Senior Utilities Engineer

State of North Carolina • Century Center Wake, NC

19h • $63,927 - $111,871 • Onsite

About The Position

The Utilities Unit, under the Preconstruction Division, facilitates and manages the relocation, adjustment, removal, and addition of utilities along NCDOT highways and rights of ways to maintain the integrity, mobility, and safety of the highway system for its users. We are seeking a Western Region Engineer II and in this role you will:

•Manage projects and engineering resources to support preconstruction design activities, with a focus on identifying and resolving all utility conflicts and issues.
•Oversee cost estimating and the preparation of contract documents to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project requirements.
•Provide ongoing field support during construction and coordinate with internal teams and external partners to address emerging utility challenges.
•Review and evaluate utility encroachments, ensuring compliance with standards, regulations, and right of way requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• May require registration as a professional engineer by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of the Project Delivery Network (PDN) utility responsibilities, including scoping, conflict detection, utility agreements, encroachments, estimation, and schedule coordination.
• Demonstrated ability managing moderately complex utility projects, including scheduling, coordinating with internal units and utility owners, tracking deliverables, and resolving design, cost, and constructability issues
• Demonstrated ability organizing and maintaining project documentation, estimate updates, and design review comments to support project managers and division/central office partners.
• Experience collaborating effectively with roadway, hydraulics, structures, survey, project management, division utility coordinators, and utility companies to resolve utility impacts and maintain project schedules.
• Knowledge of CADD software, including ORD and MicroStation, to develop and review utility relocation plans, profiles, cross sections, and 3D models for conflict detection and plan coordination, as introduced through Utilities Unit CADD training.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and engineering resources to support preconstruction design activities, with a focus on identifying and resolving all utility conflicts and issues.
• Oversee cost estimating and the preparation of contract documents to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project requirements.
• Provide ongoing field support during construction and coordinate with internal teams and external partners to address emerging utility challenges.
• Review and evaluate utility encroachments, ensuring compliance with standards, regulations, and right of way requirements.

What This Job Offers

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