District Special Projects Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serves as the District Special Projects Engineer, overseeing the field construction office, including consultants, engineers, and technicians.
• Manages inspection of multiple highway and bridge construction projects within the assigned area, ensuring delivery in accordance with contract terms and Departmental requirements.
• Identifies and resolves issues that arise on assigned projects.
• Provides daily oversight and coordinates project work schedules for roadway and bridge construction projects involving inspection and surveying activities.
• Establishes and monitors work processes to ensure efficiency and quality.
• Implements management policies and initiatives while promoting teamwork and collaboration.
• Coordinates the relocation of utilities that conflict with roadway and bridge construction, ensuring proper alignment and elevation.
• Represents SCDOT at public hearings and serves as a liaison with county and municipal officials.
• Responds to inquiries from the general public and other stakeholders.
• Monitors contractor schedules on assigned projects to ensure adherence to contract timelines and project milestones.
• Monitors budgets for all construction projects and controls costs through close oversight of project processes and the application of innovative engineering techniques.
• Ensures the quality of construction projects by implementing appropriate sampling and testing procedures to verify compliance with specifications and standards.
• Prepares, reviews, and submits all required project documentation in a timely manner to ensure proper project closeout.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Science and Management.
• Five (5) years of engineering or construction management work experience, or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• Motor vehicle operator’s license required.

The physical demands for the essential functions of this position involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time. The position may require travel and may require bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, and kneeling. It requires driving and walking for extended periods, including treading rough and uneven terrain, working in close proximity to motoring traffic, and natural environmental hazards. May be required to work outside of the normal work schedule, especially during inclement weather or departmental emergencies, and may be exposed to outside environment in all weather conditions and noise.

Must be able to work outside in various weather conditions, subject to dust, excessive noise, and traffic hazards for extended periods. Required to work additional hours on occasion during inclement weather or emergency situations. May require overnight stay on occasion due to training conferences or to provide assistance in other parts of the state during severe inclement weather or emergency situations.

Non Discrimination Statement

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.