Transportation Engineer

About This Role

Manage highway construction projects for the Arizona Department of Transportation, ensuring compliance with State and Federal requirements and overseeing contract administration. This role involves supervising field office staff and managing the field office budget and assets.

Responsibilities

• Manage highway construction projects
• Administer highway construction contracts, including determining acceptability of materials and work performed
• Ensure compliance with State and Federal requirements during construction administration
• Administer ITS and highway construction contracts, including material and work acceptability
• Document contract supplemental agreements within approval authority (up to $200,000)
• Participate and represent ADOT in various meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Ensure ADOT, consultants, and contract employees comply with safety and environmental standards
• Supervise field office staff, including hiring, training, work assignments, performance appraisals, and disciplinary actions
• Manage field office budget, vehicle fleet, information technology equipment, and other assets

Requirements

• Principles and practices of civil engineering applied to construction of the state highway system
• Federal, State, ADOT and relevant local standards pertaining to highway construction, environmental protection, public relations, safety, personnel supervision, procurement, vehicle operation and fixed asset management
• Fiber optic and communication networks, installation, inspection, and/or testing and/or Traffic Management Systems
• Research, analysis, and interpretation of highway construction standards and procedures
• Development and Implementation or appropriate field office priorities and procedures related to highway construction material sampling end testing, project Inspection, and contract administration
• Verbal and written communications in fluent English
• Work management and leadership

Qualifications

• B. S Degree in Civil Engineering or other field closely related to highway construction.

Nice to Have

• Masters Degree in Civil Engineering, Public or Business Administration or other field closely related to ADOT highway construction contract administration

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits