Maritime Project Specialist - Maritime Division

Looking for a career where your work has a real impact? Join our maritime/ferry operations team and help support projects that keep travelers, workers, and goods moving across Texas waterways. From managing budgets and procurement activities to coordinating contracts and collaborating with project teams, you'll play an essential role in advancing maritime transportation projects. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy building partnerships, and are ready to take ownership of meaningful work, we encourage you to apply.

We have a diverse workforce of over 14,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, let's talk!

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.

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Performs project management work in support of state ferry operations. Work includes providing general assistance related to contracting, budget monitoring, procurement and document development and review associated with maritime/ferry projects. Works with the project managers or project team to define project’s goals and objectives. Work requires extensive contact with department staff, governmental agencies, and private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Duties

• Evaluates and makes recommendations for developing, monitoring, and updating integrated project plans and schedules so
• that projects may be executed in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
• Monitors contract performance by examining billings, fiscal data, and eligibility determinations for compliance with
• terms of contract and policies; recommends cancellation of contracts when deviations occur.
• Reviews contracts, amendments, subcontracts, procurement documents, change orders, work orders, supplemental agreements,
• time extensions, acceptance testing and consultant qualifications.
• Utilizes project management principles in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing for highly
• complex transportation projects.
• Performs project monitoring and data collection to determine if a project is progressing according to budget.
• Develops short and long-term projections for Maritime and Ferry projects; coordinates with staff to recommend priorities
• and future planning.
• Develops project reports analyzing actual project progress versus planned; make recommendations based on data analysis to
• improve project outcomes.
• Coordinates procurement activities for Maritime and Ferry projects; ensures compliance with procurement policies and
• regulations.
• Assists with the development and executions of contracts including coordination with other districts and divisions.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of the Continuity of Operations Plan.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 2 years of experience in business analysis, contract administration, project management, accounting or related experience. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Competencies

• Project scheduling and coordination activities
• Generally accepted accounting principles, procedures, and terminology
• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Contract negotiation, development and management methods
• Purchasing methods and procedures
• Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies
• Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy and results
• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting policies and state and federal laws and regulations specific to functional area
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Administrative support practices and procedures to include writing, editing and report writing techniques, recording
• meeting notes, record keeping and records management

Conditions of Employment

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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