E284 TPP Portfolio Planning Engineer (Transportation Engineer V) - TPP Division - Austin, TX

Between $93k and

$157k

Per Year

Position range in Travis County $39k - $74k Per Year

E284 TPP Portfolio Planning Engineer (Transportation Engineer V) - TPP Division - Austin, TX

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Occupation: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Location: Austin, TX - 78744

Positions available: 1

Job #: 16905495

Source: WorkInTexas

Posted: 8/11/2025

Updated: 8/14/2025

Expires: 8/26/2025

Web Site: WorkInTexas

Onsite / Remote: Work onsite all of the time

Job Type: Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

Agency Job ID: 2502196

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Full Time

Schedule

Full Time

Job Type

Regular

Duration

Permanent Employment

Shift

Day Shift

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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/or 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: Provides planning and engineering support for districts in project development. Performs highly advanced and complex planning work such as plan review, calculations, and transportation planning studies. Provides professional advice regarding technical and engineering aspects of corridors of Statewide significance. Reports to stakeholders on preliminary engineering and PS&E project development, letting schedules, construction cost estimates, authorized UTP funding, funding gaps, and construction status. Monitors district project milestones for preliminary engineering projects and district corridor planning projects to manage TxDOT's $100B PLAN Authority portfolio. Directs and oversees data collection and analysis efforts and shares the results of these efforts with decision-makers to help them make informed decisions. Evaluates transportation management and operations initiatives and practices and proposes options for improving transportation programming or planning activities. Coordinates transportation planning and development matters with the Area Engineers, adjacent districts and other entities. Oversees implementation of action plans for project planning and coordinates the preparation of the Project Development Plan update. Serves as a lead worker to TxDOT employees by serving as a resource for complex questions and providing technical training; providing input on employees' career conversations; approving employees' leave requests to ensure operations coverage; and presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager. Makes presentations and represents TxDOT Participates in the development of project management policies, goals, objectives, tools, processes, and methods for district projects. Performs other duties as assigned.

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