Hybrid Resident Engineer (Professional Engineer II), Aurora na State of Colorado, CO

About the Department

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

• New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
  

About CDOT 

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details. Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.''

CDOT for All

CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive. 

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

Position Duties

About the Work Unit
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has an opening for an Professional Engineer II with our Region 1, South Engineering team in Aurora.  This residency is responsible for designing and preparing plans for projects which are professionally certified in accordance with Federal and State standards that are accurate, biddable and constructible.  This unit also oversees and directs the work of construction contractors in the field building the projects, including inspecting, testing and measuring the work of the contractors and consultants to assure it is in accordance with the awarded contract. 

About the Position
The Resident Engineer will be responsible for managing, guiding, and supervising a team of engineers, technicians, and others in the delivery of transportation related projects within Arapahoe and Douglas Counties.  This includes engineering expertise and advise; monitors and approves expenditures to assure that they are within approved budgets; monitors schedules to assure that established deadlines are met; coordinates and makes work assignments; assures that unit employees are trained and have adequate resources to perform their assigned duties; prepares performance and employee development plans and evaluates employees' performance; and represents the Department in dealings with the public, outside entities, and the media.  This also includes legal responsibility sealing and stamping plans produced by the residency, which requires a registration as a licensed Professional Engineer with the State of Colorado.
 
Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Monitor and administer construction projects to certify that construction is being performed in accordance with plans and specifications under State and Federal requirements.
• Monitor schedules to ensure that established deadlines are met.
• Create, approve, review and supervise the preparation of modifications to design and construction contract documents.
• Inspect project sites and features for safety compliance.
• Resolve complex engineering problems to successfully complete projects within environmental and economic constraints.
• Direct and manage all activities and personnel involved in the development of plans, specifications and estimates during the design of transportation projects.
• Assure that designs comply with project scopes, schedules, budgets and current design engineering criteria, standards, practices, theory and procedures.
• Review and supervise preliminary survey data for land boundaries, topography, right-of-way, drainage studies and horizontal and vertical control.
• Analyze roadway and bridge design projects for potential problems; propose and implement design alternatives.
• Monitor the financial status of all design, construction and other transportation projects to ensure that project costs are within approved budgets.
• Approve and authorize expenditures of funds for general office administration, including the acquisition of supplies, equipment and services and the maintenance of facilities and equipment.
• Participate in the selection of consultants.
• Monitor the administration of consultant design, construction, construction engineering and environmental study contracts to ensure compliance; approve contract payments; create, review and approve modifications to contracts; monitor and review contractors' monthly progress reports and billings services; and resolve contractor disputes and claims to ensure timely project completion within budgetary constraints.
• Responsible for staffing and supervision of a work unit including assigning staff to projects, developing schedules using project management software, conducting performance appraisals, interviewing candidates and making hiring recommendations, approving timesheets and leave, resolving personnel issues, recommending corrective and disciplinary actions and determining/recommending employee training.
• Represent the work unit and CDOT by participating in/or conducting meetings with the public, other governmental agencies, contractors and the media; represent CDOT on task forces and citizen advisory committees associated with complex and politically controversial projects; explain CDOT's actions related to project design, development or construction activities; serve on various internal CDOT committees.
• Abide by all safety regulations, policies, and procedures and wear all required personal protective equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Primarily 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday
• Approximately 15% spent in the field, 85% spent in the office
• Travel required during work hours throughout Metro Denver and the Front Range
• Required to attend night meetings with stakeholders
• Occasional overnight travel 1-3 times a year throughout Colorado
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer form the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors
• AND at least two years of professional work experience in transportation/traffic engineering, one year of which must have been as a licensed Professional Engineer.

Conditions of Employment

• Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks. More information in the supplemental information section.

• A current valid driver license is required for all Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) positions which require operating a state or personal motor vehicle to perform one or more essential functions of the position.

• Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section.
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity.
• Experience with traffic engineering projects.
• Experience in design and construction engineering duties.
• Experience working with Local Agency projects.
• Extensive professional knowledge, oversight and operational expertise in transportation related design and construction.
• Comprehensive knowledge of applicable Federal and State rules and statutes.
• A history of progressively responsible project or program management experience, including the ability to successfully plan, organize, and manage or oversee multiple, concurrent, complex transportation projects or initiatives of varying complexities.
• Comprehensive experience managing project budgets and providing accurate documentation.
• Credibility on technical matters with peers and stakeholder groups.
• Experience working with general public, professionals, special interest groups, elected or appointed officials.
• Skilled at identifying and analyzing problems using sound reasoning to arrive at conclusions.
• Being open to change and new information; adapting behavior and work methods in response to changing conditions or unexpected obstacles.
• Ability to partner with professionals, consultants, vendors, stakeholders and staff, with sensitivity to their needs and priorities to accomplish the organization's goals.
• Leadership roles over work and project teams, including participation in committees.
• Experience supervising or directing the work assignments of others, including handling personnel issues.
• Innovation and application of best practices.
• Promoting teamwork, pride, trust and group identity at all levels within the work unit.
• Negotiating with individuals or groups to find mutually acceptable solutions; building consensus through give and take.
• Excellent reasoning, investigative, analytical, and problem solving ability.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong attention to technical detail and accuracy.
• Passion for safety.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access), Gmail, SAP, MicroStation, AASHTO Software, and the ability to quickly learn other software systems.

Other Qualifications

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

1. A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)

2. A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)

3. A cover letter that describes your interest in this position, how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Cover letters must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. Cover letters will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement. 

4. A detailed chronological resume. Resumes must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. 

5. If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
   
   

Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

Notifications:

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "[email protected]" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website.

The Hiring Process:

1. All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step. 

2. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

• Part, or all, of the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

• Be sure your application materials specifically address your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the Major Duties, Minimum Qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications sections as listed above. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the deadline for application may result in your application not being accepted for this position and may affect your inclusion as a qualified candidate in any step of the selection process and placement on the eligible list. 

3. A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

Transfer, Non-Disciplinary Demotion or Reinstatement 

If you believe that you are eligible to be considered as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement to this vacancy, you must submit a completed application following the directions in this job announcement and you will be included in the selection process along with other qualified applicants. If you are the finalist for this position after the selection process, Human Resources will confirm your eligibility to be appointed as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement applicant. 

Employment Screening

If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction. In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate, he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with “Info Cubic.”Info Cubic, a consumer reporting agency, will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Info Cubic, a Division of Orange Tree, including its privacy policy, may be found online at www.InfoCubic.com and www.OrangeTreeScreening.com. Info Cubic is located at 7275 Ohms Lane, Minneapolis, MN 55439. The report may contain information bearing on the applicant's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living.  The information that may be included in the report includes social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records checks, educational records, and driving records checks. CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources. The applicant will have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.

Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([email protected]), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go tospb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at 303.866.3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1,State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, atspb.colorado.gov under Rules.

ADAAA Accommodations

CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Priya Kumar at [email protected]

Former State Employees

Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information on his/her application.

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