The City of McAllen has hired Eduardo Mendoza as its new director of Engineering. The Rio Grande Valley resident has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, construction management, policy development, budgeting, fiscal management and operational management.
He recently served as the interim director of Engineering for the City of McAllen. Before that, he led the department as the deputy director since 2015, managing and completing major projects. These include the McAllen Performing Arts Center construction, and Anzalduas northbound canopy and lane expansion design and construction. Other projects include the Hidalgo International port of entry improvement project, and the Fire Station #2 design and construction.
“The City of McAllen is proud to have Eduardo as our new Engineering director, helping us lead growth, expansion and development of the community,” said McAllen City Manager Roel “Roy” Rodriguez. “Eduardo has been dedicated to the City of McAllen for over 18 years and was ready for this new challenge.”
A Successful History in McAllen
Mendoza implemented many key accomplishments while serving as deputy director of the City of McAllen. This includes overseeing and directing the engineering design services, inspection, land development and capital projects. He also provided engineering services for all municipal departments. For the past seven years, he was charged with preparing and developing the five-year operational budget with an approximate annual operational budget of $2.25 million and over $99 million in capital improvement projects. Mendoza also oversaw the 30 employees within the department. In addition, he oversaw private development in the community and their affect on city streets, storm system and related public infrastructure while ensuring compliance with appropriate ordinances.
In this role, he was also responsible for establishing and maintaining working relationships with city advisory board members. Mendoza also represented the City of McAllen to other local, state and federal jurisdictions to advocate city policies regarding engineering for responsible development, exchange ideas and resolve conflicts.
Mendoza joined the Traffic Operations Division of the City of McAllen Engineering Department in 2003. Here, he began as a traffic coordinator, later moving up to deputy director and then director of Traffic Operations.
Mendoza was responsible for the design of municipal projects for traffic signals, signs, pavement markings and other transportation projects. He reviewed existing traffic signal timing plans for coordination, efficiency and safety, designing new timing plans to minimize congestion, accidents and travel delays. Mendoza performed comprehensive traffic speed and accident studies for multi-way stops, intersection traffic signals, school zones and railroad crossings. He also reviewed accident data and made recommendations for safety improvements.
Prior to his tenure with the Engineering Department, Mendoza was a traffic engineering assistant with the City of Dallas. A native of Hebbronville, Texas, Mendoza earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Texas A&M-Kingsville. He later earned a Master of Public Administration from University of Texas Pan American. He is also a licensed Texas Professional Engineer and Traffic Operations Engineer.