Transportation Engineer 3 (Construction Engineering)

State of Connecticut - DOT Bureau Engineering & Construction; Newington (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Connecticut - DOT Bureau Engineering & Construction in Newington, CT is seeking a Transportation Engineer 3 (Construction Engineering) to lead geodetic, photogrammetric, and survey activities and to coordinate field crews across CTDOT districts.

The role serves as CT State Geodetic Coordinator, supervises staff, ensures data quality, trains crews, and helps implement new technologies and procedures for highway and bridge projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management with three years of transportation construction engineering experience.
• One year of general experience at the working level in a professional transportation construction engineering capacity.
• Substitutions allowed include PE/LS licensure, NICET Level III, or advanced degrees.
• Preferred qualifications include survey licensure and experience with modern surveying equipment.

Responsibilities

• Oversees engineers and staff in transportation construction projects.
• Acts as liaison with consulting engineers.
• Trains inspectors and reviews final cost estimates.
• Develops standards and maintains project plans.
• Performs field surveys and prepares survey reports.

Skills

Supervisory ability

Oral and written communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Bentley MicroStation/InRoads/Open Roads designer

Trimble Business Center

Microsoft Office Suite

Survey Pro

TopoDOT

GNSS / Total Station equipment

Job description

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for a�Transportation Engineer 3 (Construction Engineering) position�in the Bureau of Engineering and Construction within the Central Surveys Geodetics section.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Schedule: Full-Time (40 Hour), First Shift, Monday - Friday,�
• Location: Newington, CT
• This position is part of the P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
• 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!

THE ROLE

The Central Surveys Geodetics Section establishes and maintains horizontal and vertical survey control throughout the state; maintains access in Connecticut to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) by maintaining the nine (9) base stations operating statewide, which is part of the NOAA CORS Network (NCN). Surveyors, engineers, scientists, GIS users, and other GNSS users access this network to ensure a consistent and accurate coordinate system for planning, design and construction of CTDOT projects; partners with the federal government and the University of Connecticut (UCONN) in the development, implementation, and operation of the ACORN real-time GNSS network.

The selected Transportation Engineer 3 will be responsible for supervising and/or leading staff, conducting extensive geodetic, photogrammetric, bathymetric, and LiDAR control surveys, and directing field crews to perform this work in an efficient and safe manner. This role will also serve as the CT State Geodetic Coordinator, which is the liaison between the state and National Geodetic Survey.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs field surveys in support of the district survey forces;
• Ensures the quality and completeness of collected data and deliverables for geodetic survey tasks;
• Trains crew members;
• Provides technical guidance to CTDOT survey operations, municipalities, private survey companies, and the public;
• Researches, recovers, and sets geodetic control; and
• Implements new technology, specifications, techniques, procedures, and internal policies responsible for the research, testing and procurement of survey equipment and software for the four (4) CTDOT District survey offices.

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.

Learn more about our mission, vision, and values by clicking here!

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Transportation 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 transportation construction engineering projects or studies in the areas of construction, administration, rehabilitation, surveying, testing, materials testing, maintenance or operations.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Oversees a group of engineers and personnel of lower grade in construction of highways or other transportation projects;
• Acts as a liaison with consulting engineers;
• Trains in-house and consultant inspectors;
• Reviews construction final cost estimates and verifies final payments;
• Serves as technical advisor for construction projects;
• Develops and maintains cost data relative to design, construction and maintenance of highways and bridges;
• Prepares comprehensive reports;
• Develops and maintains standards and specifications for highways and bridges consistent with technological advances in design, construction and maintenance;
• Oversees group of engineers and other personnel conducting preliminary reconnaissance location surveys, preliminary design, estimating and plan preparation or conducting boundary surveys, setting and checking boundary monuments and preparing right-of-way boundary plans;
• Oversees chemical and physical testing and analysis and makes recommendations concerning suitability of construction and maintenance materials;
• Prepares survey reports and recommendations on highway location;
• 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 construction engineering such as construction, surveys, geodetic surveys and materials testing;
• Highway construction methods and materials;
• Operational methodologies and established policies;
• Knowledge of administrative and financial controls with respect to transportation construction 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 or construction management and three (3) years of experience in transportation construction engineering.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

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

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

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• Possession of Land Surveyor (LS) licensure or 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 Bachelor's degree requirement.
• Possession of Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) licensure or 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 Bachelor’s degree requirement.
• Possession of at least Level III certification in the Civil Engineering Technology-Transportation Program, Highway Construction Inspection or Highway Surveys from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
• A Master’s degree in engineering may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.
• Current incumbents in the class of Transportation Engineer 2 (Construction Engineering) who do not possess the degree or certification/licensure qualifications as detailed on this class specification may be considered for promotion to Transportation Engineer 3 (Construction Engineering) upon having three (3) years of experience in transportation construction engineering. One (1) of the three (3) years must have been as a Transportation Engineer 2 (Construction Engineering).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Possession of Land Surveyor (LS) licensure and/or possession of Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection state Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S.�20-302
• Experience supervising or leading staff.
• Experience using modern surveying equipment such as total stations, LiDAR scanners, digital levels, and GNSS receivers.
• Experience working with Bentley Microstation InRoads/Open Roads designer, Trimble Business Center, MicroSurvey StarNet, Survey Pro, TopoDOT, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience utilizing land surveying practices and principles.
• Experience utilizing problem solving, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, and technical computation skills.
• Experience working with survey and construction plans.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents may be required to possess appropriate certification from the NorthEast Transportation Training and Certification Program (NETTCP).
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
• Incumbents may be required to travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm from highway or construction environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year round weather conditions.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.