Scour Engineer In-Training

About WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

The Opportunity

WSDOT is currently seeking a Bridge Engineer 5 to join the Bridge Preservation Office and support the statewide Bridge Scour Program. In this role, you will serve as a registered professional engineer responsible for conducting federally mandated scour inspections, developing and maintaining action plans to protect scour-critical bridges. You will support WSDOT’s mission of providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation by ensuring the safety and reliability of bridges on the state highway system.

This work includes investigating scour mitigation measures, designing and reviewing scour repairs, conducting scour assessments, supporting bridge inspections, and working with WSDOT staff and hydraulic consultants on statewide scour projects.

What to Expect

This position provides opportunities to share technical knowledge by participating in training for local agencies, WSDOT personnel, and other outside agencies. Frequent statewide travel is an important part of the role, with overnight travel and periods when you may be in travel status for most of the workweek.

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, you will:

• Manage the Bridge Scour Program by performing scour assessments and developing, maintaining, and updating Scour Plans of Action.
• Develop lists of bridges requiring scour inspections, repairs, fathometric surveys, and underwater inspections.
• Review underwater inspection and fathometric reports to evaluate bridges for scour susceptibility.
• Work with HQ Hydraulics to design scour repairs and prepare detailed drawings.
• Manage and update scour databases and spreadsheets and generate status reports as needed.
• Ensure bridge files contain the information necessary to meet National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) requirements and current Bridge Preservation Office protocols.
• Review recommended scour-related repairs and provide feedback.
• Direct the compilation of scour-related information for HQ Hydraulics, engineering and environmental staff, and consultants.
• Work with HQ Hydraulics and hydraulic consultants to complete statewide scour projects.
• Participate as a member of an instructional team providing scour-related training to local agencies, WSDOT employees, and other agencies.
• Serve as a Lead Inspector on bridge inspection teams using routine and nondestructive inspection methods, including operating an Under Bridge Inspection Truck (UBIT) from below bridge decks.
• Prepare bridge inspection reports and recommended repairs.

Qualifications

This is a Bridge Engineer 5 position. However, the hiring manager reserves the right to fill the position at a lower level in the classification series based on candidate qualifications, providing an opportunity for an individual to gain the required experience on the job as part of a formal “in-training” plan.

At minimum, the following competencies are required:

• Civil Engineering
  :
  Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited program.
• Professional Engineering
  :
  Current registration as a Professional Engineer in Washington State, or the ability to obtain Washington registration through comity within 6 months.
• Scour Program Knowledge: Working knowledge of SNBI…