Transportation Operations Technical Project Manager I

Texas Department of Transportation • Houston, TX

5h

About The 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year per year basis.
• 5 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.
• Extensive Knowledge of Industry guidelines, specifications and codes in the production and use of technical plans for the development and delivery of products and services
• Local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to the administration of the project undertaken
• Project Management best practices
• Transportation funding programs
• Considerable knowledge of Project scheduling and coordination activities
• Proficient skill in Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Using computers and applicable computer software
• Ability to Evaluate process performance
• Establish project goals and objectives
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Compiles and distributes project information, status reports, and project budget expenditures.
• Conducts project reviews and coordinates inspections with various inspectors and other district/division project managers.
• Coordinates project activities with other state agencies, governmental jurisdictions, or private sector partners and contractors and assures coordination and approvals through Federal Highway Administration or U.S. Department of Transportation.
• 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.
• Oversees project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to accommodate projects already underway.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager