Operations & Maintenance Junior Engineer

Who is NTE, NTE 35W, and LBJ?

The North Tarrant Express (NTE) was the first design-build-finance-operate-maintain managed lanes project in Texas and consisted of the complete reconstruction of 13.3 miles of the existing I-820/SH-183 corridor between Dallas and Fort Worth.

Since opening in October 2014, nine months ahead of the contracted completion date, the general highway lanes are experiencing a 70% decrease in congestion time and a 15% increase in average speed. This Cintra-led project has doubled capacity and significantly improved mobility along this heavily congested corridor that traverses the heart of six cities through Northeast Tarrant County.

The North Tarrant Express 35W (NTE 35W) project spans 16.8 miles from I-30 in downtown Fort Worth to Eagle Parkway at the north end of Alliance Airport. The project is operated and maintained by the Cintra-led consortium in North Texas. This project has improved mobility by adding additional road capacity through a combination of general highway lanes and continuous frontage roads, along with tolled express lanes that use variable pricing to keep traffic moving.

The LBJ Express (LBJ) is currently the largest P3 operation in Texas and one of the largest ever undertaken in the U.S. It is a regionally-significant transportation improvement project in North Texas that is relieving severe congestion in the dense urban area of north Dallas. In 2009, the Cintra-led consortium was selected to complete the design, construction, finance, operation, and maintenance of the project along I-635 and I-35E. Since opening in September 2015, the general highway lanes are realizing a 60% decrease in congestion time and a 10% increase in average speed.

What makes us different?

Our people come first. We want every single employee to develop both professionally and personally. With a strong focus on growth potential, we look to our internal employees as potential candidates for both national and international opportunities. We aim to achieve greatness by promoting from within every chance we get. We work hard and play hard and strive every day for success and achievement.

With a diverse group of professionals working in a fast-paced environment, we achieve milestones constantly. And if that weren't enough, we also offer our employees highly competitive insurance benefits, Paid Time Off, and a matching 401(k) program.

About the Role

Be a part of the team who ensures the continued success of our projects. An Operations & Maintenance Trainee will assist in the monitoring of Operations & Maintenance costs, preparation of plans, presentations, reports, and consultant/vendor/materials comparison statements crucial to maintenance of our assets and many other challenging projects.

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

• Support on the development of Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Cost Models in Excel for inclusion into overall Financial Models that are generated to study the feasibility of investing in new highway projects
• Gather relevant data from sources such as the RS-Means cost database, project design drawings, Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), environmental assessments, and design reports to conduct analysis of O&M expenditures for new proposals and existing concessions
• Contribute to road safety projects: Road Safety Audits (RSA), Crash analysis, Highway Safety Manual analysis, Transportation Safety Planning/Management.
• Assist with project research, field work, and preliminary design calculations and analysis.
• Gaining exposure to project, commercial, and client management
• Support on monitoring O&M costs for existing concessions by collecting data on concessionaries from the O&M benchmarking system
• Prepare presentations, reports, consultant/vendor comparison statements, and other necessary documents to be used within the Technical Department

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel AND Power Bi. Data processing and management is a plus.
• Superior technical report writing and communication skills
• Proficiency in MicroStation and/or ArcGIS preferred
• Prior experience or exposure in the field is a plus, but not required
• Ethical, caring and with the ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Valid Driver's License
• Availability to oversee nighttime work up to 50%
• Nighttime/Weekend hours availability
• Regular local travel between LBJ & NTE projects and offices