Assistant District Bridge Engineer/Design & Review (Civil Engineer V)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Taunton, MA

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About The Position

The Assistant District Bridge Engineer/Design & Review performs professional civil engineering work in the District Bridge Section. The position coordinates, monitors, and supervises the Design unit to support effective operations, including bridge-related permits and bridge work within interstate maintenance projects. It reviews consultant-designed bridge rehabilitation and replacement calculations for structural adequacy using applicable MassDOT and AASHTO standards, and prepares in-house plans, specifications, and estimates for bridge work in interstate maintenance projects. The position also oversees permit assignments and coordination, responds to correspondence and inquiries, and works with internal and external stakeholders on the condition, status, and repair of structures.

The role requires engineering knowledge and supervisory skills, including assigning work, reviewing subordinate performance, and addressing personnel matters. It represents MassDOT at meetings and conferences as required and performs other duties as assigned. The position requires at least six years of qualifying civil engineering experience, including four years in a professional capacity and two years in a supervisory capacity, subject to the stated education substitutions. A current and valid Massachusetts Class D driver's license may be required depending on assignment.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering and civil engineering terminology and standard abbreviations.
• Knowledge of the properties and characteristics of concrete and asphalt, mechanical properties of fluids, and the theory and practice of plane surveying.
• Knowledge of surveying equipment and its uses, methods of soil testing, and standard procedures for taking field notes in plane surveying.
• Knowledge of elementary algebra, trigonometry, plane and solid geometry, and integral and differential calculus.
• Ability to understand, apply, and explain laws, rules, regulations, procedures, specifications, and guidelines governing assigned work and construction and maintenance of highways, bridges, buildings, and related infrastructure.
• Ability to supervise by planning and assigning work, reviewing and evaluating work, identifying and arranging training, motivating employees, and determining or recommending disciplinary action.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of supervision.
• Ability to determine the proper format and procedure for assembling information.
• Ability to plan, assign, and coordinate the work of others.
• At least six years of full-time or equivalent part-time technical or professional experience in civil engineering work, including at least four years in a professional capacity and at least two years in a supervisory capacity, or an equivalent combination of experience and permitted substitutions.
• An associate's degree in civil engineering or civil engineering technology may substitute for up to one year of the required technical or professional experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for up to two years; and a graduate degree in civil engineering may substitute for up to three years of that experience and one year of the required professional experience.
• Educational substitutions may replace no more than one year of the required professional experience, and no substitutions are permitted for the required supervisory experience.
• A current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator's License may be required, depending on assignment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor, and supervise the activities of the District Bridge Section Design unit.
• Oversee bridge-related permits and bridge-related work within interstate maintenance projects.
• Review structural calculations for consultant-designed bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects submitted to the District 5 Bridge Section, applying MassDOT and AASHTO standards to verify structural adequacy.
• Prepare in-house plans, specifications, and estimates for bridge-related work in interstate maintenance projects, ensuring project scopes are complete, appropriate to the structures, and compliant with Department policies, guidelines, and standards.
• Assign bridge-related permits and coordinate with the District Permits group.
• Generate timely responses to internal and external correspondence in accordance with specifications and MassDOT rules and regulations.
• Respond to written and verbal inquiries, complaints, and deficiency reports; ensure complaints and requests are investigated and addressed promptly.
• Liaise with Department sections, state and federal agencies, towns, elected officials, and other stakeholders regarding the condition, status, and repair of structures.
• Assign duties and review subordinate performance using EPRS; use progressive discipline when personnel problems arise.
• Plan and assign work based on subordinate capabilities and available resources, communicate instructions effectively, and apply fair supervisory practices.
• Represent MassDOT and/or attend meetings and conferences as required.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• A $5,000 signing bonus for newly hired MassDOT employees, paid in two installments: $3,000 in the first paycheck and $2,000 after successful completion of the probationary period. Current MassDOT employees are not eligible.
• Comprehensive employee benefits and rewards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed