Highway Engineer Supervisor

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:

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.

Role Overview:

The Director of Pavement Management provides statewide leadership for INDOT's Pavement Management Team, guiding the execution of the agency's comprehensive 20‑year pavement plan. This position directs strategic planning and policy development to align maintenance and capital investments with fiscal constraints and performance goals. Responsibilities include overseeing project prioritization, investment timing, and funding optimization through rigorous data analysis and annual field inspections;

leading/managing teams to ensure quality assurance of pavement data and adherence to asset‑management procedures; solving funding challenges, managing change requests, and maintaining alignment with capital programming. The role also engages with internal and external stakeholders to sustain pavement conditions, maximize taxpayer investment, and support economic growth by keeping Indiana's roadway network in a state of good repair.

Location:

This position is located in INDOT’s Indianapolis Central Office.

This position traditionally starts at an annual salaryof $. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Direct staff in development of engineering specifications, policies, procedures, and standards having statewide impact for entire engineering program function.
• Establishes work priorities.
• Directs development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Develops and administers budgets.
• Evaluates need and coordinates training.
• Directly provide developmental opportunities, coaches staff to foster development, job satisfaction, assigns work, evaluates performance, recommends discipline, if necessary, provide feedback.
• Review and approve goals and objectives proposed by staff.
• Direct the preparation of highly technical engineering reports including program manuals.

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.

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.

This person must have the following requirements to be considered for employment:

• Must have a valid Professional Engineer License issued by the State of Indiana.
• Knowledge of information technology systems and applications, experience in operations (or related discipline) and have a minimum of five (5) years of supervisory and/or management experience.
• Broad knowledge of operations and management techniques.
• Ability to work in a lateral direction across organizational boundaries to identify business information needs and implement solutions to fulfill them.
• Possess a high level of analytical, planning and organizational skills to project needs, manage projects, and application activities.
• Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to formulate sound management and fiscal recommendations and make appropriate decisions with consideration of potential impact on agency, department and district.
• Ability to effectively prioritize a variety of projects/functions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas in a logical manner.
• Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.

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