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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION E058 Transportation Specialist V - Brownwood in Brownwood, Texas
Provides planning, oversight, and high-level technical expertise and coordination for transportation programs involving multiple design and/or advanced building construction projects, construction of transportation systems, traffic operations, maintenance of highways and facilities, or bridge inspection and appraisal in accordance with Department standards. Develops and/or interprets guidelines, regulations, laws, policies and procedures for area of responsibility. Work requires contact with governmental officials, consultants, contractors and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.Essential Duties:Oversees project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to accommodate projects already underway.Oversees project design involving design calculations and sketches of plans, layouts and typical sections. Coordinates compilation of complete plan packages for submission to the responsible engineer or architect for review and signature.Coordinates with roadway design on schematics and reviews in-house and consultant traffic control plans or traffic projects. Develops and monitors budgets.Develops and prepares consultant work orders and agreements.Evaluates and analyzes highly complex design issues.May serve as a lead worker and the related tasks.Monitors the design and execution of state-funded rehabilitation and preventive maintenance projectsRepresents the Department at various meetings.Reviews and oversees plan packages submitted by consultants.Reviews and revises Plans, Specifications Estimates and project designs for traffic control devices, signals, signs, markings, detours, traffic control plans, roadway illumination, traffic management systems or Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Works with design and construction personnel on new construction projects to determine new structures to be added to the inventory. Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
