Transportation Engineer 3

Connecticut DOT; Newington (CT); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Connecticut DOT in Newington, CT seeks a Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering) in the Asset Management section at the Headquarters. This full-time position focuses on transportation asset management, data coordination, lifecycle planning, and reporting in a collaborative environment.

Ideal candidates will perform complex engineering tasks, support asset management plans, and participate in cross-divisional initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• One year of professional experience in transportation engineering is preferred.
• PE licensure may substitute experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and perform complex transportation engineering tasks in asset management.
• Support development and implementation of asset management plans and reporting.
• Coordinate with multiple divisions on inventory, condition assessments and lifecycle planning.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering)
Asset Management

Recruitment #261020-9108FQ-001

Location Newington, CT
Date Opened 10/21/2026 12:00:00 AM
Salary $108,373* – $152,572/year *Salary commensurate with experience
Job Type Open to the Public
Close Date 11/4/2026 11:59:00 PM

The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT), is accepting applications for an exciting Transportation Engineer 3-Engineering position within the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Project Controls Unit, Asset Management section at our Headquarters in Newington, CT.

WE CAN OFFER YOU
Our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
Professional growth and development opportunities.
A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
Working for an award winning agency! CTDOT was 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!
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 CTDOT facilities have ample free parking with easy access from major highways and by public transportation.
SALARY NOTE
*Salary commensurate with education and/or experience, in accordance with the P-4 (Engineering, Scientific and Technical) bargaining unit contract.

Position Highlights

• Monday – Friday
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• First shift
• Location: Newington, CT
• Hybrid (in-office/telework) and alternate work schedules may be available

Cover page of the “2022 Highway Transportation Asset Management Plan” from the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The left side of the cover has a blue overlay with white text displaying the document title and a small circular logo at the top. The right side shows an aerial view of a multi‑lane highway interchange surrounded by trees and greenery. At the bottom, the text reads “September 30, 2022 – FHWA Certified.”

View our 2022 certified Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP)

The Role

The Asset Management section is responsible for the development and implementation of the Department’s Transportation Asset Management Plans (TAMPs) and documentation to meet Federal requirements. This section coordinates asset management activities across all Engineering divisions and Department bureaus, and facilitates progress towards improving asset conditions, inventories and data sharing capabilities.

Asset Management staff also support the Chief Engineer’s office on various activities including coordinating reporting on transportation related issues for the Bureau of Engineering and Construction.

• Serving as the Transportation Asset Management liaison for a portion of the highway assets: bridge, pavement, traffic signals, signs, sign supports, highway buildings, roadway illumination, retaining walls, drainage culverts, Intelligent Transportation Systems, roadside safety barriers, and curb ramps.
• Responsible for information on inventory, condition, lifecycle management, risk management, financial planning and investment strategies portions of the Asset Management Plan for assigned assets.
• Providing updates on reports regarding assets, projects, and finance on a monthly and annual basis.
• Monitoring asset project placeholders within the capital program and measuring the impacts of these projects against forecasted asset performance metrics. Assisting with assessments for Emergency Relief (ER) funds for natural disasters and updating Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations Part 667 evaluation reports on the summary of assets repeatedly damaged by emergency events.

A horizontal banner featuring a large blue circular symbol with a white “T”-shaped roadway icon on the left. Next to it are the words “Start, Stay, Grow with the State of Connecticut,” with a faint outline of the state map behind the text. To the right, a row of blue rectangular boxes shows a career progression path in transportation engineering. The boxes, from left to right, read: “Transportation Engineer Trainee,” “Transportation Engineer 1 (Engineering),” “Transportation Engineer 2 (Engineering),” “Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering)” highlighted in yellow, “Transportation Supervising Engineer (Engineering),” and “Transportation Principal Engineer (Engineering).” Horizontal blue bars appear above and below the banner.

Application Details

Applicants must be available to travel for training, conferences, meetings, field reviews, etc., both within and outside of normal working hours, when necessary, and must possess and retain a valid driver’s license.

Please list your Driver’s license number, expiration date, and issuing State in the “Licenses and Professional Certifications” section of your application. If applicable, please also list your Professional Engineer (PE) license number and expiration date, Engineer in Training licensure, and any other job-relevant licenses or certifications you hold.

About Us

As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five bureaus. CTDOT is guided by its mission to improve lives through transportation. Our infrastructure and transit systems are essential to the safety and mobility of Connecticut residents, and our work strengthens both economic and community development. CTDOT is committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, and individuals with broad-ranging backgrounds and life experiences are encouraged to apply.

Learn more about our mission, vision, and values.

Purpose of Job Class (Nature of Work)

In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for acting as a working lead who assists a supervisor in supervising a designated group of employees and/or for performing the most complex engineering or related tasks in one or more aspects of engineering projects or studies in the areas of administration, bridge design, design, drainage, electrical, foundations, hydraulics, maintenance, operations, pavement management, regulation compliance, rehabilitation, research, traffic or utilities.

Examples of Duties

• Oversees work of lower level engineers and performs complex design work;
• Designs difficult foundations and bridges of advanced design;
• Makes field inspection of bridge sites to obtain information necessary for design of important structures;
• Oversees field inspection of structural condition of existing structures and preparation of sketches, plans and recommendations for adequate repair;
• Acts as liaison between towns and state as consulting engineer in repair of bridges;
• Oversees and conducts research on materials incorporated in bridges, highways, and miscellaneous structures and maintenance and construction methods in field;
• Oversees state and consultant engineers in review of storm sewer and culvert designs and computations prepared by Design division and contracting engineers for watersheds of 650 acres and less;
• Provides technical advice to Design division and District Engineers on pollution control measures and unusual storm sewer and culvert designs;
• Prepares computations for storm sewer and culvert designs;
• Attends field reviews on all new designs for highway projects;
• Recommends revisions to improve drainage design;
• Oversees laboratory work on soil samples for determination of void ratio, water content, specific gravity, grain size distribution, plasticity limits, permeability, optimum moisture content, confined and unconfined compressive strength, direct shear and consolidation;
• Prepares detailed geotechnical reports and recommendations;
• Oversees analyses, computations, preparation of plans and data relating to hydraulic problems encountered in planning and design of highways;
• Performs hydrographic analysis and flood routing for retention basin designs;
• Serves as expert witness in court cases;
• Reviews drainage design on major permit applications for shopping centers and housing developments;
• Assists in preparation and updating of Drainage Manual;
• Oversees engineers, electricians and technicians in design or maintenance of extensive highway lighting, traffic light installations and computerized traffic control systems;
• Performs complex work in preparation of plans, specifications and estimated cost of electrical contracts and work;
• Oversees inspection of electrical construction and maintenance work and preparation of monthly and final estimates;
• Coordinates preliminary surveys and planning of engineering requirements for construction and maintenance of electrical installations with state utilities;
• Assists in coordination of work of design engineers with consulting engineers in preparation of plans to determine contract documents;
• Recommends need for test, alterations, revision of replacement of equipment associated with highway lighting, traffic lights, drawbridges, and highway buildings;
• Acts as consultant to district forces and other state agencies;
• Oversees consultant engineers in the preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates of bridges and structural improvement, construction and reconstruction of highways and construction or reconstruction of transportation facilities;
• Recommends treatment of alignment, grade, surface and drainage features;
• Makes project reports and analyzes comparative routes for economy, feasibility and utility;
• Oversees activities of engineers and technical assistants engaged in review and processing of major traffic generator studies, highway traffic engineering investigations, surveys, design and research;
• Reviews reports from investigators and subordinates;
• Prepares final reports and recommendations applying to traffic signs, signals, markings, control devices, illumination, channelization, detour and route designations;
• Represents department in state, town, public meetings;
• Oversees and reviews plans, specifications and cost estimates for adjustment of relocation of public utilities in conflict with design and layout of construction for purpose of establishing their engineering adequacy;
• Determines extent to which state shall reimburse utility companies for costs incurred;
• Prepares and reviews agreements governing terms involved;
• Represents state in negotiations with Federal Highway Administration for reimbursement of funds to state;
• Confers with consulting, engineers, corporate, municipal planners, departmental personnel and others involved in coordinating utility adjustments with highway reconstruction work;
• Advises departmental auditors on acceptability of credits offered or claims for payment made;
• Conducts field and office investigations of engineering, technical or other problems and prepares reports for higher level employees;
• Analyzes problems and recommends effective solutions;
• Assists in establishment of policy, procedures and methods;
• Represents department in legislative matters;
• Assists in development and review of department contracts;
• Performs related duties as required.

Working Lead Level

• As assigned by the supervisor distributes, prioritizes, oversees and reviews unit work;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;
• Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies, consultant staffs and other outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Recommends policies and standards;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices involved in transportation engineering such as bridge design, foundations, highway design, transportation facilities design, transportation planning, maintenance, drainage or hydraulics, research, pavement design, pavement management and traffic;
• operational methodologies and established policies;
• Knowledge of administrative and financial controls with respect to transportation engineering plans, contracts, projects and reports;
• Considerable analytical, problem solving and technical report development skills;
• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to interpret and apply principles of information systems and technologies;
• Ability to analyze plans and estimates;
• Supervisory ability.

Minimum Qualifications – General Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering and three (3) years of experience in transportation engineering.

Minimum Qualifications – Special Experience

• One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the working level in a professional transportation engineering capacity.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Engineer 2 (Engineering).

Minimum Qualifications – Substitutions Allowed

• Possession of Professional Engineer (PE) licensure