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Ohio Department of Transportation · 9 hours ago

Transportation Engineer 3 - 20065067 (Design)

Chillicothe, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$39.22/hr - $55.99/hr

1+ years exp

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5th largest interstate system and the 3rd largest number of bridges. They are seeking a Transportation Engineer 3 to act as a staff specialist and supervise a team of engineers and technicians, while developing and evaluating plans for various transportation projects.

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Responsibilities

Acts as staff specialist, (i.e., develops & evaluates plans & criteria for variety of projects & activities to be carried out by others; assesses feasibility & soundness of proposed engineering designs, evaluation tests, products or equipment when necessary data is insufficient or confirmation by testing is advisable), &/or supervises/leads team of lower level transportation engineers, technicians, &/or support personnel by assigning tasks, monitoring work progress, & evaluating the work completed on highway plans

Performs other supervisory responsibilities (i.e. completes performance evaluations, coaches staff, & approves leaves) for subordinate staff

Develops in-house plans &/or reviews designs proposed for all construction (e.g., four-lane rehabilitation, new construction, bridge replacement, roadway relocation) submitted by District Engineers, consulting engineers, & Local Governments by incorporating geometric, hydraulic & structural design techniques in plan preparation using CADD or drafting tools to draw plans

Interprets complex plans to provide for effective implementation & minimize chance of accident, conflict & delay

Coordinates design work with District Survey area

Assures accurate & timely updating of management information systems as they relate to the delivery of the program (i.e. ELLIS, TMS, BMS, etc.) & assures their business rules, policies, & procedures are implemented, used & maintained as standard business practice in their designated work environments

Signs plans &/or other engineering documents as registered professional engineer

Attends project scope field reviews, Prepares plans, design revisions to solve plan implementation problems, (i.e., changes to structural design including camber of beam, pavement design, geometric design & hydraulic), prepares plans & design revisions, & makes recommendations for repairs &/or replacement for construction roadways (i.e., shoulder widening, ditch lay-overs, drainage design, structural repair & rehabilitation) & using computer aided drafting & design (i.e., CADD, Geopack) & drafting equipment

Recommends &/or designs change orders, reviews complex engineering reports & analyzes bids

Instructs & trains employees in areas of CADD techniques, computation of plan quantities, & general coordination of design process through completion of final contract plans

Directs engineering/technical activities on behalf of supervisor to plan, schedule & coordinate work, assists in development of section policy, budget preparation &/or long range planning

Advises offices, consulting firms, Federal Highway Administration, local public agencies & others with projects/problems in assigned area of expertise

Testifies in civil court proceedings as employee of Department

Represents department at conferences to resolve questions

Operates state vehicle to travel throughout district to conduct field reviews of project implementation &/or review site of proposed project to ensure project adaptability

Attend meetings & training seminars

Qualification

Civil EngineeringTransportation EngineeringCADDProject ManagementAttention to DetailCritical ThinkingDecision Making

Required

Licensed as registered professional engineer by Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors

12 mos. exp. as group or project leader providing work direction & training to engineering technicians &/or lower-level engineers

12 mos. exp. in conducting engineering related research (i.e., conducting engineering related research only applies to staff specialist positions)

If assigned to operate a state vehicle to travel to & inspect project sites, must possess valid driver's license

Or licensed as registered professional engineer by Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors; 12 mos. exp. as Transportation Engineer 2, 85642

If assigned to operate a state vehicle to travel to & inspect project sites, must possess valid driver's license

Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated registration

Company

Ohio Department of Transportation

With a mission to provide easy movement of people and goods from place to place, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is responsible for maintaining one of the largest transportation networks in the nation.

Founded in 1972

Columbus, Ohio, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.epa.state.oh.us

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