Want to be part of improving the state’s transportation infrastructure in the Houston area and contribute to your community? Explore joining TxDOT’s Houston District as an Engineering Assistant. This position includes paid trainings, meaningful work life balance and opportunities to network with peers across the state. TxDOT welcomes highly motivated young engineers who will be benefit from a structured career development program focused on assisting participants with obtaining professional engineering licensure. Click the following link to hear from one of our Houston area young engineers: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpA5J4xpQLm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Work involves job rotation, training and continuing education in design, construction, construction inspection, maintenance, surveying, environmental and transportation operations-related activities with the intent to actively pursue engineering licensing/registration through appropriate training and exams.

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)

Performs engineering work. Work involves job rotation, training and continuing education in design, construction, construction inspection, maintenance, surveying, environmental and/or transportation operations-related activities with the intent to actively pursue engineering licensing/registration through appropriate training and exams. Design activity is supervised by a licensed professional engineer who has authority for final approval of all projects. Work requires contact with local governmental representatives, engineering contractors and private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

NOTE: All employees classified as Engineering Assistants are required to participate in the Engineering Assistant Career Development program. Participation in the Engineering Assistant Career Development Program (EACDP) requires that employees sign a Program Agreement, which outlines employee responsibilities and service time commitment.

Essential Duties:

• Actively prepares for professional engineering licensing/registration through appropriate training and exams and completion/maintenance of required documentation.

• Applies engineering principles, methods, and techniques to a wide variety of transportation-related activities.

• Creates detailed PS&E.

• Participates in Career Development for the Engineering Assistants program which includes job rotation, training, and continuing education.

• Performs construction inspection and material sampling/testing.
• Performs design computations and plan preparations to include preparing plan sheets for construction projects.

• Performs engineering calculations for plan quantities as part of PS&E preparation activities.

• Prepares and checks plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) and designs.

• Reviews/designs and details bridge and structural elements.

• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related science bachelor's or higher degree accepted by TX PELS. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Acceptable Substitutions:

• Master's degree in engineering or a Master of engineering degree from an institution that offers a bachelor of science degree, in the same discipline, which has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET) may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.

• Doctoral degree in engineering or a doctor of engineering degree from an institution that offers a bachelor of science degree, in the same discipline, which has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET) may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.

Experience:

• No work experience is required.No supervisory experience required.

Licenses and Certifications:

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

Competencies:

• Some knowledge of:

  • Transportation engineering terminology and fundamentals

  • Transportation design engineering principles, practices and methods and the application of engineering theory

  • Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing, and compliance requirements

  • Traffic engineering terminology and fundamentals

  • The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

• Proficient skill in:

  • Application of engineering fundamentals

  • Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities

  • Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

• Ability to:

  • Communicate effectively

• Other Attributes:

  • Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Subject to vibration
• Subject to hazards - moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals.
• Subject to atmospheric conditions - fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
• Subject to air and skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids
• Required to wear protective gear - respirator, hard hat, or other devices
• Works frequently in small/crawl spaces; manholes; areas that can cause claustrophobia.
• Works in narrow aisles or passageways
• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools.
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs.
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
• Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc.
• Balancing - walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling.
• Stooping - bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
• Crouching - bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine.
• Crawling - moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching - extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Walking - moving on foot to accomplish tasks: long distance/from one work site to another.
• Pushing - using upper extremities to press against object with force to move in a direction.
• Pulling - using upper extremities to exert force moving objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Fingering - picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand.
• Grasping - applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
• Feeling - determining size, shape, temperature or texture of objects
• Talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Hearing - perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and fingers
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading.
• Close Visual Acuity - work includes visual inspection of small defects/parts.
• Close Visual Acuity - using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts.
• Visual Acuity - operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity - determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Conditions of Employment:

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions

• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.

• 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.

• All employees classified as Engineering Assistants are required to participate in the EA program. Participation in the Engineering Assistant Career Development Program (EACDP) requires that employees sign a Program Agreement, which outlines employee responsibilities and service time commitment. Failure to comply with all terms of the Program Agreement will result in reclassification.

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.

Click on the appropriate occupational category to view the MOS codes

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.

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