Engineer, Civil Engineering

Position: Engineer I
Introduction

Join Our Team! DelDOT is Now Offering Sign-on Bonuses for Engineers! The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) recognizes its Engineers are a highly valued resource and play a critical role in ensuring the State’s infrastructure is safe, reliable, dependable, and sustainable. For that reason we are now providing monetary recruitment incentives to new DelDOT Engineers in accordance to our Recruitment Program Policy and Procedures.

The program provides recruitment incentives as follows:

• $4,000 Engineer I
• $5,000 Engineer II
• $6,000 Engineer III
• $7,000 Engineer IV

Incentives are paid three months from the initial date of employment. New employees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years of employment with DelDOT in the Engineer I-IV series. Must be a new hire to the State of Delaware or new to the Engineer classification series within the State of Delaware.

NOTE:

You will receive more information during the hiring process. This program is administered by the Department of Transportation’s Human Resources – Employment Services section. The program may be terminated by the Department of Transportation at any time with or without notice.

Summary Statement

This position plans and conducts field inspections of projects under construction to collect data and ensure conformance with relevant plans, standards, specifications and state/federal laws and regulations. Reviews, analyzes and reports on the status of projects and regulatory conformance. Prepares accurate, thorough and organized reports of contract progress such as inspector daily reports and weekly reports to clearly convey the project activities.

Career

Ladder

Upon satisfactory completion of department promotional standards and job requirements, employees may be eligible to be promoted to the next level.

Essential Functions

• Drafts, develops and modifies engineering designs, plans and specifications.
• Reviews permit applications, blueprints and/or designs prepared by others to ensure compliance with specifications and regulations.
• Applies the principles and theories of science and mathematics to research and develop solutions to technical problems.
• Plans and conducts field studies, surveys, research and development projects, inspections and/or investigations to collect data and ensure conformance to state/federal laws and regulations.
• Tests or evaluates materials, equipment, systems and facilities.
• Plans and coordinates engineering projects.
• Reviews, analyzes and reports on the status of projects and/or regulatory conformance.
• Develops cost estimates for project time and materials.
• Provides technical guidance and training to technical staff.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Engineer I. Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

Possession of a Bachelor's degree or higher (or have an anticipated graduation date within 12 months) in one or more of the discipline(s) of engineering shown below OR official notice of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in one or more of the discipline(s) of engineering shown below.

• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Material Science Engineering

Conditions of Hire

• As a condition of hire you must possess a valid driver's license (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).
• Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the…