Technical Project Manager I/II (Operations)

TxDOT's Odessa District is looking for a Technical Project Manager I or II located in the Operations department at the Odessa District headquarters. If you looking to build a career, with a great group of people, TxDOT’s Odessa District is the place for you! TxDOT offers competitive pay, great benefits, and work-life balance. As a Technical Project Manger, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing advanced maintenance projects, providing leadership in planning, and generally oversee project objectives, ensuring quality assurance/quality control, and maintain project integrity. Your expertise will ensure that our Odessa District TxDOT team is will-equipped to uphold the highest standards of project execution and compliance while driving successful outcomes in our infrastructure development initiatives.

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 maintenance 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 maintenance sections, area offices 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:

The essential duties for Technical Project Manager I and II job include: 

• Analyzes and reports on advanced and highly complex program funding change scenarios and their impact to individual
  project schedules.
• 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.
• 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.

Additional duties for a Technical Project Manager II include:

• 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.

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:

Technical Project Manager I: 5 YEARS maintenance project management; process engineering and business process improvement methodologies. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent).

Technical Project Manager II: 6 YEARS maintenance 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.

• 404: Mandatory Safety Impact Certificate 

   

   

  Competencies:

The competencies for Technical Project Manager I and II include:

• Applicable project development (planning, environmental, right of way, design, letting, construction, and project close.
• Project Management best practices
• Project scheduling and coordination activities
• 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
• Analyze complex information and develop plans to address identified issues
• Establish project goals and objectives
• Follow applicable safety standards, practices and procedures

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• 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 lb
• 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