Construction Engineer

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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About the Indiana Department of Transportation
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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance.

Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.

Location
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This position is located in INDOT’s Greenfield District.

Salary
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The salary for this position traditionally starts at $75,010.00, but may be commensurate with education or work experience.

The essential elements of the job duties:

• Delegate and coordinate work assignments for construction technicians and surveyors.
• Coordinate the sampling and testing of aggregates, steel, asphalt, soils and all other materials.
• Make recommendations to management related to change order.
• Respond to inquiries from local public officials, news organizations and other interested parties.
• Ensure that both INDOT and contractor employees are performing work in a safe manner in compliance with OSHA and other applicable standards, and reports deficiencies to appropriate office.
• Maintain all files related to project in an orderly and usable manner.
• Supervise preparation of final construction records, examines and approves contractor requests for payment.
• Attend preconstruction and partnering meetings as INDOT representative.
• Meet with affected property owners in the project area and works to resolve access restriction issues, drainage problems and other issues that may arise during construction.
• Prepare and maintain daily project records and files, and oversees the work of technicians doing the same, including daily reports of materials placed, locations of work, work interruptions, contractor workforce size and composition, test results, and any other related information.
• Prepare simple field drawings or sketches as necessary to implement and document minor changes to project specifications.
• Prepare and submit a wide variety of documentation to the Final Review Office, and coordinates with the Final Review Office in the project closure process, answering questions and doing research as requested.
• Teach certified technician classes and assist students in preparation for examinations.
• Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
• Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:

• Registered Professional Engineers…