Civil Engineer Trainee

THE POSITION Are you looking to jump-start your civil engineering career? Join the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as a Civil Engineer Trainee! This twelve-month training program is designed to develop the engineering skills, abilities, and knowledge required of a PennDOT Civil Engineer.

THE POSITION Are you looking to jump-start your civil engineering career? Join the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as a Civil Engineer Trainee! This twelve-month training program is designed to develop the engineering skills, abilities, and knowledge required of a PennDOT Civil Engineer.

Through on-the-job learning activities, you will gain exposure to bridge engineering, transportation engineering, hydraulic engineering, or general civil engineering, which will prepare you to advance into a permanent position within the district.

Join the Department of Transportation and drive your career forward!

This position supports the development of skills in bridge engineering, transportation engineering, and/or soils engineering environment, along with related support activities. This position could be permanently assigned in either Design, Construction, Operations, or Maintenance.

As a Civil Engineer Trainee, you will perform the following duties:

• Training Participation:
  Attend and engage in all assigned rotations across district, field, and maintenance settings
• Engineering Support:
  Assist with studies, reviews, and inspections that build knowledge of PennDOT operations
• Field Analysis:
  Observe and assess conditions to support engineering judgments and project recommendations
• Technical Reporting:
  Draft or contribute to reports and documents related to design, geotechnical work, and safety issues
• Project Assistance:
  Support construction, maintenance, traffic analysis, and materials testing tasks as assigned

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description .

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  
  Most selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $67,658.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• One year of civil engineering experience and a valid Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists ; or
• A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related field that includes or is supplemented by major coursework in civil engineering.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within ten months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• This position also requires possession of a valid driver's license which is not under suspension.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

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