TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER SENIOR

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, AZ

8d • $94,000 - $104,000 • Remote

About The Position

BE A PART OF AN INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE TEAM DRIVING A SAFER TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM FOR ARIZONA.

Performs the most difficult and more complex in nature duties of analysis
maintaining large, and complex project schedules.

Develops and updates critical path schedule customizations; maintains project
management information. Delivers projects as programmed. Reconciling data,
ensuring accuracy, generate reports through critical path methods.

Provides guidance setting up tasks and sub tasks to ensure satisfactory
realization of project contract requirements. Provides counseling and guidance
of scheduling review to subordinate staff and oversight of the Value Engineering
program.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon
the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance
measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees
flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and
commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program
and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling
spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona
unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

This position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive

Requirements

• Knowledge of Project development process for highway projects.
• Knowledge of Current project management tools and techniques.
• Skill in Utilization of project scheduling software including activity and logic development, critical path method analysis, resource loading, target and variance analysis and reporting.
• Skill in Creating and maintaining complex networks.
• Skill in Utilizing a variety of project management, database applications and other various computer software programs, such as Primavera, Sure Trak, Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Google Workplace, and SQL.
• Skill in Teamwork, communication, listening, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Ability to Research, read, and interpret a variety of technical information and documents.
• Ability to Discuss and evaluate new proposals for complex applications with users and prepare detailed specifications for automated procedures.
• Ability to Coordinate and direct activities within a project including time, cost schedule, and quality review points.
• Valid driver's license.
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering or closely related field.
• Five years experience creating and maintaining Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules using Primavera software.
• A valid Arizona PE is required for this position. A candidate who holds an active PE in another state will be required to meet registration requirements set forth by the Arizona Technical Board of Registration and attain an Arizona PE from the Board within 6 months of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Performs the most difficult and more complex analysis regarding progress and critical paths, comparing with target baselines, report variances and communicates status.
• Identify and convey strategies that will provide deliverables timely and within the approved targeted budget.
• Completing claims reviews accordingly.
• Develop Critical Path Method (CPM), resource driven customized schedules based on scoping documents.
• Evaluate project schedules, resource needs, performance measurements and resource leveling.
• Facilitate quality assurance and internal improvements by control coding of the dictionaries in the scheduling system, reconciling the most complex data differences.
• Verify data accuracy of information reported in the Active Project Status Report (APSR) document and keep internal procedure updates as processes are improved.
• Analyze and evaluate user's technical questions, provide solutions, and answer questions.
• Develop and update weekly short interval schedule working with field engineers.
• Explore and evaluate improved project management processes and tools.
• Manage the in-house projects to integrate these tools into our environment with existing project management applications or new developed applications (tools) to ensure these are on time, within budget and the deliverables meet ADOT's standards.
• Participate in the management of ADOT's Value Engineering Program.

Benefits

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level