Transportation Operations Technical Project Manager I
Texas Department of Transportation
Houston, TX 77007
$65,104 - $100,634 a year
Description
The Texas Department of Transportation Houston District is looking for a motivated and experienced Project Manager to join our Transportation Operations Programs Office, working directly with the Director of Transportation Operations. This role focuses on planning and developing several important annual programs aimed at reducing fatalities on our state roadways. You’ll have the opportunity to help turn safety ideas into real projects, explore innovative design approaches, and work closely with our district maintenance teams to bring new concepts from planning into action. This is a lead worker role that also includes helping guide Transportation Operations funding priorities and managing the district’s unfunded project list. Every project you touch will play a role in improving safety, mobility, and quality of life across the Houston District. If you’re passionate about making highways safer, enjoy collaborating with others, and believe in using data and creativity to solve real‑world problems, you’ll find a rewarding home on our team. Join us and help shape smarter, safer, and more efficient communities.
At TxDOT, we value work-life balance and are committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits and programs, including:
- Retirement Plans
- Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
- Paid Leave and Holidays
- Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
- On-the-Job Training
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
- Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
- Family-Friendly Policies and Programs
In 2024, TxDOT was recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents, and many of our offices statewide are also designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. These recognitions reflect our dedication to supporting families and promoting a healthy work-life balance.
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)
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.
Essential Duties:
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.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
Experience: 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).
Licenses and Certifications:
- Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
Competencies:
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
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Considerable knowledge of:
- Project scheduling and coordination activities
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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
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Ability to
- Evaluate process performance
- Establish project goals and objectives
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.
Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)
- This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
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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.
TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category.
To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.
https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions
The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.
Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information