Pavement Manager - Resident Engineer; PE

Licensed Professional Engineer – Grand Junction

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has a vacancy for a licensed professional engineer with experience in civil or transportation engineering in our Grand Junction location.

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

At CDOT, pavement managers are responsible for tracking and analyzing pavement distresses, corroborating with other pavement managers to analyze and improve pavement performance and cost modeling, and creating and maintaining regional surface treatment asset plans. This position will also design surface treatment projects for shelf or delivery, perform pavement design, prepare materials recommendations, and assist with preconstruction project support for the region’s three design teams.

• Analyze current and historical pavement distress and project data with the assistance of computer modeling software to prepare a list of potential projects for the Regional annual resurfacing plan.
• Validate the accuracy of raw distress data, determine where discrepancies have occurred, and correct as appropriate. Determine the nature and extent of preliminary investigation and data analysis required to effectively evaluate the region pavement management plan.
• Communicate complex technical information regarding the pavement management software program and its implications to upper management to allow them to understand the reasons for decisions regarding inclusion of projects in the plan.
• Apply CDOT procedures, specifications, guidelines, engineering principles, PE license, and personal experience in the design and selection of the most economical stabilized pavement section. This process includes preparing engineering design and cost analysis methods of different categories and thicknesses of surfacing and service life used to determine the lowest life cycle cost applicable for use in construction projects.
• Perform Life Cycle Cost Analyses (LCCA) when required by the guidance provided in the Pavement Design Manual. Research the current LCCA standard practices found in CDOT’s Pavement Design Manual, conduct the analyses, document the results, and engage with industry.
• Ensure design staff are provided with Materials Recommendations and review plans and specifications to ensure recommendations are included.
• Attend scoping, Field Inspection Review, Final Office Review and other design meetings, as well as monthly status meetings.
• Serve as pre-construction project manager for assigned projects, setting up and managing the PDP (Project Development Plan) and design meetings including at a minimum Scoping, FIR (Field Inspection Review), FOR (Final Office Review).
• Prepare plans, specification and estimates for assigned surface treatment projects;
  Stamp the plans and specifications as a licensed Professional Engineer.
• Track various pavement treatments and compare the data to the predictions made by pavement design and pavement management programs.
• Prepare and deliver reports, presentations and training on pavement management and other materials related topics when requested by the Region Materials Engineer.

• Primarily 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday–Friday.
• Approximately 25% spent in the field, 75% spent in the office.
• Travel required during work hours to visit project sites as well as attend meetings and trainings.
• Weekends, holidays, evenings or night work may be required.
• Occasional overnight travel throughout Colorado.
• Required to work in proximity to heavy traffic, as well as in hot or cold weather conditions.
• Required to work on variable terrain at project sites.
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles.

• Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors.
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• Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from another U.S. state's Board of Licensure. If meeting qualifications with an out-of-state…