Transportation Engineer III - Senior Structural Engineer

State of Maine • Augusta, GA

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About The Position

This is licensed professional engineering work of a supervisory nature administering engineering functions related to transportation engineering and public works structures and facilities. The position is one of the Senior Structural Engineers in the Bridge Program and primarily provides engineering oversight for a team’s portfolio of bridge projects. The role supervises licensed professional engineers and other professional staff performing engineering tasks across a full range of complexity.

Requirements

• Licensure as a Professional Engineer.
• Two years of work experience beyond Professional Engineer licensure demonstrating significantly complex engineering science, competency in evaluating risk, and sound engineering judgment in planning, project development, and/or maintenance of public works structures and facilities.
• Maine Professional Engineer licensure, as issued by the Maine State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers, is required before attaining permanent status in the class.

Responsibilities

• Perform preliminary design, final design, and final design checks for bridge projects across a full range of scopes and complexity as team needs arise.
• Develop and prepare specifications, cost estimates, and budgets for construction of new highways and bridges and rehabilitation of existing highways and bridges.
• Apply a Maine Professional Engineer’s seal or stamp and signature to certify drawings, special details, reports, and other professional work under direct professional involvement, knowledge, and responsible charge.
• Oversee and coordinate team members’ and consultants’ work by assigning and reviewing work, establishing priorities, coordinating activities, and resolving work problems to ensure project milestones are met.
• Audit scope, alignment, hydraulic and structural requirements, and design for the team’s bridge-project portfolio to ensure technical accuracy, constructability, and compliance with applicable standards and policies.
• Review major project milestones, including the Preliminary Design Report, semi-final plans, and final contract package.
• Serve as primary quality control manager for engineering and detailing work on the team’s projects, including consultant work.
• Review development plans for potential impacts and identify strategies to mitigate negative effects on abutters, municipalities, utilities, and others.
• Train, mentor, and coach Licensed Professional Engineers, Assistant Engineers, and other technical team members in alignment, hydraulic, and structural design of highways and bridges.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays.
• More than three weeks of vacation leave annually, with accrual increasing with years of service.
• Personal leave for overtime-exempt employees.
• 12 days of sick leave annually.
• The State pays 85%–95% of employee-only health insurance premiums, depending on salary.
• Health insurance premium credit of up to 5% for participation in the applicable program.
• The State pays 100% of employee-only dental insurance premiums.
• The State contributes the equivalent of 14.06% of employee pay toward the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.

What This Job Offers

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