Transportation Funding Specialist II or III- Traffic Safety Division

If you excel at building relationships across state and local organizations, enjoy program management, and want to make a meaningful difference by supporting programs that help save lives across Texas, we want to hear from you! 

Join TxDOT’s Traffic Safety Division and gain valuable experience in grants management, community outreach, communication, and program coordination while working with a team dedicated to improving traffic safety statewide. We are looking for a Transportation Funding Specialist II or III based in Austin, TX. With a diverse workforce of more than 13,000 employees statewide, TxDOT offers opportunities to grow, make an impact, and build an exciting career. If you’re ready to make a difference, 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.

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)

Administers state and/or federal transportation funded programs. Oversees contracts/grants/projects/programs/lettings to include: application, approval, procurement, payments, monitoring, audits, investigations, and/or close-out. Work requires contact with governmental agencies and/or special interest groups. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

Essential Duties:

Transport Funding Specialist II:

• Participates in strategic and short-range planning for Behavioral Traffic Safety programs and initiatives.
• prepares and makes recommendations on federal and state-funded traffic safety grants, including project development, funding recommendations, reimbursement processing, budget monitoring, and grant closeout.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, policies, and program requirements through monitoring, site visits, and audits.
• Coordinate development and implementation of the Highway Safety Plan (HSP), district plans, and develops behavioral traffic safety procedures for program implementation.
• Develop, recommend, and implement program policies, procedures, guidelines, and operational improvements.
• Analyze traffic safety and crash data to identify needs, support funding decisions, and guide program priorities.
• Rank and monitor projects in accordance with federal and departmental requirements.
• Prepare complex funding proposals, reports, correspondence, presentations, and program documentation.
• Coordinate trainings, meetings, and workshops related to traffic safety programs.
• Represent the Department on local, state, and national committees, task forces, and special interest groups.
• Maintain detailed program records, monitor procurement activities, and oversee project implementation and performance.
• Oversees communications, publications, and educational materials supporting behavioral traffic safety initiatives.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Transport Funding Specialist III:

All of the duties described for Transport Funding Specialist II to include

• Prepares advanced work agreements in accordance with project plans.
• Analyzes advanced grants and prepares and makes recommendations on program funding; reviews and recommends grants, projects, and programs.
• Resolves audit exceptions.
• Reviews and edits advanced project plans and estimates
• Serves as a subject matter expert in the Behavioral Traffic Safety Program.
• Consults, coordinates, and assists with programs and activities involving Department employees, state, federal, and local entities, regulatory agencies, and special interest groups.
• Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures, and standards pertaining to programs.
• Keeps abreast of and ensures compliance with federal and state requirements concerning program administration and management.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in transportation or business administration. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis OR related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 

Transport Funding Specialist II: 2 years grant funding administration, planning, budgeting or working with state or federal funding.

Transport Funding Specialist III: 3 years grant funding administration, planning, budgeting or working with state or federal funding (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.

Preferred Qualifications:

·         Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technician Certification — Candidates who do not currently hold CPS Technician Certification will be required to obtain certification within three months of hire.

·         Flexible Work Schedule — Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed to support program activities and events.

·         Trailer Operations — Ability to safely hook up, pull, and maneuver rollover and box trailers

Competencies:

Transport Funding Specialist II

Considerable knowledge of

·         Budgeting methods and procedures

·         Financial management and accounting systems

·         Applicable contract/grant/funding/project/program processes, policies and procedures

·         Statistical analysis methodologies and reporting procedures

·         Developing and implementing programs

·         Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies

·         Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes Traffic safety programs

·         Auditing and investigative methods, practices and procedures

·         Applicable computer systems and applications

 Proficient Skill in

·         Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy/results; anticipating and adjusting for problems/roadblocks

·         Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

·         Collecting, sorting and compiling data

·         Monitoring the status and progress of Behavioral Traffic Safety projects

·         Planning and coordinating training workshops, local coalitions and outreach activities

 Transport Funding Specialist III

 All of the above competencies to include

 Extensive knowledge of

·         Budgeting methods and procedures

·         Financial management and accounting systems

·         Applicable contract/grant/funding/project/program processes, policies and procedures

 Considerable knowledge of

·         Generally accepted accounting principles, procedures, and terminology

·         Grant development and oversight

·         Applicable laws, rules, and regulations

·         Coordinating and scheduling activities/resources

·         Interpreting applicable information

·         Developing and giving presentations

·         Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

·         Medium work: Lift 20–50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.

·         Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools.

·         Close Visual Acuity: Work includes reviewing data and figures, viewing a computer screen, and extensive reading.

·         Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers

·         Standing—prolonged periods of time

Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

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