Transportation Engineer

State of Arizona Enterprise Technology (ASET); Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Arizona is seeking a Transportation Engineer to join its Pavement Management unit. This role involves preparing crucial construction reports and analyzing pavement conditions to ensure high-quality infrastructure. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and offers competitive salary and benefits while promoting flexibility with a remote work option based on business needs.

Benefits

Sick leave

Vacation with 10 paid holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Health and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• At least one year of experience in database management.
• Knowledge in pavement preservation and rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare construction smoothness and incentive/disincentive reports.
• Verify pavement project information and analyze data.
• Perform field inspections and manage large volumes of data.

Skills

Technical writing

Analyzing engineering data

Interpreting technical documents

Scheduling and organizing

Education

Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering

Tools

Pavement Management System (PMS)

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Transportation Engineer

Job Location:

Address: 4213-PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT

1221 N. 21st Ave

Phoenix, AZ 85009

Posting Details

Salary: $85,200 - $95,000

Anticipated Salary: $90,200

Grade: 26

Closing Date: June 22, 2025

Job Summary

The position is in the Pavement Management unit and reports to the the Pavement Preservation Engineer. This position is the point person to prepare the construction smoothness and incentive/disincentive report. Verifies the pavement construction project information including start and end mileposts and offsets, lane number, and exceptions (manholes, bridges, leading and transition zones) to process profile files to calculate International roughness index (IRI) to quantify the incentive or disincentive amounts tor the contractors. The employee verifies and reviews treatment / construction types, plans, special provisions, formulas, equations, and target values to calculate incentive/disincentive. Works with RE / district to resolve issues with the contractors. Reviews plan submitted by the contractor. Checks, reviews, and verifies large amount of data and QC testing results to determine data acceptance.

This position will directly work/use/operate the Pavement Management System (PMS) application. Analyze current and future pavement preservation and rehabilitation needs and assist with developing

priority programs.

This position provides expert technical consultation on complex.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties

Prepare construction smoothness and incentive/disincentive report. Verifies the pavement construction project information including start and end

mileposts and offsets, lane number, and exceptions for processing profile files to calculate international roughness index (IRI) to quantify the incentive or disincentive amounts for the contractors.

Reviews, comments, approves/disapproves quality control plans submitted by statewide pavement condition data collection contractor. Checks, reviews, and verifies a large quantity of data and QC testing results to determine data acceptance.

Uses Pavement Management System (PMS).Works on pavement preservation and rehabilitation programs.

Monitors, analyzes, and manages a large volume of pavement condition and highway data in the database.

Performs field inspections

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Pavement smoothness of the highway system
• Computing international roughness index (IRI) and factors used to adjust the IRI to calculate incentive/disincentive
• Pavement management system
• Pavement preservation and rehabilitation
• Pavement conditions and distresses
• Relational databases
• Civil engineering practices as applied to design, development, construction, maintenance of the state highway system
  
  

Skills In

• Technical writing
• Analyzing and evaluating a wide variety of engineering data related to pavement smoothness and performance
• Interpreting a variety of technical documents such as specifications
• Processing reports and final results of testing
• Scheduling, organizing and prioritizing testing assignments
• Interpersonal relations as applied to contacts with other divisions, contractors, consultants, and district
  
  

Ability To

• Plan and prioritize work assignments in order to accomplish the goals and objectives of the department.
• Perform pavement needs analysis and optimization
• Exercise considerable engineering judgment when dealing with non-routine situations.
• Work effectively with a wide range of persons and work disciplines both within and outside AD0T.
• Adjust to changing assignments and priorities.
• Communicate technical information to management and others.
  
  

Selective Preference(s)

Education - Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering or closely related field accompanied by coursework in Computer Sciences or Information Management.

One year experience in database management.

Pre-Employment Requirements

State of Arizona Registration as a Professional Engineer

Valid Arizona Driver’s license.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• 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
  
  

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement

Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS) is required.

Contact Us

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact ADOT Human Resources Recruitment via email at [e-mail] or phone call at [phone] option 2.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling [phone] option 3.

Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. ADOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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