Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering) (40 Hour)

There is a Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering) position available in the Office of Engineering, Division of Highway Design, Project Development Unit. This position is full time (40 hours per week) and is in the P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit.  The candidate pool resulting from this posting and interview process may be used to fill Transportation Engineer 3 (E) vacancies that occur in the Project Development Unit in the next twelve (12) months. 

Interested applicants are required to upload a cover letter and résumé .  (Note:  in order to upload documents you must ensure that your internet browser's 'pop-up' blocker is off.  Failure to do so may prevent you from being able to upload documentation into JobAps.)  Questions about these required documents should be directed to Jackie.Ouellette@ct.gov or (860) 594-3017. 

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current employee of the Department of Transportation who has permanent state status, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application. 

In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for acting as a working lead who assists a supervisor in supervising a designated group of employees and/or for performing the most complex engineering or related tasks in one or more aspects of engineering projects or studies in the areas of administration, bridge design, design, drainage, electrical, foundations, hydraulics, maintenance, operations, pavement management, regulation compliance, rehabilitation, research, traffic or utilities.

This position serves as an advanced working level engineer involved in developing, analyzing, and refining concepts for a wide variety of state highway projects. Duties include, but are not limited to, defining and analyzing deficiencies and needs through field and office investigations; developing effective solutions to produce feasible scopes and cost estimates for the evaluation, prioritization and initiation of a project; acting as a liaison with Department personnel from various technical disciplines and administrative areas, FHWA, local officials, regional planning agencies, and other major stakeholders; coordinating scoping efforts with all major stakeholders noted above; preparing and presenting summaries of project purpose and need, proposed improvement scope, and project costs/required resources; attending public meetings; providing engineering expertise on corridor studies; and performing related duties as required.  Successful candidates must be available to attend public meetings outside of normal working hours, when necessary.

Considerable knowledge of principles and practices involved in transportation engineering such as bridge design, foundations, highway design, transportation facilities design, transportation planning, maintenance, drainage or hydraulics, research, pavement design, pavement management and traffic; knowledge of administrative and financial controls with respect to transportation engineering plans, contracts, projects and reports; considerable knowledge of operational methodologies and established policies; considerable analytical, problem solving and technical report development skills; considerable interpersonal skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; considerable ability to interpret and apply principles of information systems and technologies; ability to analyze plans and estimates; some supervisory ability.

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and three (3) years of experience in transportation engineering.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the working level in a professional transportation engineering capacity. For state employees this is interpreted at the level of Transportation Engineer 2 (ENGINEERING).

1. Possession of Professional Engineer (PE) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S.§20-302 may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree requirement.

2. Possession of Engineer-In-Training (EIT) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S.§20-302 may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.

3. A Master’s degree in engineering may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.

4. Current incumbents in the class of Transportation Engineer 2 (ENGINEERING) who do not possess the degree or certification/licensure qualifications as detailed on this class specification may be considered for promotion to Transportation Engineer 3 (ENGINEERING) upon having three (3) years of experience in transportation engineering. One (1) of the three (3) years' must have been as a Transportation Engineer 2 (ENGINEERING).

Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices involved in transportation engineering including highway design, construction methods and procedures, and traffic engineering; considerable knowledge of established policies and operational methodologies; considerable creative ability in transportation design, including the ability to analyze problems and recommend effective solutions; proficiency in capacity analysis software and methods and/or proficiency in CADD modeling and drafting software; knowledge of administrative and financial procedures related to the project initiation process; considerable oral and written communication skills including public speaking; knowledge of office software including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; ability to work as a member of a team.

1. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

2. Incumbents may be required to travel.

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm from highway or construction environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year round weather conditions.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.