Transportation Engineering Specialist ($4,000 Hiring Incentive)
About The Position
Under the direction of the Design Section Leader, the Transportation Engineering Specialist performs engineering duties using computer-aided design and detailing systems (CADD). The role develops and prepares bridge construction plans, reviews and verifies structural design details, and accepts construction documents with guidance from a registered professional engineer. It also assists field personnel with construction issues related to bridges and structures. The position may offer remote work within Arizona, based on department business needs and continued achievement of performance measures. Remote work is a management option and may be discontinued at the agency’s discretion. The role analyzes structural designs and load ratings, reviews construction drawings and consulting engineers’ plans, supports field construction work, and prepares detailed bridge reports. It may require driving a State vehicle for State business.
Requirements
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering.
- Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices applied to the location, design, construction, and maintenance of a state highway system.
- Knowledge of agency organization and the functions of work units.
- Knowledge of Federal and State statutes, agency standards, rules, and regulations applicable to bridge design.
- Knowledge of safety practices and procedures and CADD structural detailing practices.
- Skill in evaluating and interpreting technical engineering records and reports.
- Skill in using bridge engineering design and CADD software.
- Interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to check or verify calculations on quantity summaries for highway construction bid items.
- Ability to inspect construction in progress for conformance with specifications.
- Ability to use PC applications software effectively.
- Ability to examine and verify numeric data and specifications by recalculating computations using geometry or trigonometry.
- Must possess an Arizona driver’s license and have a 39-month acceptable driving record; must maintain a current, valid, class-appropriate license and meet applicable driver-training and record-check requirements.
- Newly hired State employees must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Responsibilities
- Use CADD systems to perform a range of engineering duties.
- Analyze structural designs for bridges, earth-retaining structures, hydraulic structures, and highway signing and lighting support structures.
- Compute quantities of materials or services needed for construction projects.
- Calculate and compile unit-cost data and other bridge-related information.
- Review construction shop drawings and false-work drawings.
- Attend field meetings to resolve bridge construction issues.
- Attend project-team meetings and design field reviews, and participate in problem solving and decision making.
- Attend professional seminars and conferences and compile and disseminate technical information.
- Analyze structures with computer software to determine load ratings.
- Review and recommend approval of structural plans and supporting documents prepared by consulting engineers.
- Write detailed bridge reports based on research, analysis, and evaluation of complex engineering data.
- Assist field personnel with construction issues involving bridges and structures.
Benefits
- Sick leave
- Vacation
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child (pilot program)
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Optional short-term disability insurance
- Optional deferred compensation plans
- Optional supplemental life insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
