Civil Engineer; Transportation

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The Department of Transportation is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Civil Engineer (Transportation), a role that requires expertise in applying engineering principles to ensure that design, construction, and maintenance activities adhere to environmental laws and regulations at all levels. In this position, you will utilize your engineering knowledge throughout the phases of environmental documentation, compliance, and permitting, facilitating timely project progression.

Your ability to make informed decisions and judgments will be crucial in successfully completing work assignments. If you possess the necessary qualifications and skills for this important role, we encourage you to apply today!

In this position, you will utilize engineering principles to develop and assess engineering drawings, ensuring they align with permit applications. Responsibilities include creating and reviewing necessary calculations, designs, and analyses to secure permits and address environmental concerns. You will evaluate the environmental impacts of proposed and existing transportation facilities, considering landforms, water quality, land use, cultural resources, and effects on threatened and endangered species.

The role also involves conducting environmental analyses and preparing technical reports on hazardous waste, wetland investigations, and species assessments. Additionally, you will review studies related to natural resources and pollution control as part of the environmental clearance process, research potential impacts of transportation projects on various environmental and community factors, conduct fieldwork such as wetland identification, species surveys, waste investigations, and monitor post-construction activities, and support construction and maintenance teams.

• Full‑time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch.
• Telework:
  Opportunity to work from home part‑time with a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you cannot telework, you may report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. Telework availability may change.
• Salary:
  Starting salary may be non‑negotiable in some cases.
• Further communication regarding this position will be sent via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders.

• Five years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty and an Engineer‑in‑Training certificate issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board, or
• Successful completion of the Civil Engineer Trainee training program, or
• Years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty and an engineer‑in‑training certificate, plus an associate’s degree in civil engineering technology or a closely related discipline, or
• One year of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related discipline.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed. Provide required experience and education directly on the application.
• If you claim education, attach a copy of your college transcripts (unofficial acceptable).
• Submit your application by the posting closing date. Late applications and required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the application requirements may eliminate you from consideration.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. § 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

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