State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Engineering and Construction this class is accountable for ensuring safe, maximum service from state bridges through the effective and efficient supervision of all aspects of bridge safety, inspection and bridge maintenance.

Receives administrative direction from a Transportation Division Chief or an administrative official of higher grade.

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; 
• Provides staff training and assistance; 
• Conducts performance evaluations; 
• Determines priorities and plans section work; 
• Establishes and maintains section procedures; 
• Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards; 
• Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures; 
• Prepares reports and correspondence; 
• Administers and coordinates an effective bridge safety inspection program for all bridges on state highways including both federal aid and state systems; 
• Acts as specialized consultant in all matters pertaining to design, construction and maintenance of bridges and structures; 
• Supervises and coordinates work of inspection crews; 
• Oversees maintenance of bridge inventories and inspection records; 
• Supervises and conducts training programs for bridge inspectors and reviews performance; 
• Prepares detailed manuals on inspection procedures for staff and district personnel; 
• Oversees review and appraisal of inspection reports; 
• Assists in determining which bridge repairs can be undertaken by state personnel and which require outside contract; 
• Evaluates field reports of programs for bridge structure replacement or major repairs; 
• Provides information to Bridge Design for contract repairs; 
• Establishes bridge safety and inspection policy; 
• Interprets federal and state policy and briefs staff; 
• Represents state on federal and/or state committees and panels; 
• Acts as liaison with United States Coast Guard and United States Army Engineers for navigation clearances, dredging, fill and submarine cables; 
• Secures approval for closure of drawbridges for repairs or maintenance; 
• Resolves problems in relation to bridges or drawbridges and bridge accident cases; 
• Makes recommendations directly to Commissioner on unsafe bridges and structures.
• Performs related duties as required.

MAINTENANCE CENTRAL OFFICE: 

• Oversees and coordinates operational activities of four Maintenance Districts in area of bridge and structure maintenance; 
• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of Bridge Section in Central Office of Maintenance; 
• Acts as Office of Maintenance liaison between other departmental units and outside agencies and/or officials in all maintenance matters pertaining to state fixed and movable bridges and orphan and adopted town road bridges over railroads; 
• Prepares reports and correspondence; 
• Administers and coordinates an effective Bridge Maintenance Inspection Program for all bridges on state highways including both federal aid and state systems; 
• Assists Transportation Maintenance Administrator in formulation of policies and procedures relating to bridge maintenance operations; 
• Acts as specialized consultant in all matters pertaining to preventative, scheduled and emergency maintenance of bridges and structures; 
• Directs preparation and review of bridge repair unit contracts, bridge maintenance equipment rental contracts and recommended project memoranda; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • relevant agency policies and procedures; 
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; 
  • principles and practices involved in design, construction and maintenance of bridges and structures with particular reference to safety, maximum usage and potential failure; 
• Knowledge of hydraulic design; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Considerable ability in analysis of bridge and structural issues and identification of accurate and/or timely corrective measures; 
• Supervisory ability.

Nine (9) years of professional experience in the planning and execution of complex transportation engineering projects.

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity with responsibility for bridge and structural design, bridge construction, bridge repair, hydraulic design, or highway structures projects.

NOTE:

• Supervisory capacity is interpreted as scheduling, assigning and overseeing work, establishing performance standards for employees and taking corrective measures to implement those standards.
• For state employees the Special Experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Supervising Engineer (Engineering).

• Incumbents must possess 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.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

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

(2)-Professional

AR2 69

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Transportation Bridge Safety Principal Engineer in Salary Group AR2 69 approved effective June 19, 2019. (Reviewed for content. Revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 24-040