Engineer in Training , Design

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

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’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.

The Engineer works in the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Engineering Residency in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of this unit is to provide engineering expertise in developing, building, and maintaining a safe and integrated transportation system. The unit manages and oversees projects for upgrading, reconstructing, and maintaining the highway system along with other projects that have federal, state and local funds.

This includes: design, design oversight, construction management, NEPA documentation management, consultant management, and overall project management are provided.

The Engineer-in-Training position is expected to gain engineering expertise and to apply engineering theories, principles, and standards to the design and preparation of plans and specifications for highway projects while overseen by a licensed Professional Engineer. This position carries out established work processes and operations by learning to apply and follow procedures, techniques, rules, and regulations and is overseen by a licensed Professional Engineer.

This position provides entry level engineering design and construction support for the unit. The position performs engineering work tasks to complete project design plans and construction inspection/oversight. This position designs under the guidance of a Professional Engineer and executes work assignments of a progressively more complex nature requiring independent engineering judgment and design analysis in preparation for eventually becoming a licensed Professional Engineer.

Additionally, this position ensures construction contract completion in compliance with the contract documents that include project plans and specifications.

• Learn to apply current engineering principles, theories, design specifications, applicable design standards and engineering expertise to develop safe, efficient, and economical designs; utilize appropriate engineering software to develop project plans.
• Learns to complete assigned design project tasks using engineering practices and calculation methods that meet current engineering design…