Associate Engineer

Staff 1, Associate Engineer

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Scheduling & Estimating Section of the Design Division is hiring for a Staff 1, Associate Engineer in Carson City, NV. It serves a pivotal role in supporting the successful planning and delivery of transportation projects throughout the state. Under the direction of senior engineering personnel, the incumbent supports the planning, cost estimation, and data integrity functions essential to the successful delivery of transportation infrastructure projects statewide.

This position involves balancing funding across various phases of a project to maintain efficiency. In addition to these planning and coordination duties, the position includes a technical component focused on system reliability. The incumbent will test and validate bug fixes within the Masterworks system, ensuring that updates are successfully implemented and that the system continues to perform reliably in production.

This role also supports the maintenance of project data within the Masterworks System, helping to ensure that project information is current, accurate, and accessible. Incumbents will assist in the review of engineers' cost estimates within the Masterworks system. The position contributes to early-stage project development by helping to create conceptual designs, including roadway geometrics, quantity calculations, and preliminary cost estimates that support NDOT's scoping efforts.

Overall, this role blends technical expertise, project management, and cross-functional collaboration to help deliver high-quality transportation infrastructure across Nevada.

Certification by the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as an Engineer Intern; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or a closely related engineering field; OR two years of journey level technical experience equivalent to an Engineering Technician III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Participate in the planning, design, analysis and inspection of construction and maintenance of transportation and highway systems, bridges, and other structures. Design and analyze traffic systems including traffic signal systems, highway lighting systems, traffic striping detail and overhead traffic sign support structures. Design and evaluate pavement structural sections for new and existing roadways; develop new structural section or develop appropriate rehabilitation strategy.

Perform technical and statutory review of water right applications; assist in hearings, preparing draft State Engineer Rulings and assist in administering water rights including water allocation, inventories, and distribution. Provide water quality clearance for highway projects including technical reports for inclusion in required environmental impact statements and ensure compliance with federal and State water quality regulations; perform assessments and determine compliance with federal and State requirements regarding air quality, noise control and hazardous waste and prepare required reports.

Review applications, oversee inspections, and recommend appropriate enforcement action for facilities subject to federal and State regulations governing wastewater treatment, air pollution control, solid and hazardous waste management, and site remediation; review designs and implementation of pollution control systems and environmental remediation projects. Identify new, replaced and/or rehabilitated bridges and map the location for future scheduling; obtain and review bridge plans and specifications;

participate in on-site inspections of in-service bridges to gather field data and prepare final inspection report. Conduct on-site highway construction inspections to ensure adherence to specifications and recommend corrective action when needed; prepare final reports including the Construction Engineering Manpower Management System (CEMMS) for construction contracts awarded by the department. Perform related duties as assigned. Incumbents either: work under the direct supervision of a Registered Professional Engineer and gain knowledge and experience required for licensure as a professional engineer;

or work under general supervision and perform engineering work not requiring licensure. Staff I positions are distinguished from higher level Engineering Technicians by their participation in project design and management; responsibility for testing and inspections and the interpretation of results; determining the impact on project activities; and making design recommendations to professional engineers.

Working knowledge of practical application of algebra, geometry and trigonometry to specific problems and situations. Skills in engineering principles and practices; graph and table formatting. Ability to make computations and calculations involving the…