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.
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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.
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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.
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Job Description:The ITS Engineer role is critical to the successful design, implementation, integration, and ongoing operation of roadway technology systems across the LBJ, NTE, and NTE 35W corridors. This position ensures that Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Toll Collection Systems (TCS), network communications, and related field systems are designed, implemented, tested, and transitioned to operations in compliance with the Comprehensive Development Agreement (CDA). The ITS Engineer coordinates internal stakeholders and external contractors to deliver technical solutions on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with operational and performance requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as technical project coordinator for ITS and Field Systems projects from design through operations handover.
- Provide subject matter expertise on ITS, tolling, and roadway technology systems to support project planning and execution.
- Assists in updating monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for inclusion into the Comprehensive Development Agreement (CDA) & Project Management Plan required reports (PMP).
- Coordinate and manage project plans, action items, schedules, and technical meetings with internal teams and external vendors.
- Participate in system integration, testing, and acceptance activities to ensure compliance with performance and operational specifications.
- Review, evaluate, and approve technical documentation produced by system integrators, contractors, and consultants.
- Coordinate design, implementation, testing, and handover of roadside system upgrades, modifications, and enhancements.
- Manage and supervise field projects including lane closures, review workplans and coordinate with other activities, ensuring that best practices are applied.
- Assists in the preparation and submittal of the O&M annual budget for approval.
- Assists and cooperates with the Financial department in the achievement of the annual budget's improvement goals.
- Assists in the preparation of the annual renewal work schedule.
- Assists in all ITS related utility crossing permits, liaising with Utilities and utilities department of TxDOT.
- Analyze requests for design changes, enhancements, or customizations and provide technical recommendati