Highway Designer Series - Springfield or Joplin

Job Location: Southwest District Office, 302 E. Kearney St, Springfield, MO or the Joplin Regional Office, 2915 S. Doughboy Drive, Joplin, MO

About the Role

MoDOT will bring candidates onto the team as entry-level, intermediate, or senior level, based on skills and experience. This opening is for a CAREER-LADDER position which offers the opportunity for career advancement without having to participate in the competitive selection interview process. As you continue to learn, acquire new skills, and gain experience, you can be promoted to a higher-level position.

Responsibilities

• Design projects, including but not limited to, bridge replacements and resurfacing utilizing engineering software; prepare reconnaissance and conceptual reports and other project correspondence, including but not limited to environmental impact statements.
• Determine highway design features including geometrics, standards for highway functional classification, profile grades, typical sections, earthwork quantities, signals, signing and lighting, construction staging, traffic control, drainage, construction limits, exceptions to design standards, and safety improvements; use computer aided drafting and design (CADD) system and other engineering software for computations and plan preparation.
• Assist in the development and review of detailed preliminary plans, right of way plans, and final plans for complex projects, including but not limited to, interchanges, urban, or major bridge projects; ensures plans are in accordance with current design standards, policies, specifications and practices.
• Compute quantities from standards and estimates costs for projects in all stages (preliminary to final) for the purpose of developing both short-term and long-term plans for construction.
• In conjunction with a Professional Land Surveyor, obtain and plot land and property lines on plans for survey notes and abstracts; compute areas; tie right of way points to centerlines; determine size and location easements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.
• Job may require occasional, statewide, overnight travel.

A postsecondary degree is the best measure to ensure candidates possess required knowledge in applied physics and mathematics, drafting, engineering processes and procedures, project management, industry ethical standards, and analyzing and modeling data.

Benefits

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes:

• A defined pension plan
• Generous amounts of leave and holiday time
• Eligibility for health insurance coverage

Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees.

About Us

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team.

MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. View our mission, values, and tangible results.