Transportation Supervising Engineer (Engineering)(Soils and Foundations)

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for a Transportation Supervising Engineer (Engineering) role within the Soils and Foundations section in the Division of Bridges, Bureau of Engineering and Construction, at our Headquarters in Newington, CT.  

WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Competitive starting salary *MOU page 21
• The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• Join an award winning agency! CTDOT was 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!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Full time, 40 hours per week
• Monday through Friday
• First shift
• Part of the P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit
• Hybrid (office/telework) may be available 

THE ROLE

The Transportation Supervising Engineer (TSE) is responsible for for the supervision of engineering staff in the Soils and Foundations section, maintaining schedules, planning and overseeing assignments, setting priorities and reviewing and approving of assigned work. The TSE provides staff training, technical and procedural assistance on assignments and conducts performance evaluations.

Engineers in the Soils and Foundations section:

• Provide design and review services related to soil, rock and foundations for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of roads, bridges and facilities,
• Conduct subsurface exploration programs to characterize subsurface conditions,
• Determine representative samples for soil and rock laboratory testing,
• Perform laboratory soil testing and interpret results from soil/rock laboratory testing,
• Select/design the most appropriate foundations for structures,
• Prepare geotechnical reports and other technical documents,
• Review geotechnical work prepared by consultant engineering firms,
• Provide technical support to Maintenance personnel involving rock slopes and roadway instability,
• Provide specialized engineering support during construction involving review of working drawing submissions, responses to Requests for Information (RFI’s), and responses to Requests for Change (RFC’s).

Transportation Supervising Engineers also assist other Department operating units, consulting engineers, municipalities, and other outside officials and agencies by developing and/or making recommendations on design standards; providing highly technical assistance in conducting studies or establishing policy, procedures, or methods; preparing reports, recommendations and correspondence; supervising office functions for design projects; supervising preparation of comprehensive technical reports and related correspondence; making oral presentations at public information meetings and hearings; and reviewing work of consultants (engineers, designers, etc.).

APPLICATION DETAILS

Applicants must be available to travel for training, conferences, meetings, field reviews, etc. both within and outside of normal working hours, when necessary, and must possess and retain a valid driver’s license.

Please list your Driver's license number, expiration date, and issuing State, Professional Engineer (PE) license number and expiration date, if applicable, and any other job-relevant licenses or certifications you hold in the Licenses and Professional Certifications section of your application.

This position requires active Professional Engineer (PE) licensure from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S.§20-302.

WHO WE ARE

As one of Connecticut's largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five distict bureaus. It is the DOT's mission to provide a safe and efficient intermodal transportation network that improves the quality of life and promotes economic vitality for the State and the region. 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, vison, and values by clicking here!

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Selection Plan

For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e. Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other. 

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU LIST ANY JOB-RELEVANT LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS IN THE “LICENSES AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS” SECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

To Apply:

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• For Bridge positions, a respirator test may be required for certain locations.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
• Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
• In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
  
  
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:

• Please read or watch our Applicant Tips on How to Apply!

Important Information After You Apply:

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.

Connect With Us:

• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Jasmyn.Raymond@ct.gov. 
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Transportation and Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for supervising engineers and other staff engaged in engineering and/or related tasks in one or more aspects of transportation engineering projects or studies in the areas of administration, bridge design, design, drainage, electrical, foundations, hydraulics, maintenance, operations, pavement management, regulation compliance, rehabilitation, research, traffic or utilities.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Supervises work of engineers, technicians and other technical and/or clerical personnel in any one of several organizationally specialized engineering operations, railroad or airport sections; 
• Reviews detailed plans, specifications or studies of complex engineering problems related to areas such as highway, bridge, facility or geometric design, traffic engineering, computer applications, electrical engineering, highway operations, geo-technical engineering, hydraulics and drainage, utilities, contract and project development, environmental compliance, railroad engineering or airport engineering; 
• Supervises research into development of improved materials or products and testing methods; 
• Supervises field and office research projects on engineering and technical problems; 
• Supervises research on economic, financial and administrative aspects of pavement management, highway construction and maintenance, design of highways and bridges with reference to materials to be used and in pavement work correction, resurfacing and winter maintenance techniques; 
• Coordinates design related elements of construction projects; 
• Prepares special reports, cost estimates, standards and specifications and fee schedules for consultant engineers, surveyors or contractors; 
• Reviews progress reports; 
• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; 
• Provides staff training and assistance; 
• Conducts performance evaluations; 
• Determines priorities and plans section work; 
• Establishes and maintains section procedures; 
• Develops or makes recommendations on policies and standards; 
• Acts as liaison with other operating sections, agencies and outside officials; 
• Prepares reports, recommendations and correspondence; 
• Conducts analytical studies of engineering costs incurred to determine amounts reimbursable under federal aid and amounts due public utilities under state and federal policies; 
• Prepares comprehensive reports on fiscal matters relating to departmental engineering operations; 
• Directs concurrent billing programs for department; 
• Acts as an assistant in performing highly specialized administrative or engineering studies; 
• Supervises or provides highly technical assistance in conducting studies or establishing policy, procedures or methods; 
• Supervises field or office functions for location, boundary, construction surveying and design projects; 
• Supervises preparation of comprehensive technical reports and related correspondence; 
• Makes oral presentations at public hearings or meetings; 
• Reviews work of consultants (engineers, designers, etc.); 
• Acts as the Primary Assistant to the Chief Engineer in performing special projects and overseeing Bureau activities; 
• Oversees the Department's Consultant Selection Panel process; 
• Serves as a member of departmental committee assisting in preparation and/or revision of standard specifications; 
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of
  • principles and practices involved in transportation engineering such as bridge design, foundations, highway design, transportation facilities design, transportation planning, drainage or hydraulics, research, pavement design, pavement management, traffic and utilities; 
  • administrative and financial controls with respect to transportation engineering plans, contracts, projects and reports; 
  • relevant agency policies and procedures; 
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; 
  • departmental operational methodologies; 
  • latest engineering principles, techniques and procedures employed in engineering field; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to
  • analyze and review engineering reports, plans and specifications; 
  • interpret and apply principles of information systems and technologies; 
• Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) years of experience in transportation engineering.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been as an engineer with lead responsibility for complex transportation engineering projects in bridge design, drainage, electrical, foundations, traffic, facilities design, highway design, research, utilities or hydraulics. 

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Possession of an accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree in Civil Engineering with course work relevant to the field of geotechnical engineering.
• Experience supervising, evaluating, mentoring, assigning work and developing improved performance of lower-level engineers.
• Experience preparing subsurface exploration programs.
• Experience preparing complex Geotechnical Reports and other documents for structure foundations and roadways.
• Experience reading plans and interpreting engineering reports related to geotechnical engineering, including scour/hydraulic analyses, bridge safety inspection reports, rehabilitation study reports, structure type study reports, etc.
• Experience reviewing complex Geotechnical Reports prepared by consultants for structure foundations and roadways.
• Experience involving standard test procedures of physical properties of soil and rock, interpreting the test results and applying the results to DOT projects.
• Experience involving design and construction of multiple foundation types including spread footings, driven piles, micropiles, drilled shafts and underpinning.
• Experience involving design and construction of multiple retaining wall types including gravity walls, semi-gravity walls, cantilever walls, soldier pile and lagging walls, soil nail walls, secant walls, prefabricated modular block walls and MSE walls.
• Experience involving geotechnical support during construction involving review of working drawings, preparing responses to Requests for Information (RFI's) and preparing responses to Requests for Change (RFC's) and providing recommendations for construction related issues.
• Experience analyzing problems and recommending effective solutions for geotechnical related issues.
• Experience preparing special provisions.
• Experience using Office365, Microsoft Project, CTDOT’s Compass, Bluebeam and other discipline-related applications and modeling software.
• Experience with project management tasks including organization, document control, and management of project deadlines.
• Experience demonstrating effective verbal, written and communication skills.
• Experience leading people and managing tasks, including influencing staff in higher level positions, to achieve common goals.
• Experience working independently, being self-motivated and taking ownership of assignments.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents must possess 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.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

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.