Engineer - III; Structural Engineer

32.85 - 45.45 US per hour

Job
Agency:
Department of Transportation / Division of Planning & Engineering / Bridge Design

Location:

Pierre or Sioux Falls
Salary: $32.85 - $45.45 per hour, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: E1 - E3
Closing Date: 10/14/2026

This is a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. For more information on the Department of Transportation, please visit https://dot.sd.gov/.

Ready for a rewarding career that provides exciting and meaningful work? Looking for a place that values innovation and teamwork? In need of schedules and benefits that make it possible to both support and enjoy your family?

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has a perfect opportunity for you as a Structural Engineer!

Join a team dedicated to providing better lives through better transportation. As a Structural Engineer with the South Dakota Department of Transportation Office of Bridge Design, you will work with highway structures, ensuring safe and efficient structures are available to the traveling public now and into the future. This position designs and prepares plans for highway structure projects.

• Growth mindset
• Vision and creativity
• Team-oriented attitude
• Confident, action-oriented personality
• Attention to detail and a passion for organization
• Commitment to fostering high ethical standards

• Health insurance (zero-cost premium plan, low and high deductible plans, and single and family plans
• Employee assistance program
• Dental, Vision and Health Savings Account
• Free basic life insurance policy
• Membership in the South Dakota Retirement System with partial state match
• Paid leave (15 vacation days per year)
• Sick leave (14 days per year)
• Paid family leave (12 weeks for birth and adoption of child, equivalent to 40 hours per week)
• Military leave (15 days per year)
• 11 paid holidays
• Longevity pay
• Semimonthly pay periods
• Eligibility for meal per diems

The duties of a Structural Engineer include, but are not limited to, developing and reviewing structure layouts; participating in site investigations; performing structural design, design check, quantity, and load rating calculations; reviewing plans for highway and structure construction; providing review comments to designers and plans preparers; and ensuring that review comments are incorporated into construction plans.

Knowledge of:

• civil and structural engineering principles, practices and theories;
• familiarity with structural engineering design software;
• basic principles and terminology of computer operation.

Skill to:

• effectively utilize Bentley Open Bridge Modeler or similar computer aided drafting (CAD) software, Microsoft Office products, AASHTOWARE Bridge Design and Rating (BrDR), Mathcad Prime, Eriksson Culvert, STAAD Pro Connect, mathematically calculate structure material quantities;

Ability to:

• read, interpret, and evaluate engineering plans, and specifications for acceptable engineering practices;
• organize, analyze, calculate, and evaluate available information and draw reasonable conclusions;
• communicate information clearly and concisely;
• effectively plan, organize and prioritize work activities to meet schedules and deadlines;
• work in a team environment;
• develop positive working relationships.

Only applicants with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering will be considered.

Qualifications of a successful applicant will determine the engineering classification level assigned. Salary and position location will be set depending on qualifications and experience. There will be a period of training in Pierre prior to any opportunity to relocate to…