Area 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.

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.

About the Department:
The Construction Division at INDOT is primarily responsible for managing and executing the agency's multimillion-dollar contracts for preventive maintenance and new construction of INDOT's facilities (i.e. roadways, bridges, culverts, and traffic signals). Our mission-driven, service-led team accomplishes this by overseeing all phases of the construction contract and progress to ensure contractors deliver a quality product that conforms to plans and specifications.

Indiana has recently been ranked #1 in the infrastructure category of CNBC's "Top States for Business" report and offers opportunities for advancement in construction as well as other departments related to infrastructure.

The Construction Area Engineer will serve as a liaison and subject matter expert to divisions of the agency for MOT, maintenance of traffic, and constructability. Additionally, you will direct and supervise Support Engineers, Project Engineers, Construction Managers, and Project Supervisors, and will assign them to projects. You will guide the process of all change orders, have approval authority at appropriate levels, and make recommendations.

Responsibilities include providing engineering direction on all projects assigned, including decisions on non-routine matters and providing input in preliminary and final field checks. Additionally, you will conduct field inspections of projects to ensure compliance with plans, policies, special provisions, and specifications through the completion of the final construction record.

This position is located in INDOT’s Crawfordsville District, Cloverdale Area.

This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $85,020.00. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.

The Highway Engineer Supervisor directs and supervises Project Engineers, Project Managers, and Project Supervisors and assigns them to projects. You will process all change orders, have approval authority at appropriate levels, and make recommendations. Responsibilities include providing engineering direction on all projects assigned, including decisions on non-routine matters and providing input in preliminary and final field checks. Additionally you will conduct inspections of projects to ensure compliance with plans, policies, special provisions, and specifications.

You will also train and evaluate assigned personnel and set contract timelines on all projects. The Construction Area Engineer oversees the annual INDOT construction program in their assigned area; typically, their area's construction program value varies between $25,000,000 and $ annually. The area engineer serves as the construction program manager and the direct-support technical expert for his/her staff. He/she directly supervises assigned INDOT construction support engineers, project engineers, project manager and project supervisors (for approx.

5-10 (+/-) inspection teams) along with between 5 and 15 consultant project teams (depending on the assigned…