Senior Highway Review Engineer

State of Indiana•Indianapolis, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance. Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you. The Senior Highway Review Engineer supports INDOT's Highway Engineering Division by performing high‑level roadway design reviews and providing practical engineering guidance on major roadway improvement projects statewide, including added travel lanes and reconstruction, interchange design and modifications, roadway widening, and specialized intersection design. The position works closely with consultants, contractors, district staff, and Central Office engineering units to ensure project designs align with INDOT and AASHTO guidance, promote safety, and reflect cost‑efficient engineering decisions. The engineer evaluates roadway geometry, horizontal and vertical alignment, lane configurations, traffic control design, hydraulics considerations, and maintenance‑of‑traffic elements to confirm designs are practical, constructible, and consistent with INDOT's design guidance. They also assist in refining INDOT design guidance and contribute to updates of the INDOT Design Manual. Applicants must demonstrate through resume project examples their experience in complex highway design consistent with these responsibilities. This position is with INDOT’s Central Office in Indianapolis.

Requirements

A registered Professional Engineers license in Indiana is required.
Be willing to travel with an appropriate accommodation.
Broad knowledge of and ability to apply civil engineering theories, principles, methods, and procedures to the engineering specialty.
Broad knowledge of planning, design, or construction of highway or transportation project features (such as roads, bridges, pavement, or traffic structures) in accordance with engineering design and construction standards, principles, and methods.
Broad knowledge of and ability to apply federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing incumbents filed of specialization.
Broad knowledge of and ability to apply computer aided design and drafting functions to field of specialization.
Ability to use initiative and creativity when making technical recommendations and decisions.
Ability to prepare and review complex design plans and reports relating to the functional area of specialization.
Working knowledge of Indiana Design Manual (IDM), Indiana Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (IMUTCD), INDOT standard specifications and standard drawings.
Knowledge of department systems not limited to Scheduling Project Management System (SPMS), Deighton Transportation Information Management System (dTIMS), ArcGIS, and Work Management System (WMS).
At least eight (8) years of experience in engineering, civil engineering, transportation research, or a closely related field, applying the outlined knowledge, skills, and abilities in a similar role may be considered.
Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Ability to use bridge design software such as CONSPAN, RC-Pier, GEOMATH, and Merlin Dash.
Required to complete every 10 years National Highway Institute course "Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges", “Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges”, “Bridge Inspection Refresher Training “.
Attend INDOT Bridge Inspection training classes, Annual Local Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP) County Bridge Conference at Purdue and Annual State Border bridge inspections - if in their District every year.

Responsibilities

Establishes procedures for overseeing the construction of highway road and bridge projects.
Initiates procedures for reviewing and interpreting plans, specifications and construction methods with contractors.
Prepares unique, unusual or highly complex design plans or reviews similar plans designed by consultants for bridges, roads and related traffic projects.
Establishes methods for initiation, developing and administering major field traffic operations, such as complex interchanges or intersection layouts, addition of auxiliary lanes and collector roadways, signage, lighting and traffic signals.
Establishes procedures for reviewing and inspecting bridges, to provide normal maintenance, cost-effective repair work or major rehabilitation.
Develops and establishes practices and procedures for directing job control tests, documentation to aid in reviewing revised or newly adopted specifications and policies to keep field testing functions current.
Provides recommendations and advanced level engineering expertise to field maintenance functions to resolve complex maintenance problems and provide effective and timely maintenance services.
Conducts advanced level and technical engineering work in the engineering services and support fields, research, geotechnical engineering, land surveying and special studies.

Benefits

Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to: 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
Education Reimbursement Program
Group life insurance
Referral Bonus program
Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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