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Section Lead Scoping Engineer

State of North Dakota - Office of Attorney General
Bismarck, ND Full Time
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/30/2026
Summary of Work

Programming Division, Bismarck, ND

Shape the Future of Transportation with the North Dakota Department of Transportation!

Are you ready to make a real impact? The North Dakota Department of Transportation is looking for dedicated and skilled professionals to join our team. This is your chance to play a vital role in creating safe, efficient, and innovative transportation solutions that serve communities across our state. We uphold the values of professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication, and excellence in everything we do. If you're seeking a rewarding career with purpose, we encourage you to apply today!

NDDOT Starting Salary: $8,865 per month

At the North Dakota Department of Transportation, we owe our success to our TEAM. As the lead Scoping Engineer in the Programming Division, you will have the opportunity to help set the direction of the department's rural roadway program and be involved in funding management. Your primary responsibilities in this position will be:

Supervise Scoping Section
  • Develop priorities and assign to section employees
  • Review section documents to ensure document accuracy
  • Provide leadership, discipline, training and guidance to employees
  • Ensure activities comply with department policies, procedures and standards.
Conduct Scoping Studies
  • Visit potential project sites throughout the state to:
  • Verify roadway characteristics
  • Identify issues and needs
  • Discuss potential improvements with District engineers.
Develop Scoping Reports
  • Investigate and develop potential improvement options
  • Coordinate with other engineering divisions to review applicable issues and determine recommendations
  • Organize all available roadway data, issues, and recommendations into an accurate report
  • Develop cost estimates and visuals created with Microstation and ArcGIS.
  • Create presentations of potential improvement options for NDDOT leadership to aid in decision making
Oversee Special Programs & Fund Management
  • Solicit, scope & track projects for special funding programs
  • Oversee landscape architecture consultants assisting with scoping Rural Community Enhancement Program projects
Interstate and Interregional Reviews
  • Prepare all review booklets and paperwork
  • Coordinate and schedule reviews
  • Monitor project outlook and refine to a feasible program
Coordinate the Development, Evaluation, and Future Direction of the NDDOT Scoping Process
  • Keep up with changing technology, construction practices, laws, strategic plans, and management objectives.
  • Use knowledge of those elements to make recommendations to improve existing practices.
Assist Traffic Operations
  • Assist Traffic Operations section with cost estimating and reviewing roadway characteristics/geometry

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in civil engineering; four years of professional-level engineering work experience; and Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of ND within 6 months of start date.

Requires satisfactory completion of the interview process and a verifiable record of satisfactory performance in previous employment.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Total Rewards: The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team memberswith a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.

Considering a new position on Team ND? How does your current position stack up? Use our Total Rewards Calculator to estimate.

Application Procedures

Submit an application by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST) on the closing date. Application materials, including resume and cover letter, must clearly explain how experience and education relate to the minimum qualifications and job duties.*

*Candidates will be scored on a 100-point candidate questionnaire to be considered for interviews. Application materials, including resumes and attachments, are not considered in the 100-point candidate questionnaire. Applicants must provide detail in their responses to the questionnaire.

Applicants who experience technical difficulties during the application process should contact or . For more information or if you need accommodation or assistance in the application or selection process, contact the DOT Talent Acquisition Team, at or .

Learn more about NDDOT . TTY users may use Relay North Dakota at 711 or 1 .

NDDOT does not provide sponsorships and we are not an E-Verify employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. 23-12-10.

Salary : $8,865

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