Transportation Engineering Specialist ($4,000 Hiring Incentive)

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ADOT)

Driving the future of transportation with a diverse and innovative team

Job Summary:

This position performs roadway design activities within the team including preparing and reviewing studies, reports, plans and estimates. Reviews and evaluates engineering reports, studies and plans prepared by the project team, consulting design firms, and others.

This position assists in the development of project scoping and planning documentation, including ADA compliance documentation. Prepares and monitors project schedules and coordinates with other project team members regarding project development and reviewing and approving contractor initiated documents.

This position is accountable for the development of complex and high quality engineering plans and documents for use in the construction of roadway projects in accordance with the ADOT Five Year Highway Construction Program.

Please Note: This position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive

Job Duties:

Develops or assists in the development of roadway designs, construction plans, and details; including roadway geometrics, typical sections, pavement sections, superelevations, earthwork calculations, grading construction phasing, intersections, interchanges, turnouts, culverts, channels, safety barrier, curb, gutter, sidewalk, fencing, walls complying with current design guidelines and policies. Represents Design at project team meetings and assists in conducting meetings, facilitating issue resolutions, coordinating with outside entities, develop and monitor a project's scope, schedule and budget. Facilitate scope changes and accompanying revisions to design, funding and schedule. Coordinates with Utilities, ROW, Environmental Planning, facilitates plan revisions to accommodate clearances.

Develops project earthwork calculations and reports, roadway cross sections, design calculations and reports, construction cost estimates, and special provisions for roadway design items. Actively participates in the pre-design project development stage, attending field reviews, preparing scoping documentation, providing roadway design expertise, reviewing and providing comments/input to scoping documents. Provides post-design services for projects under construction. Reviews and recommends approval on shop drawings, construction change orders, and force account work orders.

Attend Staff Meetings, training, consults experts, researches publications, correspondence and other electronic information available to learn and implement current practices as it applies to design issues. Informally trains summer interns, EITs and new designers within the team on various roadway design methodologies and standards. May drive a state vehicle in the course and scope of state business. Reviews design plans, engineering studies, reports, estimates and special provisions developed internally and externally for completeness, accuracy, compatibility, and adherence to applicable design guidelines, standards and policies, and provides comment and assists with resolution.

The Ideal candidate for this position will have:

• Education includes a BS in Civil Engineering or closely related field and various employer training courses and seminars relevant to position.
• Minimum 1-2 years of demonstrated highway and roadway design experience.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

A valid driver's license.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
• Accrued vacation at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
• Sick days at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans
• Great Work Life Balance!