Location: New Haven,CT, USA
Introduction
Are you a current Department of Transportation (DOT) employee looking to advance your career within the agency?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for a Transportation District Engineer role in District Two, Norwich, CT.
Additionally, applications to this recruitment may be used for vacancies in this job class at any district listed below:
* District 1-Rocky Hill
* District 2-Norwich
* District 3&5-New Haven
* District 4-Thomaston
* Please note* Applicants who previously applied to Recruitment# 240###-####MP-001 do not need to reapply. Both recruitments will be combined onto one certified list for agency use.
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* 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, 7:30 am to 4 pm
* The position is located at the DOT District 2 Headquarters in Norwich
THE ROLE
The Transportation District Engineer is responsible for directing staff of supervisors, engineers, technicians, and clerical personnel engaged in construction engineering projects.
OUR GOALS
* To strive to identify, analyze, and continually improve the way we do our work so that we may deliver better products and services, and improve our work environment.
* To operate the Department with maximum efficiency, so as to create additional resources for investment in the transportation infrastructure.
* To maintain the transportation system to ensure continued high levels of safety and mobility.
* To maximize the utilization and efficient operation of existing transportation assets.
* To focus our human and financial resources on priorities established through an ongoing, analytical planning process that continually asks the question- What should the DOT do next to fulfill the Mission?
* To invest in projects that ensure safety, maintain the existing transportation infrastructure, increase the productivity of the transportation system, promote economic development, and provide necessary capacity enhancements.
* To utilize all available federal and state funds.
* To seek to protect and enhance the natural environment as we develop transportation improvements.
* To engage stakeholders in a consultative process from the earliest stages of project development.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents must possess a valid Driver's License and 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.
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.
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Selection Plan
In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee, of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
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.
This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
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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 ...@ct.gov.
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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.
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* 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.
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Department of Transportation this class is accountable for directing the highway engineering activities in a District Office.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
* Directs staff and field operation activities of the District Office;
* Coordinates, plans and manages office activities including planning and coordinating of highway surveys, monumenting of all highway projects, supervision of consultant engineering contracts relative to construction engineering and inspection, location and construction of all types of highways and structures, preparation of field data necessary to development of highway project plans and specifications, laying out of field plans to guide contractors, inspection and supervision of construction and reconstruction of highways and structures and recommendation of specific design changes during construction;
* Formulates program goals and objectives;
* Assists in development of related policy;
* Interprets and executes pertinent laws;
* Trains and evaluates staff;
* Assists in preparation of district budget;
* Maintains contacts with town officials, legislators, the public, media representatives and contractors regarding construction and related environmental issues;
* Settles controversies or refers complaints to higher authority;
* Represents department at public hearings regarding transportation projects;
* Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
* Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
* Considerable knowledge of
* and ability to apply management principles and practices;
* relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
* relevant agency policies and procedures;
* principles and practices of civil engineering as applied to highway and bridge construction;
* Considerable
* interpersonal skills;
* oral and written communication skills.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Ten (10) years of professional experience in the planning and execution of complex transportation engineering projects.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity with responsibility for the planning and conduct of complex transportation engineering projects.
NOTE:
* Supervisory capacity is defined as scheduling, assigning and overseeing work, establishing performance standards for employees and taking corrective measures to implement those standards.
* For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Supervising Engineer (Construction Engineering) (Engineering).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Experience managing, scheduling, and directing staff relating to the management and implementation of the Department's Capital program.
* Experience with various Department Initiatives and implementation as it relates to management of a District.
* Experience working and interacting with public officials, designers, departmental staff, and various other project related stakeholders.
* Experience with various State and Federal Laws as they relate to the management of Department Capital projects.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class 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.
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.