Business Operations Project Manager III - Fleet Operations Division

At TxDOT, you will join a diverse workforce and grow your career!

Are you ready to lead complex, high-impact projects that shape the future of transportation in Texas? TxDOT’s Fleet Operations Division is seeking a Business Operations Project Manager III to oversee mission-critical initiatives spanning organization, process, and technology.

In this role, you’ll lead highly complex and sensitive projects, coordinate across multiple divisions and agencies, and provide expert-level project management guidance. If you thrive on solving problems, mentoring others, and driving business improvements, this is the opportunity for 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)
 

Performs advanced and highly complex project management work. Leads complex and/or sensitive projects impacting organization, process, and technology. Work involves coordinating planning and initiation of projects at various levels of completion; monitoring progress and schedules; and communicating with project stakeholders, management, and other relevant parties. May serve in a lead role for other project managers in the unit. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for independent judgment.

Essential Duties:

• Creates and maintains documentation to capture and manage changes in original project plans. 
• Directs, develops, and evaluates documentation, review, and improvement of business processes. 
• Oversees projects using accepted project management methodologies. 
• Develops and monitors scorecards, dashboards, metrics, and performance goals. 
• Implements communication plans to share project status, direction, outcomes, and deliverables with stakeholders. 
• Directs project budgets, schedules, work plans, resource requirements, and cost estimates. 
• Initiates multi-agency or enterprise-level projects, ensuring authorization, commitment, and feasibility. 
• Reviews and analyzes project performance to identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Identifies risks, impediments, and issues; develops strategies to mitigate or avoid them. 
• Monitors project cost and quality to ensure completion within budget and contract terms. 
• Reviews and recommends proposals and bids to management. 
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Experience: 6 years project management, process engineering and/or business process improvement methodologies. (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.

• Licenses and Certifications:
•     Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
•     May require certification as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or in one or more change management disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or Associate in Project Management (CAPM) preferred but not required.

Competencies:

Extensive Knowledge Of:

• Federal, state, and local laws and regulations relevant to project administration. 
• Project management lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling and project closure). 
• Project management theories and practices for highly complex projects. 
• Systems for evaluating third-party vendor performance. 
• Communication and change management disciplines. 
• Process improvement methodologies.

Expert Skills In:

• Managing scope and budget changes. 
• Collecting and evaluating data for presentation to senior leadership. 
• Leading, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others to include 3rd party vendors. 
• Project management monitoring. 
• Planning and sequencing multiple improvement projects. 
• Using computers and applicable software.

Ability To:

• Plan, assign, and supervise the work of others. 
• Negotiate and facilitate to achieve consensus and resolve conflicts. 
• Analyze complex information and develop actionable plans. 
• Identify project risks and gaps. 
• Evaluate process performance. 
• Establish project goals, manage activities, and prepare reports. 

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions:

• Sedentary to light work (lifting up to 20 lbs occasionally). 
• Prolonged standing and sitting. 
• Talking and hearing at normal speaking levels. 
• Visual acuity for detailed work, computer use, and reading. 
• Occasional exposure to environmental conditions such as noise or vibration.
• Conditions of Employment:
• Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)
• Must be able to work occasional weekends for projects and emergency operations and sometimes in excess of 40 hours a week. 

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