Texas Aviation Division Seeking Airport Engineer

Position: Airport Engineering Section Director

Job ID: 107579

Location:  Austin, Texas

Salary Range:  $7699.17 – $13021.33 Monthly

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Oversees all phases of general aviation airport project activities, to include right-of-way acquisition, engineering design and construction and associated administrative and support activities.  Reports to the Director, Aviation Division.  Manages a group of professional and technical employees.  Work requires extensive contact with high-level executives, governmental officials and private entities.  Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

The essential duties for this job include:

  • Acts as Department consultant to federal, state and local governmental agencies and officials regarding design, construction, improvement and maintenance of general aviation airports.
  • Develops work programs for the engineering staff in the development of air transportation in Texas.
  • Directs the review, processing and certification of airport design plans.
  • Represents the Department on state and national committees concerned with airport projects.
  • Serves as liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration.
  • May serve as the Division Director in their absence.
  • Executes special assignments and prepares reports
  • Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Education and License required:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and Licensed Professional Engineer

To see full posting and to apply please go to the following website on or after June 15, 2017:

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/jobs/default.htm