Transportation Engineer Licensed Specialist 13 (Statewide Project Scheduling Engineer) - Development

Are you energized by collaborating with others, solving complex challenges and improving how transportation projects are delivered across Michigan? Do you enjoy serving as the connection between project managers and technical teams while using data to drive informed decisions? This position offers the opportunity to serve as the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) statewide technical expert for project scheduling for the project development phase, partnering with project managers, specialty units, department leadership, and external stakeholders to support successful project delivery. You'll analyze statewide project data, identify opportunities for improvement, develop reports and documentation that support both department leadership and Michigan's contracting community, and help communicate the impact of MDOT's transportation program at conferences and industry events.

You'll thrive in this role if you enjoy solving complex problems, building collaborative relationships, and translating technical information into meaningful solutions. Success comes from combining strong analytical and communication skills with sound engineering judgment and a strategic mindset. In this role, you'll collaborate with project managers, technical experts, information technology staff, vendors, and department leadership to improve statewide scheduling processes, develop practical solutions, and create the tools, guidance, and training that support consistent project delivery across Michigan.

As the next transportation engineer licensed specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Serving as the technical expert in supporting the schedule of all design projects, providing technical expertise to project managers on how to build and manage their project schedule to create statewide scheduling alignment.
• Supporting appropriate engineering standards and judgement being applied and that the process contains the right steps to be state and federal compliant.
• Coordinating internal and external teams to unify efforts and ensure best use of departmental information technology (IT) funds and efficient implementation of efforts from groups involved to support scheduling needs.
• Receiving, resolving and responding to customer scheduling concerns and making decisions based on engineering knowledge to resolve internal and external customer scheduling issues per organizational policies.
• Presenting at and participating in meetings with various groups and at various conferences to help facilitate updates, changes and knowledge of new methods and procedures in project scheduling statewide as needed.

Begin your journey with MDOT today!

The "Salary" listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate through the maximum rate of the Transportation Engineer Licensed Specialist 13 position.  

For additional information, please see the links below:

• Transportation Engineer Licensed Specialist 13 position description
• All about MDOT

Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate work schedule requests for this position may be considered. 

For information on benefits, visit www.mi.gov/employeebenefits or www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.  

The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

Education
Possession of a bachelor of science degree in engineering.

Possession of a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering, preferred.

Experience
Four years of professional experience equivalent to a Transportation Engineer, including two years equivalent to a Transportation Engineer P11 or one year equivalent to a Transportation Engineer 12 or Transportation Engineer Licensed 12.

To be considered for this position you must: 

• Possess a registered professional engineering license as required by the State of Michigan.

• If applicable, attach a copy of your official college transcripts and/or foreign degree evaluation with your application. Click here for the State of Michigan (SOM) definition of an Official College Transcript. Applicants who possess foreign degrees must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents. Civil Service accepts evaluations from organizations listed on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.

View the entire job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/T/TransportationEngineerLicensedSpecialist.pdf

MDOT does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and physical (if applicable) prior to their actual appointment. Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment.  

The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.  

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.

If you have questions related to this posting, please contact Camryn Nauta at nautac@michigan.gov.

Salary : $45 - $63