DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

This position is covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

ABOUT CDOT Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans' lives? Do you have a passion for helping people and keeping them safe? At the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), you'll have the opportunity to do just that. The work our people do contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides freedom, connection, and experience through travel. Please visit our careers page to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future! Also, check out our excellent benefits package!

CDOT FOR ALL CDOT's strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.

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The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

DESCRIPTION OF JOB:

About the Unit: The Alamosa Engineering Residency provides engineering expertise in developing, building, and maintaining a safe and integrated transportation system. The unit manages or oversees projects for upgrading, reconstructing, and maintaining the highway system along with other projects that have federal, state and local funds. Design, oversight of design, management of NEPA documentation, consultant management, construction management along with project management are provided.

About the Position: Under the guidance and supervision of a licensed Professional Engineer, this Engineer-In-Training I is expected to gain engineering expertise and to apply engineering theories, principles, and standards to the design and preparation of plans and specifications for highway projects. This position will also ensure quality construction by supervising, inspecting, testing, and documenting the work on highway construction projects and verify they are in compliance with the contract plans and specifications. As the selected candidate gains knowledge and experience, there is opportunity for advancement.

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Learn to prepare and design engineering plans, specifications, and cost estimates for roadway construction projects. Learn to assure quality and consistency of project design plans and procedures by applying good engineering judgment and a wide variety of design and construction manuals, spreadsheets, forms, design aids, computer software, and Department procedures. Use engineering practices and calculation methods that meet CDOT and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) guidelines. Develop practical applications of professional engineering processes, theories, laws, principles, and techniques related to highway engineering. Develop computer software skills in Microstation/Openroads to produce design models and engineering plan sets. Learn to assist the project manager on design and construction projects to gain experience in all aspects of contract and project administration. Attend review meetings to learn to ensure that plan, design, and construction transportation projects comply with engineering and regul tory guidelines. Learn to identify engineering and project objectives, anticipated complex features, problems, and possible solutions. With guidance, work with consultant engineers to complete design projects, maintain meeting minutes and execute task orders. Learn to manage multiple projects and work with several different local government agencies at the same time. Interact with Local Agencies and other non-CDOT Organizations as they develop projects on the state highways system. Coordinate with CDOT specialty units and internal departments to make sure the design and construction of projects meet State and Federal standards. Learn to determine how and when to best involve various organizations and agencies during project management. Learn to represent the Department during design/construction project oversight processes by inspection of procedures, documentation of work done and methods used, construction activities, review of materials test results, conducting materials testing, completion of project diaries and coordination of inspectors and testers with work activities. Learn to review submittals, materials, workmanship, or finished product or reject these when not in compliance. Other duties as assigned.