DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:

This position is open to Colorado residents and non-residents applicants.

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.

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DESCRIPTION OF JOB:

About the Work Unit The Professional Engineer I works in the Statewide Bridge Enterprise (BE) program. The Enterprise was formed in 2009 by the FASTER legislation (SB09-108) to accelerate the repair, reconstruction, and replacement of rapidly deteriorating bridge infrastructure throughout the state. Subsequently, the passage of SB21-260 renamed the BE as the Statewide Bridge and Tunnel Enterprise (BTE) and expanded the scope of the Enterprise to include tunnel projects. In 2023, HB 23-1276 further expanded the scope of the Enterprise to include the completion of preventative maintenance bridge projects, and allowing the BTE to repair, reconstruct, replace, and maintain fair-rated bridges under certain circumstances.

Per C.R.S. 43-4-805, the BTE operates as an autonomous government-owned business within the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Colorado Transportation Commission serves as the Statewide Bridge and Tunnel Enterprise Board of Directors. The BTE constitutes an Enterprise per Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution which allows the BTE to impose a bridge safety surcharge fee and bridge and tunnel impact and retail delivery fees to accomplish its business purpose. The Enterprise serves as the state s primary program for bridge replacement projects and is a key strategic business partner and funding source for several major projects in CDOT s 10-year vision plan.

About the Position The Professional Engineer I uses engineering knowledge, industry best practices and understanding of CDOT s current practices to:

Support the development, implementation, and management of the BTE s new asset management program. Support the state tunnel asset manager with program-level and project-level duties required to successfully manage the tunnel asset which includes 20 tunnels and 2 snow shed facilities statewide. Provide/assist in providing program-level and project-level monitoring, tracking, and status reporting for BTE. Analyze reports, plans, specifications, and other project-level information to ensure that project scope aligns with BTE funding eligibility and participate in planning, milestone, and progress meetings to give technical input and guidance on bridge and tunnel projects. Serves as a technical support to CDOT egional Staff to ensure that projects are executed in accordance with the applicable statutes, policies, procedures, processes, and guidance that govern the BTE.

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

Asset Management Support Supports the development and implementation of a BTE asset management program which will maximize the return on investment for structures that were replaced or rehabilitated by the BTE program. Implements new and existing policies and procedures. Collaborates with BTE staff and other CDOT subject matter experts to determine funding needs and forecast future funding needs. Forecasts future asset treatments utilizing engineering knowledge/understanding of the various types of structures and the factors that influence bridge deterioration to determine the treatments needed to maintain them efficiently and effectively. Using engineering principles and knowledge, supports the BTE Deputy Program