Transportation Engineering Specialist

About This Role

This technical specialist performs journey-level engineering duties in highway construction, ensuring project accuracy and compliance with plans. The role involves inspecting projects, reviewing designs, preparing cost estimates, and supervising technicians to drive a safer transportation system for Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and examine highway construction projects, diaries, computations, materials test results and other documentation
• Ensure project measurements and payments are in accordance with project plans, special provisions, and supplemental agreements
• Calculate land area, materials quantities, and other quantitative measurements
• Confer with agency officials, staff members, and representatives of other agencies to acquire information for immediate determinations and decisions
• Review project for design clarity, accuracy, and constructability
• Review specifications and special provisions; prepare detailed cost estimates
• Determine whether all supporting information has been obtained for projects
• Compile information for work unit and write periodic reports on assigned activities
• Write detailed reports (Change Orders) based on research, investigation, or inquiry
• Attend work unit staff meetings; give and receive information; participate in problem solving and decision making

Requirements

• 5 to 10 years minimal work experience
• Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices as applied to highway construction inspection
• Knowledge of computational and adjustment factors for engineering data and land description
• Knowledge of Federal and State statutes, Agency standards, policies and procedures applicable to highway construction inspection
• Knowledge of computer programs applicable to highway construction inspection
• Knowledge of principles of supervision and project management
• Skills in analyzing and evaluating a wide variety of engineering data
• Skills in researching, reading, and interpreting technical engineering documents
• Skills in oral and written communications
• Skills in change order and technical writing
• Skills in organizing and prioritizing work assignments
• Ability to use computational and adjustment factors and mathematical computations
• Ability to communicate written and orally
• Ability to safely drive a full-size pickup truck on and off-road
• Ability to work outdoors for extended time, exposed to heat, cold, dust and noise
• Ability to maintain professional, productive interpersonal relations with all highway construction partners and stakeholders

Qualifications

• 4 Year College Degree-Bachelor of Science is preferred. GED or high school diploma.
• 5 to 10 years minimal level of work experience is required.

Benefits