Transportation Engineer Licensed Specialist ; Zone Safety Specialist Bureau of Field Service

Position Overview

At the Bureau of Field Services (BFS), our success is powered by our devotion to innovation and providing leading edge services and solutions. Our culture is what makes our bureau a rewarding place to work. We strive to promote and encourage our employees’ best qualities, which cultivates a positive and diverse team. As a bureau, we pursue avenues that lead to increased safety and efficiency in Michigan’s highway programs on behalf of our co-workers, friends, and families, driven by our celebration of successes and strides made in the workplace.

The bureau is seeking a Transportation Engineer Licensed Specialist 13 - Work Zone Safety Specialist.

This position functions as the statewide specialist responsible for management, maintenance, support, and execution of the Statewide Work Zone Program. It performs highly complex work zone related traffic studies and analyses and establishes department policies, procedures and work zone guidelines used by Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), local agencies and other outside entities. As a statewide specialist, this position provides expert advice to management, internal and external customers, and responds to public inquiries.

It also provides oversight and monitoring of the Statewide Work Zone Program, engages with peers and professionals to advance safety initiatives, and ensures compliance with annual reporting requirements. A valid driver’s license is required to perform field inspections and testing.

Education: Possession of a bachelor of science degree in engineering.

Experience: Four years of professional experience equivalent to a Transportation Engineer, including two years equivalent to a Transportation Engineer P11 or one year equivalent to a Transportation Engineer 12 or Transportation Engineer Licensed 12.

• Possess a valid driver's license.
• Possess a registered professional engineering license as required by the State of Michigan.
• If applicable, attach a copy of your official college transcripts and/or foreign degree evaluation with your application. Refer to the State of Michigan definition of an Official College Transcript; foreign degrees must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents. Acceptable evaluations come from organizations listed on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.

MDOT does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and physical (if applicable) prior to appointment. Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment.

The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.