Transportation Engineer III or IV - Bridge Section

Job Description

Position:
Transportation Engineer III or IV – Bridge Section (2600504)

The Texas Department of Transportation’s Fort Worth District is seeking a Bridge Engineer to join our dedicated team in the Bridge Section. Here, you’ll receive all the training, and tools with ample opportunities for growth within the agency. Are you an experienced engineer with a passion for structural design? Do you thrive in solving complex problems, communicating clearly, and managing multiple priorities?

If you're self‑motivated, knowledgeable in the structural design fields, and ready to make a lasting impact, TxDOT wants you in our team!

This posting is for one (1) Transportation Engineer III - IV
, depending on business need and applicants' qualifications.

Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on the applicant's work experience, education, skill level, and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs.

Salary range:
Minimum $76,530.00 – Maximum $ per year.

Pay Basis:
Yearly. FLSA Status:
Exempt.

Work Locations:
Ft Worth District Headquarters, 2501 Southwest Loop 820, Fort Worth 76133.

Travel:
Yes, 5% of the time. Shift: Day. Location Flexibility:
Onsite.

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.

• Assist Project Managers to establish realistic and achievable schedule baselines for complex projects.
• Design highly complex bridge projects and perform specialized design.
• Develop and review engineering related documents, correspondence, reports and remediation plans.
• Review shop drawings, plans, specifications, estimates, supplemental agreements and change order requests.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.
• Perform highly advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.
• Serve as a project manager overseeing consultants performing advanced and complex engineering work.
• Develop specifications for special bridge design details and projects.
• Perform highly complex structural analysis of bridge designs.
• Review and check special designs and solutions for unique structural problems.

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related science. A higher degree accepted by TX PELS.

6 years of engineering, transportation engineering, or related engineering experience (full‑time or prorated part‑time). Related graduate‑level education may be substituted for experience on a year‑per‑year basis. 7 years of experience may also satisfy the minimum qualifications under the same substitution rule.

Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.). Professional engineers licensed in another state must meet Texas license requirements, obtain a Texas license within six (6) months of hire, and sign an agreement as a condition of employment.

• Geometric design relationships to traffic operations, maintenance and construction.
• Foundation analysis programs.
• Fatigue and fracture mechanics.
• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements.

Design and plan preparation methods and requirements.

• Structural engineering terminology, principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory.
• Performing basic design and drafting.
• Performing calculations to include material and labor…