Engineering Assistant; EPSA II; Sterling

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development.

Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details. Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

This position is in the Sterling Engineering Residency within CDOT’s Region 4 North Engineering Program. This unit prepares the plans, specifications and cost estimates for upgrading, reconstructing, and maintaining the highway infrastructure. They monitor, oversee, and supervise all aspects of highway construction contracts between CDOT and contractors to ensure conformance with the contract plans and specifications. Construction activities of the work unit include testing materials, inspecting for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, providing quality assurance and control, document pay quantities, authorizing contract payments, initiating and authorizing contract modification orders, and monitoring the financial status of projects.

Ultimately, the unit is responsible for providing the best multimodal transportation for Colorado that most effectively moves people, goods and information safely.

As the Engineering Assistant, you will assist with the supportive duties for the work unit supervisor in construction, preconstruction, and materials testing for transportation projects. This includes, but is not limited to, surveying, design review and support, testing of materials incorporated into projects, assuring compliance of plans and specifications, and determining the quantities for interim progress payments. You will also assist in the design of construction plans by gathering and checking project quantities and geometrics.

You will also perform routine materials testing and inspection independently, including collecting test materials, conducting appropriate tests and analyses, and reporting all results obtained to the Project Engineer.

• Assist with the execution of physical tests on materials to be incorporated into a project to ensure they conform and comply with the plans and specifications.
• Gather and document results of physical tests and materials certification for incorporation into the project records.
• Enter all test results into ATSER and compile the summary report for the…