Transportation Engineering Specialist ($4,000 Hiring Incentive)

Job Location: Flagstaff, AZ

Salary: $61,550.00 - $71,550.00 (Anticipated starting salary: $66,550.00). This position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive.

About the role

This position performs tasks related to the review, development, and delivery of the Department's construction program. These tasks include field reviews, data gathering, plans review, specifications and cost estimates, coordinating and attending stakeholder and other project meetings, and the preparation of written documents and analysis. This position is also responsible for tracking the progress of the full life-cycle of district construction projects.

This position is the primary district point of contact for all construction projects in the development process and coordinates staff as well as project needs. This position serves as a direct representative of the District Administrator in the absence of the Assistant District Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Reviews construction plans and specifications.
• Reviews encroachment permit project plans, specifications, and field issues as directed.
• Coordinates and attends project field reviews.
• Prepares documents and written reports related to construction projects, minor project subprogram, HSIP, or other programs.
• Represents the District at public/stakeholder meetings.
• Uses a state vehicle in the course of job duties.
• Proactively communicates with other project team members and attends progress and comment resolution meetings, including project coordination.
• Assists with winter weather emergencies or other emergencies as assigned, including working dispatch to communicate roadway conditions and incidents to appropriate departments or assisting in road block/traffic control during inclement weather or emergency conditions.
• Gathers field and plans data as requested and implements decisions and policies as directed by upper management.

Requirements

• Valid Driver's License. This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks.
• Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS).
• Successful completion of the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of Civil Engineering, as applied to the development, construction, and maintenance of State Highway systems.
• Knowledge of Federal and State statutes and agency standards, policies, and procedures applicable to the area of assignment.
• Knowledge of ADOT requirements for design, construction, and traffic control planning for all roadway features as outlined in the ADOT Standard Specifications, the ADOT Standard Drawings for Construction, as well as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and ADOT Roadway Design Guidelines.
• Knowledge of highway construction methods and practices including roadway drainage, traffic engineering, and structures.
• Experience with Google programs and products.

Skills

• Analyzing and evaluating a wide variety of engineering data.
• Researching, reading, and interpreting a variety of technical engineering documents such as survey data, highway plans, and specifications.
• Oral and written communications, organizing, and prioritizing work assignments.
• Researching, reading, and interpreting technical engineering documents such as survey data, highway plans, quality control documentation, and instruments relating to the acquisition and disposition of real property (including deeds, easements, condemnations, rights-of-entry, and order of immediate possession).
• Interpersonal relationships as applied to contacts with agency staff, employees of other agencies, local governments, developers, consultants, and the public.
• Written and oral communications and technical writing.
• Reading and interpreting construction plans and specifications.
• Obtaining, researching, analyzing, and interpreting engineering data.
• Participating in a team environment and interacting with other employees and customers.
• Exercising independent judgment within agency standards/guidelines.

Selective Preferences

• Experience as a Transportation Engineering Technician.
• Completion of ADOT EIT Program and/or education or other qualifications related to the job duties.

Benefits

• Sick leave.
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance.
• Retirement plan.
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance.
• Employee Referral Program: This position is eligible for an employee referral incentive if all criteria are met.