadway transportation plans preparation and be able to assist team members with active CAD design of internally developed roadway and multi-modal transportation engineering projects. Applicants should also have some consultant management experience in roadway design. They should have some experience with Work Authorization Scope of Work development, Level of Effort and Fee Negotiation, PS&E schedule planning/management, as well as plans preparation and be able to assist with milestone deliverable submissions.
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Salary Plan/Grade:
Portfolio Project Manager I: B28 ($100,000.00 - $126,000.00/yearly)
Benefits and Perks
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)
Position Description
This position 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. Serves as Project Manager for multiple projects and may serve as a Lead Worker. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Essential Duties:
The essential duties for this job include:

• Performs highly advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.
• Developing plans specifications & estimates (PS&E).
• Oversees and develops plans for complex project(s) related to their resource assignments, schedules, scope, communication, quality, and procurement, while utilizing available resources and maintaining the agency's project objectives.
• Reviews and revises schematics, PS&E, project designs, shop drawings and field changes for traffic control devices, signals, signs, markings, detours, traffic control plans, electrical distribution and roadway lighting and traffic management
• Evaluates and makes recommendations for developing, monitoring, and updating integrated project plans and schedules so that projects may be executed in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
• Serves as a Lead worker, Trains professional and administrative staff engaged in engineering plans development.
• Performs and assists with design, computer operations and plan preparation.
• Develops and reviews engineering related documents, correspondence, reports, and remediation plans.
• Coordinates and monitors assigned projects/programs/plans.
• Negotiates fees, explains scope of work and monitors consultant design contracts.
• Monitors consultants' progress and work quality; checks invoices and associated documents; prepares supplemental agreements.
• Selecting appropriate project specifications, developing preliminary detailed estimates
• Be experienced in utility coordination, conflict analysis and conflict resolution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

• Six (6) years of experience in transportation engineering, transportation project management, or related engineering experience. Contract procurement or related activities. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Safety Impact Certificate

Competencies:

• Communicate effectively.
• Transportation design engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory
• Design and plan preparation methods and requirements
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing, and compliance requirements
• Portfolio, program and project planning, development, and management
• Contract development and oversight
• Contract management
• Overseeing and coordinating projects and program activities
• Leading projects and project teams
• Preparing technical/statistical reports
• 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:

• 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 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)

• 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