Technical Project Manager I or II: South Travis Area Office (Austin District)

Texas Department of Transportation•Austin, TX

About The Position

This position manages advanced engineering, architectural, or construction projects, providing leadership in planning, oversight and compliance with state and federal regulations. Oversees projects objectives, ensures quality assurance/quality control, and maintains project integrity. Work requires extensive contact with agency management, governmental officials and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self -supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product. The essential duties for Technical Project Manager I and II job include: Compiles and distributes project information, status reports, and project budget expenditures. Creates documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in original project plan Directs, develops, implements, and evaluates project budgets, schedules, work plans, resources requirements, and cost estimates and projections. Ensures compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for assigned projects. Identifies potential project impediments, risks, and issues; and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them. Monitors and manages project cost and quality to ensure project is completed within budget and to ensure deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications. Performs other job responsibilities as assigned. This position requires driving a state vehicle. Additional duties for a Technical Project Manager II include: Reviews and analyzes project performance and objectives to determine opportunities for improvement across personnel, processes, and technology. Evaluates and assesses business process improvement initiatives performed by others. Oversees project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to accommodate projects already underway.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year per year basis.
Technical Project Manager I: 5 YEARS construction project management; project management, process engineering and business process improvement methodologies. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent).
Technical Project Manager II: 6 YEARS construction project management; project management, process engineering and/or business process improvement methodologies. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent).
Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
Local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to the administration of the project undertaken
Project Delivery Process
Project Management best practices
Project scheduling and coordination activities
Using computers and applicable computer software
Identify project risks and gaps
Evaluate process performance
Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions.

Nice To Haves

May require certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma Black Belt or one or more change management disciplines.

Responsibilities

Compiles and distributes project information, status reports, and project budget expenditures.
Creates documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in original project plan
Directs, develops, implements, and evaluates project budgets, schedules, work plans, resources requirements, and cost estimates and projections.
Ensures compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for assigned projects.
Identifies potential project impediments, risks, and issues; and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
Monitors and manages project cost and quality to ensure project is completed within budget and to ensure deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications.
Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
Reviews and analyzes project performance and objectives to determine opportunities for improvement across personnel, processes, and technology.
Evaluates and assesses business process improvement initiatives performed by others.
Oversees project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to accommodate projects already underway.