Transportation Engineer ; In-Training

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

WSDOT is currently seeking a Transportation Engineer 2 to join the Olympic Region’s Tumwater Design Office in Lacey, WA. In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering highway design projects from development through completion, serving as the primary engineer responsible for preparing design documentation, plans, specifications, and cost estimates. Your work will directly support the delivery of safe, high-quality transportation projects that serve communities throughout the region.

This position also provides an opportunity to share your technical expertise and help develop others. You’ll provide technical guidance and training while directing the work of supporting designers in the development of plan sheets, specifications, and estimates. If you enjoy applying your engineering knowledge, collaborating with others, and seeing your work translate into transportation projects that make a difference, this could be a great opportunity to grow your career with WSDOT.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Transportation Engineer 2 will:

• Prepare and review design, documentation, contract plans, specifications, and cost estimates (PS&Es) for design projects.
• Understand and interpret written policies, engineering design manuals, construction plans, and engineering reports to prepare, interpret, and review designs, project delivery documentation, contract plans, specifications, cost estimates and schedules.
• Conduct a quality review of own work; analyze and incorporate review comments as appropriate.
• Review and incorporate appropriate plans and data from Planning, Soils, Hydraulics, Bridge, Traffic, and other support offices.
• Use computer aided design software to develop engineering designs and plans.
• Perform quality verifications on design submittals.
• Conduct technical reviews of engineering related elements for Architectural and Engineering agreements, supplements, and task orders.
• Perform quality reviews of other design team’s plan, specifications, estimates, design calculations, and other support projects and documents within the office by checking completeness, accuracy, consistency, and adherence to WSDOT design standards.
• Coordinate with other WSDOT offices, consultants, outside agencies, and other stakeholders to clarify technical information, meet commitments, and obtain information.

To be considered for this opportunity, the following competencies are required
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• Foundational Engineering Technical Skills and Knowledge: Foundational knowledge of civil, structural, geotechnical, or transportation engineering principles, with the ability to apply engineering concepts to real-world transportation project scenarios.
• Technical Interpretation, Analysis, and Problem Solving: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering plans, specifications, contract documents, manuals, and technical data; identify issues or discrepancies; and apply sound engineering judgment to support effective, practical solutions.
• Engineering Documentation and Records Management: Ability to accurately document engineering, inspection, survey, materials, or project support activities through reports,…