Transportation Standards Engineer
About The Position
The Transportation Standards Engineer provides engineering expertise for the MCDOT Transportation and Maintenance Improvement Program (TIP and MIP). The position assists the Senior Standards and Review Engineer with maintaining engineering standards, construction specifications, and standard details. This is a journey-level position in the registered civil engineering series, handling complex assignments that require technical proficiency, initiative, and independent judgment within defined technical and procedural limits. The role contributes to updates to MCDOT specifications, design manuals, guidelines, operating procedures, CADD standards, bid items, cost-estimation resources, dashboards, and design tools. It also supports designers with project-specific specifications and assists MCDOT staff with plan reviews. The position is typically based in an office, is eligible for hybrid flexibility after a brief training period, and may require occasional fieldwork.
Requirements
- Two years of professional engineering experience with transportation projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related field.
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) by the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration or another state’s technical board, with the ability to obtain Arizona registration within six months of employment.
- Currently possess, or be able to obtain by the time of hire, a valid Arizona driver's license and have an acceptable driving record.
Nice To Haves
- Three years of professional engineering experience with transportation projects.
- Experience using MicroStation, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office products.
- Experience working with Maricopa County Department of Transportation and Maricopa Association of Governments standard specifications and details.
- Experience writing or editing technical specifications for roadway construction, highway design standards and guidelines, and technical evaluation reports of highway-related construction materials, testing, and methods.
Responsibilities
- Assist with updates to the MCDOT Supplement to MAG Standard Specifications and Details, Roadway Design Manual, and Guideline Special Provisions.
- Assist with developing and updating MCDOT design guidelines and standard operating procedures.
- Collaborate with MCDOT designers to create QA/QC tools and worksheets for design use.
- Collaborate with the MCDOT CADD Group to update or develop CADD standards and sample plan sheets.
- Maintain and update MCDOT’s Master Bid Item list and Cost Estimation database, and collaborate with designers on custom bid items.
- Assist with developing and maintaining user-friendly, customer-driven dashboards and design tools.
- Assist designers with project-specific specifications.
- Assist MCDOT staff with plan reviews and review comments using Bluebeam.
- Perform other job duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Hybrid work schedule option after a brief training period.
- Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County.
- Low-cost, high-value healthcare for the employee and qualifying dependents.
- Child care benefits, including access to the Maricopa County Kids Club.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave.
- Wellness program, including an incentive.
- Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit with an 11.98% per-paycheck contribution rate and a 100% employer match on Day 1.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
