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Construction Engineering Specialist I

NC Department of Transportation

Salisbury, NC | Full Time

$73k-92k (estimate)

2 Months Ago

Construction Engineering Specialist I

$73k-92k (estimate)

Full Time 2 Months Ago

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NC Department of Transportation is Hiring a Construction Engineering Specialist I Near Salisbury, NC

How to Apply

You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/yvnfmhhe by March 19.

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The Challenge

We are hiring an experienced construction engineering specialist to join our Salisbury Construction team.

In this role, you will:

Serve as a lead project inspector in our Salisbury Resident Engineer’s office.
Support senior engineers in the administration of large complex highway construction projects.
Conduct independent inspections.
Read and interpret highway construction plans, sampling and materials testing, analysis of engineering data to ensure conformance to specifications and contractual provisions.
Supervise and assist in training junior technicians (NCDOT or Contractor's staff).
Assign daily project inspection duties to junior technicians.
Monitor contractor progress to ensure timely completion of projects and contractor compliance with subcontractors and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) and Title VI compliance.
Resolve daily constructability issues on projects, highway construction surveying, and layouts.

What You Bring

Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision.
Experience applying engineering concepts to solve complex problems.
Experience conducting independent, moderately complex surveying.
Experience working in a team environment to complete assignments.
Experience reading and interpreting construction plans, contract provisions, specifications, and procedures.
Communications skills to establish and maintain positive communication between technicians, engineers, contractors, and the public, plus the ability to effectively communicate in a clear, concise, organized, and persuasive manner, verbally and in writing.
Ability to make independent decisions using sound engineering judgement.
You can work safely in an outside environment with exposure to hazards on construction sites including heights, highway traffic, weather extremes, and traversing rough terrain in evaluating highway construction.
Fitness to perform work duties involving walking, climbing, balancing, kneeling, and standing.
Strength to lift 50 pounds.
Computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
Experience with iPads/tablets, HiCAMS, and SharePlus/SharePoint is highly preferred.
Advanced working knowledge of math functions.
Ability to work nights and/or weekends as required by project workload/staffing with fluctuating hours, if needed.
You apply a strong safety philosophy and program to all operations.
Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Safety toe shoes.