Associate Engineer

Job Overview

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is hiring for a Staff 2, Associate Engineer as an underfill for a Professional Engineer in Elko, NV on Crew 301. This position is responsible for managing assigned construction and district projects and works alongside the crew manager, traffic engineer, and other team members. This position will collaborate with various NDOT Divisions and manages district-level contracts, agreements, stormwater compliance, roadway operations, and stewardship projects from application through final acceptance.

• Coordinate engineering projects to ensure they stay on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with the standards and specifications.
• Prepare and review technical documents, share engineering information with stakeholders, and work closely with consultants, contractors, and government agencies to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Plan, design, analyze and inspect 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 sections or 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; assess 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, map the location for future scheduling, obtain and review bridge plans and specifications, and 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.
• Work toward licensure as a professional engineer under the direct supervision of a Registered Professional Engineer.
• Work under limited supervision and perform advanced level engineering work not requiring licensure.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related engineering field and two years of professional engineering experience; or certification by the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as an Engineer Intern, and two years of professional engineering experience in civil engineering or closely related engineering field; or two years of experience as a Staff I, Associate Engineer or Supervisor I, Associate Engineer in Nevada State service;
  
  or an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

• Engineering principles and practices.
• Computer software programs necessary to complete job assignments.

• Make logical engineering judgments and decisions; read and understand engineering information from plans, drawings, specifications, manuals, correspondence, reports, graphs and memos; analyze technical information, problems, situations, practices, or procedures to identify relevant concerns, formulate logical and objective conclusions, and recognize alternatives and their implications.
• Communicate orally using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain and provide information and explain policies and procedures.
• Write engineering reports and other technical documents.
• Understand and perform statistical computations.
• Establish rapport and gain the trust of others.
• Operate personal computers and associated engineering software; and all knowledge, skills and abilities required at the lower levels.

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