STAFF 1, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER

State of Nevada (NV); Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) in Carson City invites applications for a Staff 1, Associate Engineer - Rotational Engineer. The program offers exposure to major divisions and hands-on experience across civil engineering disciplines while rotating through Construction, Maintenance, Design, and Project Management.

The role emphasizes analyzing, designing and reviewing transportation projects, with opportunities to gain licensure-commensurate experience.

Qualifications

• Engineer Intern certification or Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or two years of journey level technical experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the planning, design, analysis and inspection of construction and maintenance of transportation and highway systems, bridges, and other structures.
• Design and analyze traffic systems including traffic signal systems, highway lighting systems, traffic striping detail and overhead traffic sign support structures.
• Design and evaluate pavement structural sections for new and existing roadways; develop new structural section or rehabilitation strategy.
• Perform technical and statutory review of water right applications; assist in hearings and prepare draft State Engineer Rulings; assist in water rights administration.
• Provide water quality clearance for highway projects including environmental reports and ensure compliance with water quality regulations; assess air quality, noise control and hazardous waste reports.
• Review applications, oversee inspections, and recommend enforcement for facilities governed by wastewater, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste regulations; review designs of pollution control systems.
• Identify new or rehabilitated bridges and map locations for future scheduling; review bridge plans and participate in on-site inspections.
• Conduct on-site highway construction inspections to ensure adherence to specs and prepare final reports including CEMMS for contracts.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Engineering principles

Graph and table formatting

Education

Engineer Intern certification

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Two years journey level technical experience

Job description

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is hiring for a Staff 1, Associate Engineer - Rotational Engineer in Carson City, NV. The Rotational Engineer's permanent duty station is in Carson City, Nevada. Selected candidate will be assigned to work in various divisions throughout the department and receive experience in a variety of civil engineering and non-engineering disciplines, while gaining a perspective of department operations. There are two phases. Phase I - This phase of the program lasts 21 months and provides exposure to the major operations divisions within the department, including Construction, Maintenance, Roadway Design, Structural Design, Materials, Hydraulics, Traffic Operations, Traffic Safety Engineering, Project Management, Environmental, Planning, Stormwater, and Right of Way. Phase II (Mutual Selection) - The final 3 months of the 24-month program are intended to allow an opportunity to gain more in-depth exposure to a specific Division or District of their choice. The Job Duties section listed in this announcement reflects the Statewide Class Specifications for all positions and does not fully correlate with the specific duties of this position.

Associate Engineers perform a broad range of engineering work not requiring licensure by the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Associate Engineers are distinguished from Engineering Technicians by greater latitude in the interpretation and application of established engineering criteria, and their technical expertise in the particular program area and/or knowledge acquired in a baccalaureate course of study in engineering or a related discipline. In addition, Associate Engineer duties are typically distinguished from advanced Engineering Technician duties by a greater responsibility for reviewing, interpreting and using judgment to make recommendations and determinations based on data received, organized, compiled and summarized by lower level technical staff including Engineering TechniciansCertification by the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as an Engineer Intern; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or a closely related engineering field; OR two years of journey level technical experience equivalent to an Engineering Technician III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

• Participate in the planning, design, analysis and inspection of construction and maintenance of transportation and highway systems, bridges, and other structures.
• Design and analyze traffic systems including traffic signal systems, highway lighting systems, traffic striping detail and overhead traffic sign support structures.
• Design and evaluate pavement structural sections for new and existing roadways; develop new structural section or develop appropriate rehabilitation strategy.
• Perform technical and statutory review of water right applications; assist in hearings, preparing draft State Engineer Rulings and assist in administering water rights including water allocation, inventories, and distribution.
• Provide water quality clearance for highway projects including technical reports for inclusion in required environmental impact statements and ensure compliance with federal and State water quality regulations; perform assessments and determine compliance with federal and State requirements regarding air quality, noise control and hazardous waste and prepare required reports.
• Review applications, oversee inspections, and recommend appropriate enforcement action for facilities subject to federal and State regulations governing wastewater treatment, air pollution control, solid and hazardous waste management, and site remediation; review designs and implementation of pollution control systems and environmental remediation projects.
• Identify new, replaced and/or rehabilitated bridges and map the location for future scheduling; obtain and review bridge plans and specifications; participate in on-site inspections of in-service bridges to gather field data and prepare final inspection report.
• Conduct on-site highway construction inspections to ensure adherence to specifications and recommend corrective action when needed; prepare final reports including the Construction Engineering Manpower Management System (CEMMS) for construction contracts awarded by the department.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Incumbents either:

• work under the direct supervision of a Registered Professional Engineer and gain knowledge and experience required for licensure as a professional engineer;
• work under general supervision and perform engineering work not requiring licensure.

Staff I positions are distinguished from higher level Engineering Technicians by their participation in project design and management; responsibility for testing and inspections and the interpretation of results; determining the impact on project activities; and making design recommendations to professional engineers.

Working knowledge of:

practical application of algebra, geometry and trigonometry to specific problems and situations.

Skills in:

engineering principles and practices; graph and table formatting.

Ability to:

make computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles; read and understand technical reports, maps, specifications, plans and related documents; write technical reports and compose correspondence for transmittal to other governmental agencies; convert mathematical data, quantities and measurements and calculate area, volume, length and proportion; plan, organize and schedule work to accomplish established objectives; work within a Cartesian coordinate system; work as part of a team; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with contractors, co-workers, and representatives from other agencies; work independently and follow through on assignments; interact diplomatically with the public in potentially hostile situations.