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Transportation Engineer Trainee Target: Transportation Engineer 1 and 2 (Engineering) #260914-8741FS-001

State of Connecticut · Newington, CT · 1 mo ago
$85k–$105k/yrFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Introduction: Are you interested... etc. That's about the role? Could be "About the role" section. - POSITION HIGHLIGHTS: Schedule: Full-Time (40 Hour), First Shift, Monday - Friday; Location: DOT Headquarters in Newington, CT; Applicants must be available to travel for training, conferences, meetings, field reviews, etc.; A valid motor vehicle operator's license is required and must be maintained. - What We Can Offer You: bullet list: Professional growth and automatic promotional opportunities through Transportation Engineer 2. Further career growth opportunities: Transportation Engineer 3 (Project Engineer) and Transportation Supervising Engineer (Project Manager) with additional experience. A healthy work/life balance to all employees Hybrid (in-office/ telework) and alternate work schedules. The convenience of an on-site, low-cost fitness center, on-site cafeteria, and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging at our Newington, CT, Headquarters facility. All DOT facilities have ample free parking with easy access from major highways and by public transportation. Tuition reimbursement and professional development funding available for continued education and licensing. Join an award-winning agency! CTDOT has been recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024! - DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO: bullet list of duties: Receive on-the-job training and work with experienced engineers. Contribute to providing a safe and efficient transportation system. Implement bicycle, pedestrian, and complete streets improvements. Make a positive impact on local communities. Engage in stakeholder outreach with municipal leaders, neighborhood groups, businesses, homeowners, and the traveling public. Collaborate with and gain exposure to other CTDOT design units including Highway Design, Bridge Design, Soils and Foundations, Hydraulics and Drainage, Traffic Design and many others, in completion of project work. Gain experience to qualify for professional licensing. Resolve complex transportation challenges and recommend and implement effective solutions in a timely manner. Enjoy diverse working conditions with both office environment and field work in most positions. Utilize computer aided design software (MicroStation) and other applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel. - SALARY/PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Maximum of the Target Level for Transportation Engineer 2. Promotional Opportunity Salary Transportation Engineer Trainee $76,307/annually After successful completion of a one (1) year training program, you will be promoted to Transportation Engineer 1 (Engineering) $85,151-$104,720/annually After successful completion of two (2) years as a Transportation Engineer 1, you will be promoted to Transportation Engineer 2 (Engineering) $95,865-$123,809/annually - APPLICATION DETAILS: list driver's license number etc. That's application instructions, we must remove. - About Us: description of agency. - PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK): description. - EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Performs a wide variety of increasingly difficult duties as technical skills are acquired during course of training period. - KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Knowledge of basic transportation engineering theories, principles and methods; Skill in use of drafting and calculating instruments and other computer applications; Considerable ability in performing mathematical computations, making neat and accurate drawings and preparing minor design and structural details. - Minimum Qualifications - General Experience: Possession of a Bachelor's degree. Note about specific licensure etc. - Minimum Qualifications - Substitutions Allowed: Possession of Professional Engineer (PE) licensure ... may be substituted for the General Experience requirement. Possession of Engineer-In-Training (EIT) licensure ... may be substituted for the General Experience requirement. - Preferred Qualifications: Possession of an accredited bachelor’s degree in civil engineering by May 2027. Possession of an accredited engineering degree in a position-relevant area for s (cut off). Probably "for s" incomplete; but we keep as is. We need to map to sections: - About the role: could combine introduction and purpose of job class? Probably "About the role" includes overview: introduction, purpose of job class, maybe about us? But we should not duplicate. - Responsibilities: from DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO list, also EXAMPLES OF DUTIES. - Requirements: maybe Minimum Qualifications - General Experience and Substitutions Allowed. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications. - Skills: KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY. - Benefits: What We Can Offer You list. - Pay: SALARY/PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. - Schedule: POSITION HIGHLIGHTS schedule info. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have real content. We must not include Job ID etc. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We need to use

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    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes some like "Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!" that's part of benefits; we keep. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must not include application instructions. We must not include "About Us" maybe as part of About the role? Could be separate but we only have limited headings; we could include About Us under About the role as prose. We need to ensure we don't miss any substantive info. Let's extract each piece. **About the role** (maybe combine introduction and purpose of job class and about us). Let's write a paragraph(s) that includes: - Introduction: Are you interested in being part of a team designing improvements on Connecticut's highway system and having a positive effect on safety, traffic operation, and quality of life in local communities? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for Transportation Engineer Trainee positions at the DOT Headquarters in Newington, CT! Transportation Engineer Trainees work in many different capacities agency wide. Positions are available throughout the Bureau of Engineering and Construction. Current students who will be graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering by the end of May 2027 are strongly encouraged to apply! - Purpose of Job Class: In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for receiving training in introductory professional engineering work for the development of technical and professional transportation engineering and transportation construction engineering skills and knowledge in order to qualify for advancement in the field of transportation engineering. - About Us: As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five distinct bureaus. It is the DOT's mission to improve quality of life through transportation. We have a significant transportation infrastructure system that is essential to maintaining mobility for Connecticut residents and businesses and supporting economic and community development while preserving environmental and cultural resources. The Department of Transportation is committed to cultivating a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve. Applications from individuals having diverse backgrounds and life experiences are strongly encouraged. We can combine into a few paragraphs. **Responsibilities**: list from DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO and EXAMPLES OF DUTIES. DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO list items: - Receive on-the-job training and work with experienced engineers. - Contribute to providing a safe and efficient transportation system. - Implement bicycle, pedestrian, and complete streets improvements. - Make a positive impact on local communities. - Engage in stakeholder outreach with municipal leaders, neighborhood groups, businesses, homeowners, and the traveling public. - Collaborate with and gain exposure to other CTDOT design units including Highway Design, Bridge Design, Soils and Foundations, Hydraulics and Drainage, Traffic Design and many others, in completion of project work. - Gain experience to qualify for professional licensing. - Resolve complex transportation challenges and recommend and implement effective solutions in a timely manner. - Enjoy diverse working conditions with both office environment and field work in most positions. - Utilize computer aided design software (MicroStation) and other applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Performs a wide variety of increasingly difficult duties as technical skills are acquired during course of training period. We can combine. **Requirements**: Minimum Qualifications - General Experience and Substitutions Allowed. General Experience: Possession of a Bachelor's degree. NOTE: If the target job classification has a Minimum Qualification that requires specific licensure and/or the Bachelor's degree to be in a specific area(s), then these specific licensures and degree areas are required for appointment to the Transportation Engineer Trainee classification. Candidates cannot be appointed until all degree requirements are complete. Substitutions Allowed: 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 General Experience requirement. 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 General Experience requirement. We need to preserve that note. **Qualifications**: Preferred Qualifications: Possession of an accredited bachelor’s degree in civil engineering by May 2027. Possession of an accredited engineering degree in a position-relevant area for s (the text cut off). We'll keep as is: "Possession of an accredited engineering degree in a position-relevant area for s". Might be incomplete but we keep. **Skills**: KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Knowledge of basic transportation engineering theories, principles and methods; Skill in use of drafting and calculating instruments and other computer applications; Considerable ability in performing mathematical computations, making neat and accurate drawings and preparing minor design and structural details. **Benefits**: What We Can Offer You list: - Professional growth and automatic promotional opportunities through Transportation Engineer 2. - Further career growth opportunities available: Transportation Engineer 3 (Project Engineer) and Transportation Supervising Engineer (Project Manager) with additional experience. - A healthy work/life balance to all employees Hybrid (in-office/ telework) and alternate work schedules. - The convenience of an on-site, low-cost fitness center, on-site cafeteria, and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging at our Newington, CT, Headquarters facility. - All DOT facilities have ample free parking with easy access from major highways and by public transportation. - Tuition reimbursement and professional development funding available for continued education and licensing. - Join an award-winning agency! CTDOT has been recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024. Also maybe mention "Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!" but that's a link; we can keep as prose. **Pay**: SALARY/PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: - Maximum of the Target Level for Transportation Engineer 2. - Promotional Opportunity Salary Transportation Engineer Trainee $76,307/annually - After successful completion of a one (1) year training program, you will be promoted to Transportation Engineer 1 (Engineering) $85,151-$104,720/annually - After successful completion of two (2) years as a Transportation Engineer 1, you will

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