Transportation Engineer

Description

About WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

WSDOT is seeking a skilled and motivated Transportation Engineer 2 to join our team in Spokane, WA. In this dynamic role, you'll play a key part in delivering safe, reliable, and cost‑effective transportation projects by supporting the administration of construction contracts from project development through completion. Working alongside the Office Engineer and construction teams, you'll help ensure contractor schedules, project documentation, and contract requirements are accurate, compliant, and delivered on time, contributing directly to the successful delivery of critical transportation improvements across the region.

As a valued member of the project team, you will review contractor‑provided schedules for compliance with contract plans and specifications, prepare technical reports and construction documentation, process material certifications and project records, and coordinate construction closeout activities. You'll also support the development of future transportation projects by preparing design schedules and may assist with construction inspection, material sampling, and testing. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in both project development and construction while mentoring and providing guidance to entry‑level engineers and technicians as your expertise grows.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Transportation Engineer will:

• Communicate with the construction inspection team and contractors to obtain information.
• Investigate problems with plans and the work as it progresses, provide clarification of contract requirements to the Contractor and subcontractors, and find answers to their questions.
• Research, prepare, write, and process change orders, memos, letters, and supporting documentation, and calculate independent estimates for changed work.
• Determine the need for contract changes and make recommendations to the project team.
• Maintain and organize project change order files.
• Coordinate and document change order approvals with PE, Region staff, and HQ staff.
• Prepare contract correspondence with the contractor, organization staff, Region, and HQ.
• Maintain and/or monitor project ledger systems.
• Enter information into Construction Contracts Information System (CCIS), and contract progress payments into Contract Administration and Payment System (CAPS).
• Review compliance with MSVWBE and apprenticeship contract requirements.
• Monitor subcontractors and DBE work for compliance with contract requirements.
• Participate in calculating and processing force account records.
• Assist the Project Manager with monitoring quantities used or anticipated as compared to planning quantities to report on budget impacts.
• Attend in‑person pre‑construction meetings and weekly contractor meetings.

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required:

• Technical Engineering Knowledge: Demonstrated foundational knowledge of civil, structural, geotechnical, or transportation engineering principles, gained through education, experience, training, or certification (EIT or LSIT). Ability to apply this knowledge to design, construction, inspection, and surveying tasks.
• Construction Inspection and Materials Support: Ability to interpret and apply highway construction plans, specifications, and special provisions; observe and document contractor work; track construction activities and submittals; and perform or support materials sampling and testing in accordance with established procedures and safety requirements.
• Contract Documentation and Change Order Support: Demo…