Transportation Engineer 4 - D8 HQ CPA Roadway Staff Specialist & Squad Lead- PN20062899

State of Ohio • Lebanon, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is seeking a Transportation Engineer 4 to serve as a Roadway Staff Specialist and Squad Lead. This role involves designing and using CADD for projects, managing at least one large project, and leading two or more lower-level transportation engineers. ODOT is responsible for building and maintaining the nation's 5th largest interstate system and the 3rd largest number of bridges, ensuring safe and efficient roadways for Ohio and its visitors. ODOT offers a wide range of career opportunities and is committed to public service, aiming to be a long-term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization with a mission to provide a safe, accessible, well-maintained transportation system positioned for the future.

Requirements

• Licensed as registered professional engineer by Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors
• 2 yrs. exp. as group or project leader or supervisor providing work direction & training to employees engaged in engineering projects OR 2 yrs. exp. in managing engineering research projects (i.e., managing research projects applies only to staff specialist positions)
• If assigned to operate a state vehicle to travel to & inspect project sites, must possess valid driver’s license
• OR licensed as registered professional engineer by Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors
• 12 mos. exp. as Transportation Engineer 3, 85643
• If assigned to operate a state vehicle to travel to & inspect project sites, must possess valid driver’s license
• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated registration
• Civil Engineering
• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Final candidate selected will be required to undergo a criminal background check

Nice To Haves

• The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

Responsibilities

• Roadway Design squad lead
• Design and use CADD for the design of their own projects
• Project Manager of at least one large project
• Lead two or more lower-level transportation engineers
• Acts as staff specialist, developing engineering policies & plans projects concerned with unique or controversial problems which have significant impact on major organizational programs
• Supervises/leads team of two or more teams/squads of lower level transportation engineers, technicians, &/or support personnel (i.e. minimum of two employees per team/squad) by assigning tasks, monitoring work progress, & evaluating the work completed on highway plans
• Performs other supervisory responsibilities (i.e. completes performance evaluations, coaches staff, & approves leaves) for subordinate staff
• Assures accurate & timely updating of management information systems as they relate to the delivery of the program (i.e. ELLIS, TMS, BMS, etc.) & assures their business rules, policies, & procedures are implemented, used & maintained as standard business practice in their designated work environments
• Keeps abreast of new scientific methods & developments affecting department & recommends changes in emphasis of programs
• Represents administrator in administration of consultant agreements involving multiple complex projects, programs & directives
• Develops &/or revises policies & directives based on field observation & testing, includes, but is not limited to, construction plans for paving, drainage, culverts, bridges, paving unstable subgrade, raised pavement marker installation; etc.
• Assesses feasibility & soundness of proposed engineering designs when necessary data is insufficient or conformation by testing is advisable
• Determines testing procedures to evaluate changes, implements test studies & recommends adoption of new procedures, policies & equipment purchases
• Signs plans &/or other engineering documents as registered professional engineer
• Researches plan preparation, reviews complex engineering reports & analyzes bids
• Instructs & trains employees in areas of CADD techniques & drafting equipment, computation of plan quantities, & general coordination of design process through completion of final contract plans
• Assists supervisor with budget preparation &/or long range planning
• Reviews final project construction plans to assure conformance with state specifications
• Checks & approves designs of proposed & complete structures including emergency plan changes
• Administers Production construction plan program to discuss & solve project problems that may occur such as drainage, culverts, bridges, paving unstable subgrade, etc.
• Recommends &/or reviews change orders & VECP (Value Engineering Change Proposals) to ensure cost savings, construction plan file packages, revisions, addendums
• Resolves complaints from public
• Assists in policy development
• Meets with, advises, & counsels engineers, consultants, contractors, & officials from other political subdivisions on departmental policy
• Monitors inventory records, inventory & appraisal forms, structural ratings, etc., & reports any change to supervisor
• Advises offices, consulting firms, Federal Highway Administration, local public agencies & others with projects/problems in assigned area of expertise where established policy does not apply
• Assists in research projects with other departments
• Testifies in civil court proceedings as employee of Department
• Represents department at conferences to resolve questions
• Operates state vehicle to travel throughout district to conduct field reviews of project implementation &/or review site of proposed project to ensure project adaptability
• Attends meetings & training seminars

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

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