Transportation Planning Coordinator

Texas General Land Office; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Parking

Retirement benefits (401k/457)

Health insurance

Dental/Vision/Life insurance

Annual leave

Job summary

The Texas General Land Office in Austin, TX is seeking a Program Specialist V in the Executive Administration Division to provide advanced consultative services and specialized transportation support for the Commissioner. The role requires planning, route optimization, and high-quality customer service to ensure secure, punctual travel and event coordination.

Responsibilities include driving the Commissioner, maintaining privacy, coordinating with staff, and overseeing vehicle maintenance.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Experience in logistics, security operations, or transportation planning.
• A valid Class "C" driver's license and satisfactory driving record.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, comfortable transportation for the Commissioner, including daytime and overnight trips.
• Plans routes, monitors traffic, and adjusts plans for on-time arrivals and safety.
• Supports senior staff with travel logistics and event coordination for the Commissioner.
• Maintains assigned vehicles in clean, safe, and operational condition.

Skills

Logistics planning

Security operations

Transportation planning

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Texas General Land Office is seeking a Program Specialist V within the Executive Administration Division of the agency.

Performs advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work. Work involves the execution of planned trips and driving the Commissioner to and from events. Drives the Commissioner, ensuring a safe and on time arrival at the destination. Maintains a clean and safe vehicle. Adheres to all traffic laws. The driver must be punctual, polite, and have excellent customer service skills. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

Our Mission:

The Texas General Land Office primarily serves the schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment of Texas. The agency does so by preserving our history, maximizing state revenue through innovative administration, and through the prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources.

What Your Contributions to the GLO Will be:

• Provides safe, comfortable, and efficient transportation services for the Commissioner, including daytime and overnight trips. Provides safe and secure transportation through professional and lawful driving behaviors. Ensures privacy/confidentiality of the Commissioner in all communications and placements.
• Supports senior staff and schedulers on travel and events for the Commissioner, ensuring all details and logistics are completed in a timely manner. This includes route planning, emergency contingencies, protectees comforts, and communication with other supporting parties while consistently maintaining situational awareness. Monitors traffic conditions, including road construction and congestion, and adjusts routes to make alternative arrangements in advance. Identifies potential issues and develops solutions to prevent them from occurring. Makes quick decisions to keep passengers safe.
• Performs special duties as assigned by the Director of Security Operations. As needed, provide program support to the Commissioner and the Executive Office in day-to-day briefings and administrative activities.
• Driver is responsible for maintenance of the Commissioner's assigned vehicles, keeping them clean, stocked, and in good safe working order.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Experience in logistics, security operations, or transportation planning, with a strong understanding of routing and optimization principles. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
• A valid Class "C" driver's license is required. A satisfactory driving record is required for operating state or personal vehicles to conduct department business.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the employee to primarily perform non-sedentary work; mobility (moving around the work-site) is routinely required to carry out some duties including extensive moving upon and traveling across uneven surfaces, rough terrain and/or desolate areas. normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies; marginal or corrected visual and auditory requirements; constant use of personal computers, copiers, printers, and telephones; the ability to move about the office to access file cabinets and office machinery; requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions; ability to move and transport records, documents, boxes and all related information, materials and tools, weighing up to 50 pounds; frequent sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position; ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach and/or steer a boat as needed; the ability to work outside and adapt to adverse weather conditions to include sea, sky and land environments; the ability to work under deadlines, as a team member, and in direct contact with others; and the ability to remain stationary for long periods of time when commuting to and from assigned destination and when traveling on state business including field work and training assignments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior Law Enforcement experience with understanding of security protocols and emergency response procedures is preferred.
• Preferred experience working with or providing support to elected officials in a governmental or public sector environment.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Free Parking
• Defined Retirement Benefit Plan Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
• Medical Insurance - State pays 100% of the health plan premium for eligible full-time employees and 50% of the premium for their eligible dependents. The State pays 50% of the eligible part-time employees' premium and 25% for eligible dependents.
• Optional Benefits such as dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Minimum of 96+ Hours of Annual Leave a year **Annual leave increases with length of service.
• Professional Development Opportunities: The GLO offers numerous courses to help our employees grow using resources through LinkedIn Learning and our EAP provider.

Veterans:

Military Crosswalk for Occupational Category - Program Management