Project Engineer, Civil Engineering

Description and Functions

Open Until Filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Step into a role where your work quite literally paves the way forward. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is looking for a full-time Project Engineer to join our Project Development Section in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

In this dynamic position, you won’t just design roads—you’ll help shape the future of Wyoming’s transportation system. As a Project Engineer, you’ll create, refine, and review highway design plans that improve safety, strengthen infrastructure, and keep communities connected. Every project you touch will have a lasting impact on the people who travel our roads every day.

If you’re driven by purpose, passionate about engineering, and ready to make a visible difference across the state, this is your opportunity to build something that truly matters.

This position offers a $2,000.00 hiring bonus (see notes for eligibility)

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

and MUCH MORE!

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Human Resource Contact:

The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Works independently on projects of moderate to high complexity
• Develops, refines, and reviews horizontal and vertical alignments
• Establishes dimensions and geometry of cross-sectional elements of roadways to determine and refine excavation, embankment, and haul quantities for construction of the roadway
• Develops contract plans
• Designs and details other roadway features such as guardrail installations, drainage structures, and utility and right-of-way impacts in accordance with applicable State and Federal design policies and procedures using design software
• Calculates pay quantities for materials used to construct roadways and prepares computer spreadsheets summarizing these quantities
• Attends periodic workshops to increase skills and knowledge
• Trains others in new methods and procedures
• Assists the design team leader in training employees to aid in their career development
• Works with software programs and the design team to ensure the work is done per scheduled dates set by the Project Control System
• Schedules, attends, and leads plan inspections
• Affixes professional engineer (PE) stamp to contract plans
• Assists the design team leader in the daily operation of the design team; attends meetings in the absence of the design team leader
• Reviews the work of other employees

PREFERENCES: Preference given to knowledge of WYDOT's project/plan development procedures and project flow charts.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of highway engineering concepts and principles
• Use of CADD software and Microsoft Office
• Technical writing, communication, time management
• Ability to work effectively with other department programs, outside agencies, and the public
• Give attention to detail and work under tight work schedules
• Knowledge of mentoring and coaching skills
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and local rules and regulations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor's Degree (in Engineering)

Experience: 1-2 years of progressive work experience in Engineering

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Professional Engineer's (PE) License Required at time of hire - (Wyoming PE required within one year of hire date.)

PHYSICAL

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• This position takes place in an average work environment.

• FLSA:
  Non-Exempt
• E-Verify: WYDOT uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
• The Wyoming Department of Transportation is a Drug-Free Workplace.

Qualifying Reasons

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