Transportation Supervising Engineer-Construction Engineering

Introduction

Are you a current DOT employee looking to advance your career?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for a Transportation Supervising Engineer (Construction Engineering) role within the Office of Construction located in Norwich, CT.  

WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• 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, 7:30 am to 4 pm
• Part of the P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit
• For all office based postings: This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy. The Policy can be found HERE.  Employees in their initial working test period must work on site.
• The position is located at the DOT District 2 Headquarters in Norwich

THE ROLE

The Transportation Supervising Engineer will be accountable for assisting the Assistant District Engineers in supervising a staff engaged in transportation engineering in the office and field. 

Key Responsibilities include: 

• Daily project oversight, coordination, and direction to the staff assigned to the section
• Managing program funding
• Program wide engineering and construction scheduling
• Meeting with State, Local, and Federal Officials
• Coordination with Metro-North
• Coordination with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
• Program design review; program refinement
• Constructability analysis
• Resolving issues during construction
• Conducting performance appraisals
• Preparing consultant agreements
• Negotiating work assignments
• Oversee project engineers who are dedicated full time to this program
• Other duties as assigned                                                         

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!

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. 

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 this class is accountable for supervising engineers and other staff engaged in engineering and/or related tasks in one or more aspects of transportation construction engineering projects or studies in the areas of construction, administration, rehabilitation, surveying, testing, materials testing, maintenance or operations.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Assists, confers with and advises Transportation Principal Engineers or Transportation Assistant District Engineers on all types of projects such as construction of highways, bridges and transportation facilities; 
• Conducts inspections of state projects; 
• Reviews and assists in approving contract proposals prior to advertising; 
• Reviews and makes recommendations on contractor monetary claims brought against the state; 
• Supervises and oversees inspection of construction work; 
• Makes recommendations concerning proposed design changes, changes in construction methods and substitutions of materials; 
• Assigns inspection personnel to various construction projects; 
• Reviews plans and specifications in preliminary and final stages; 
• Makes recommendations to prevent recurring problems and assist design engineers with construction projects; 
• Supervises and maintains continuous contact with project engineers; 
• Coordinates field operations with other districts; 
• Serves as technical advisor on construction matters; 
• Supervises and oversees office functions relative to construction projects including but not limited to reviewing and processing of construction orders, processing estimates for payment, reviewing and processing consultant payments, analyzing and approving prices for new items, writing memoranda and letters to departmental personnel, state and/or municipal administrators and authorities, contractors and the general public; 
• Supervises implementation and operation of computerized construction reporting systems; 
• Prepares and maintains schedules for all survey and design projects; 
• Checks detailed plans, specifications and estimates of cost of proposed projects; 
• Makes special investigations and studies of complex design problems; 
• Interprets policy and recommends practices needed for implementation; 
• Correlates office or field operations with other sections; 
• Serves as technical advisor for survey and design; 
• Supervises office functions relative to logistics and administration; 
• Schedules and monitors all location surveys performed by state personnel and surveyors; 
• Recommends standards of accuracy and limits of coverage for individual projects; 
• Recommends and maintains specifications for ground and photogrammetric surveys; 
• Prepares and administers agreements for photogrammetric mapping and surveys by contract; 
• Oversees inspection, sampling and testing of materials used for construction and maintenance projects; 
• Recommends solutions for problems concerning materials; 
• Initiates/directs training of technical personnel in testing and sampling of materials; 
• Prepares and maintains a manual of testing procedures; 
• Initiates/assists in preparation of specifications; 
• Confers with material producers, contractors, agency engineers, and others concerning the materials and their use; 
• Directs application of statistical techniques for quality control of materials; 
• Prepares agreements for the testing of materials by certified outside testing agencies; 
• Directs or provides technical assistance in conducting studies for establishing policy and procedures; 
• 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 construction engineering such as construction, surveys, geodetic surveys and materials testing; 
  • administrative and financial controls with respect to transportation construction 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;
• Knowledge of highway construction methods and materials; 
• 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 construction engineering.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been as an engineer with lead responsibility for complex transportation construction engineering projects in construction, surveys, or materials testing.  

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience using oral and written communications skills.
• Experience in a supervisory capacity using leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience using critical thinking and problem solving.
• Experience using various Department software applications, including SiteManager, Office 365, COMPASS and CORE.
• Experience with contract administrative procedures and principals.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents must possess Land Surveyor (LS) licensure or 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 may be required to possess appropriate certification from the NorthEast Transportation Training and Certification Program (NETTCP). 
• 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.