Transportation Engineer Trainee - Hybrid, Fast-Track to PE

State of Connecticut - Department of Transportation; Newington (CT); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

On-site fitness center

On-site cafeteria

Job summary

State of Connecticut Department of Transportation in Newington, CT is seeking a Transportation Engineer Trainee to begin a professional engineering career through a structured training program. You will gain hands-on experience in transportation engineering while earning a competitive salary and benefits.

During the one-year trainee program, you will be promoted following milestones to Transportation Engineer 1 and then Transportation Engineer 2, with salaries ranging from 76k to 123k annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• PE licensure may substitute for general experience.
• EIT licensure may substitute for general experience.
• Preferred: accredited civil engineering bachelor's degree by May 2027.
• GPA 3.0 in engineering courses.
• Experience with Excel, Word, Project, Access.
• Experience with CAD or similar software.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Report writing and presentation experience.
• Experience multitasking and managing large workloads.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide variety of increasingly difficult duties as technical skills are acquired during course of training period.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure substitution

Engineer-In-Training (EIT) licensure substitution

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Access

CAD or similar engineering software

Job description

State of Connecticut Department of Transportation in Newington, CT is seeking a Transportation Engineer Trainee to begin a professional engineering career through a structured training program. You will gain hands-on experience in transportation engineering while earning a competitive salary and benefits.

During the one-year trainee program, you will be promoted following milestones to Transportation Engineer 1 and then Transportation Engineer 2, with salaries ranging from 76k to 123k annually.