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Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering)

Represents department in legislative matters

If you want to advance initiatives to plan, develop, and construct exciting transportation improvement projects in Connecticut, read below and apply now!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (CTDOT), is now accepting applications for a Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering) position within the Division of Traffic Engineering, Traffic Project Design, in the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, at our Headquarters in Newington, CT.

Transportation Engineer 3's in the Division of Traffic Engineering lead the development of projects and initiatives that enhance the safety, capacity, and efficiency of Connecticut’s transportation system. They manage and coordinate traffic designs, studies, and investigations on state roadways to address complex roadway and multi-modal challenges and reduce crashes by researching and applying innovative solutions—such as modern roadway configurations, traffic signals, signs, and pavement markings—proven to improve safety and save lives.

• First Shift
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• Monday through Friday
• Location:
  
  Newington, CT
• Hybrid (in-office/telework) and alternate work schedules may be available

Applicants must be available to travel for training, conferences, meetings, field reviews, etc., both within and outside of normal working hours, when necessary, and must possess and retain a valid driver’s license. Please list your Driver's license number, expiration date, and issuing State, Engineer-In-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) license number and expiration date, if applicable, and any other job‑relevant licenses or certifications you hold in the Licenses and Professional Certifications section of your application.

• Oversees work of lower level engineers and performs complex design work;
• Designs difficult foundations and bridges of advanced design;
• Makes field inspection of bridge sites to obtain information necessary for design of important structures;
• Oversees field inspection of structural condition of existing structures and preparation of sketches, plans and recommendations for adequate repair;
• Acts as liaison between towns and state as consulting engineer in repair of bridges;
• Oversees and conducts research on materials incorporated in bridges, highways, and miscellaneous structures and maintenance and construction methods in field;
• Oversees state and consultant engineers in review of storm sewer and culvert designs and computations prepared by Design division and contracting engineers for watersheds of 650 acres and less;
• Provides technical advice to Design division and District Engineers on pollution control measures and unusual storm sewer and culvert designs;
• Prepares computations for storm sewer and culvert designs;
• Attends field reviews on all new designs for highway projects;
• Recommends revisions to improve drainage design;
• Oversees laboratory work on soil samples for determination of void ratio, water content, specific gravity, grain size distribution, plasticity limits, permeability, optimum moisture content, confined and unconfined compressive strength, direct shear and consolidation;
• Prepares detailed geotechnical reports and recommendations;
• Oversees analyses, computations, preparation of plans and data relating to hydraulic problems encountered in planning and design of highways;
• Performs hydrographic analysis and flood routing for retention basin designs;
• Serves as expert witness in court cases;
• Reviews drainage design on major permit applications for shopping centers and housing developments;
• Assists in preparation and updating of Drainage Manual;
• Oversees engineers, electricians and technicians in design or maintenance of extensive highway lighting, traffic light installations and computerized traffic control systems;
• Performs complex work in preparation of plans, specifications and estimated cost of electrical contracts and work;
• Oversees inspection of electrical construction and maintenance work and preparation of monthly and final estimates;
• Coordinates preliminary surveys and…