Technical Project Manager I-II Littlefield Area Office

Join our Littlefield team as a Technical Project Manager and lead impactful projects that drive operational success across the area. This role offers the opportunity to manage multiple projects from concept to completion, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and make a visible difference in the communities we serve. This position is in a well-organized and professional office with a family mentality. Become part of a team dedicated to delivering transportation projects that improve safety, mobility, and quality of life for the traveling public. If you're a motivated leader with strong technical and problem-solving skills, we want to hear from you.

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:

• Conducts project reviews and coordinates inspections with various inspectors and other district/division project
  managers.
• Ensures compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for assigned projects.
• Monitors and manages project cost and quality to ensure project is completed within budget and to ensure deliverables are
  acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications.
• Oversees project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to
  accommodate projects already underway.
• Oversees and monitors the inspections of construction methods, workmanship and maintenance procedures to ensure
  contractors build, install, maintain and repair traffic control/data collection related equipment or facilities in accordance with
  plans, specifications and contract requirements.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Additional essential Duties for a Technical Project Manager II:

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- Reviews and analyzes project performance and objectives to determine opportunities for improvement across personnel, processes, and technology.

·         Evaluates project challenges and formulates solutions to achieve objectives related to productivity, quality, and client satisfaction.

·         Serves as a lead worker by advising, training, and coaching employees to increase job efficiency; acting as a resource for complex questions; presenting workflow and operational updates to the supervisor/manager; providing input on team members’ career conversations; and approving leave requests to ensure operations coverage.

·         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.

·         Consults with Project Engineers, resident project representatives and contractors' superintendents on work progress and construction problems; reviews equipment utilization data and time/cost estimates.

·         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.

·         Identifies potential project impediments, risks, and issues; and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them.

·         Monitors and manages project cost and quality to ensure project is completed within budget and to ensure deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications.

·         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:

Licenses and Certifications:

Technical Project Manager I: 5 years construction project management; project management, process engineering and business process improvement methodologies.

Technical Project Manager II: 6 years construction project management; project management, process engineering and business process improvement methodologies. 

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• May require certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma Black Belt or one or more change management
  disciplines.

 
Competencies:

     Competencies for a Technical Project Manager I:

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
- Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
- Applicable project development (planning, environmental, right of way, design, letting, construction, and project closeout) document preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
- Project Management best practices

Considerable knowledge of
- Project scheduling and coordination activities
- Critical Path Method for managing projects

Proficient skill in
- Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
- Addressing changes in scope and budget
- Project management monitoring
- Using computers and applicable computer software

Ability to
- Analyze complex information and develop plans to address identified issues
- Identify project risks and gaps
- Evaluate process performance
- Establish project goals and objectives
- Follow applicable safety standards, practices and procedures

Additional competencies for a Technical Project Manager II:

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
- Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
- Applicable project development (planning, environmental, right of way, design, letting, construction, and project close
- Project Management best practices

Considerable knowledge of
- Project scheduling and coordination activities
- Critical Path Method for managing projects

Proficient skill in
- Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
- Addressing changes in scope and budget
- Project management monitoring
- Using computers and applicable computer software

Ability to
- Analyze complex information and develop plans to address identified issues
- Identify project risks and gaps
- Evaluate process performance
- Establish project goals and objectives
- Follow applicable safety standards, practices and procedures

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.
- Standing-prolonged periods of time
- Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
- Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

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. 
• 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