Closing Date: 3rd December, 2025

Description:

Position Information:
TxDOT's General Counsel Division is looking for a Senior General Counsel I. We have a diverse workforce of over 12,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, let's talk!

Minimum Salary: 125,000.00 Maximum Salary: 189,499.00

Pay Basis: Yearly FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Locations: Stassney Hq - Main 6230 East Stassney Lane Austin 78744

Travel: No

Shift: Day Job Shift Details: 40 Hrs, Monday - Friday

Location Flexibility: Onsite

Benefits And Perks:
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)

Position Description:
Performs highly advanced legal work in the General Counsel Division involving the compliance and interpretation of federal and state laws, rules, and regulations for the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Commission. Work requires contact with governmental agencies and private entities. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

Drafts, reviews, analyzes, and interprets legislative documents, including bills and amendments; reviews implementation plans prepared by internal business units to ensure compliance with enacted legislation.
Testify or draft speaking points regarding bill analysis and bill impact
Provides legal advice to Department business units, administration, and the commission regarding the interpretation, application, and enforcement of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations; researches highly complex legal issues.
Drafts and reviews policy statements and minute orders for consideration by administration and the commission.
Provides legal advice and risk assessment related to procuring, drafting, negotiating, and administering large-scale contracts, including compliance with state procurement laws and the Contract Management Guide.
Drafts, reviews, analyzes, and interprets legal documents.
Assists the Office of the Attorney General on pending and contemplated litigation. Directs and plans legal activities regarding the Department's finance functions to include financing programs, the issuance of debt and post-issuance debt management and compliance, the management of nonprofit corporations, and financial assistance programs.
Drafts Department rule documents, coordinates, analyzes, and reviews Department rule documents drafted by other divisions and staff attorneys for compliance with federal and state legal requirements.
Develops, negotiates, and provides legal services regarding project development agreements with other local entities; advises on other legal matters concerning the relationship between the Department and those local entities.
Drafts, reviews, interprets, and negotiates project contracts; providing complex legal services involving procurement, award of contracts, and contract administration to include amendments, change orders, disputes, and contract termination.
Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Mandatory: Juris Doctor (JD) in /from an accredited law school.

Experience:
3 years of experience in Litigation, Governmental, administrative, real estate, or contract law, civil procedure, or related experience (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.
Must be licensed to practice law in the State of Texas

Preferred Qualifications:
Competencies:

Extensive knowledge of
Applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations specific to area of responsibility for safeguarding information and information technology related systems
Applicable laws, rules, and regulations
Legislative process
Civil procedures

Considerable knowledge of:

Arbitration, mediation, and negotiation, and drafting settlement documents
Expert skill in
Developing, interpreting, and implementing policies, procedures, and technical information
Analyzing issues, facts, and available information to develop logical solutions; researching inconsistencies of facts or data; drawing correct inferences from information and making recommendations that support business decisions
Researching, analyzing, and interpreting policies and state and federal laws and regulations specific to functional area
Persuasion and negotiation of critical issues
Conducting hearings, interviews, and investigations
Interpreting and applying laws, rules, and regulations
Interpreting and analyzing legislation, rules, and regulations
Preparing legal documents including opinions, case law summaries and legislative impact statements
Proficient skill in
Speaking to present images and ideas in a clear, concise, organized, and interesting manner to optimize audience understanding and keep the group focused
Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
Analyzing and organizing business and technical data
Interpreting applicable information
Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
Sitting - prolonged periods of time
Standing-prolonged periods of time
Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:
Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) (https://www.txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/division/hrd/hrd-standard-conditions.pdf) for all positions.

Job: Exec/Admin/Clerical/Legal

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Standard

Job Level: Non-Management

Job Posting: Nov 15, 2025, 1:12:54 AM Unposting Date: Dec 3, 2025, 11:29:00 AM

State Job Title/s: General Counsel III State Job Code/s: 3523

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)
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.

Click on the appropriate occupational category to view the MOS codes. (https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions)

Applicant Information
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.

Additional Applicant Information (https://www.txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/division/hrd/applicant-information.pdf) for applicants