Engineer-in-Training - Greeley

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

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.

T he eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

The Greely Traffic Unit is responsible for maintaining, preserving, and improving traffic safety, efficiency, capacity, and operation of highways for the traveling public as well as construction and maintenance workers by ensuring the appropriate design of traffic control devices for highway construction and permanent installation.

The Engineer-in-Training I will develop by applying and implementing engineering theories, principles and standards while leading Traffic Operations projects and efforts. This position will learn to perform engineering design, analysis, and construction management for traffic operations through work zones, signalized intersections, and permanent installations on state highways within the region.

• Learn to provide recommendations and designs safety improvements for rural and urban highways;
• Provide technical information and serves as a representative from the Traffic program to CDOT specialty branches and outside municipalities. Ensures that departmental policy, procedures and design standards are addressed and incorporated into roadway construction plans and other efforts relating to traffic operations;
• Learn to develop, and apply traffic modeling, traffic analysis, and signal timing principles to CDOT assets in the region;
• Learn to prepare preliminary and final traffic plans, specifications and cost estimates for roadway construction projects, to include preparing plan sheets for signalization of intersections, intersection geometric designs, construction work zone traffic control, permanent signing and striping, and other safety improvement projects;
• Learn to assist in the management of pavement markings, signs, signals, and other assets.
• Learn to assist in the corresponding recommendation of locations to address via internal or external efforts;
• Learn to serve as a department liaison to the public, local agencies, state and federal entities, CDOT Design teams, businesses, special interest groups, utility companies and others regarding design feasibility, plan constructability and potential maintenance issues, design and construction activities or conflicts;
• Become familiar with traffic signal, pavement markings, signs, other asset requirements and associated technology needs and requirements;
• Assist in other related capacities as required by Traffic Operations Unit;
• Learn to request field survey, environmental study, traffic data, right-of-way information, hydrology/hydrology design, structural design, utility locations/relocations, and other information as required to support project needs;
• Learn to prepare traffic control plans for construction projects and/or review work by other units/external stakeholders in the Region.
• Knowledge of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and proficient use of Micro Station/ORD, PMWeb, and other CDOT…