Roadway Design Engineer

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

Driving the future of transportation with a diverse and innovative team!

Job Summary:

Under the general direction of the Roadway Design Team Leader, performs roadway design, engineering, and design team management activities, and directs and reviews design activities of roadway designers within the team. Reviews and evaluates engineering reports, studies and plans prepared by the project team, consulting design firms, and others. Additionally, this position may be responsible for assisting in the development of project scoping and planning documentation, including ADA compliance documentation. As a Design Engineer, prepares and monitors project schedules and coordinates with other project team members regarding project development and reviewing and approving contractor initiated documents. This position is accountable for the development, review and sealing of complex and high quality engineering plans and documents for use in the construction of roadway projects in accordance with the ADOT Five Year Highway Construction Program, while ensuring ADOT's Performance Based Practical Design approach is implemented in the development of projects

Job Duties:

• Develops or oversees the development of roadway designs, construction plans, and details; including (but not limited to) roadway geometrics, typical sections, pavement sections, superelevations, earthwork calculations, grading construction phasing, intersections, interchanges, turnouts, culverts, channels, safety barrier, curb, gutter, sidewalk, fencing, and walls complying with current design guidelines and policies
• Represents Roadway Design at project team meetings and perform duties associated with managing design teams conducting meetings, facilitating issue resolutions, coordinating with outside entities, helping develop and monitor a project's scope, schedule and budget. Facilitates scope changes and accompanying revisions to design, funding and schedule. Coordinates with Utilities, ROW, Environmental Planning, and facilitates plan revisions to accommodate clearances
• Develops or oversees the development of project earthwork calculations and reports, roadway cross sections, design calculations and reports, construction cost estimates, and special provisions for roadway design items
• Actively participates in the pre-design project development stage, attending field reviews, providing roadway design expertise and preparing, reviewing and providing comments/input to scoping documents. Provides post-design services for projects under construction. Reviews and recommends approval on shop drawings, construction change orders, and force account work orders
• Attend Staff Meetings, training, consults experts, researches publications, correspondence and other electronic information available to learn and implement current practices as it applies to design issues. Informally trains summer interes, EITs and new designers within the team on various roadway design methodologies and standards. May drive a state vehicle in the course and scope of state business
• Reviews design plans, engineering studies, reports, estimates and special provisions developed internally and externally for completeness, accuracy, compatibility, and adherence to applicable design guidelines, standards and policies, and provides comment and assists with resolution
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Selective Preference(s):

*Education includes a BS in Civil Engineering or closely related field and various employer training courses and seminars relevant to position

*Minimum 2-5 years of demonstrated highway and roadway design, including team leadership responsibilities

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Requires registration as a Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering or closely related field in the State of Arizona or proof of eligibility of reciprocity

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).