Hybrid Transportation Engineer: Design & Field Oversight

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.

WSDOT is currently seeking multiple Transportation Engineers to support both design and construction engineering activities within the Project Engineering Office (PEO). In this role, you will contribute to the development of plans, specifications, estimates, reports, and other engineering documents that support the safety, quality, and capacity of the state’s transportation system. You will also assist with construction oversight by collecting field data, inspecting contractor work, measuring and documenting contract quantities, and coordinating with engineering staff in the field.

This position plays an important role in ensuring transportation projects are designed and constructed in accordance with contract requirements and engineering standards. Through this work, you will help deliver reliable transportation infrastructure that supports WSDOT’s mission.

The typical schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, generally consisting of five 8‑hour workdays. Flexible and/or compressed work schedules may be available based on business needs. During construction season, extended work hours may be required, including work beyond 8 hours per day and occasional weekend work. The position may also require working nights, weekends, holidays, alternate shifts, and responding to unscheduled or emergency situations as operational needs arise.

The position is eligible for daily overtime.

• Prepare reports, contract plans, specifications, and engineers’ estimates for highway improvement projects.
• Develop design documentation using Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) software to produce design and right‑of‑way plan sheets.
• Analyze field and survey data to determine quantities, elevations, coordinates, grades, and curve data for transportation projects.
• Evaluate engineering designs using accident data, traffic data, hydraulic considerations, environmental constraints, and applicable design standards.
• Assist with the preparation and documentation of project records, including estimates, final records, and as‑built plans.
• Inspect highway construction activities such as earthwork, concrete, asphalt paving, and drainage to ensure compliance with contract plans and specifications.
• Measure and document material quantities and installation conditions while coordinating with contractors and project staff to resolve questions related to contract requirements.
• Drive a state vehicle to project sites across the region, including remote locations, to perform field inspection and support engineering staff.

This is a Transportation Engineer 2 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.

Required Competencies – Transportation Engineer 2 (TE2) Level:

• Engineering Principles and Technical Analysis:
  Demonstrated knowledge of civil, structural, environmental, construction, mechanical, or transportation engineering principles, as evidenced by the ability to apply engineering concepts to analyze data, interpret plans or specifications, support design or project development activities, and resolve technical issues, certification as an Engineer‑in‑Training (EIT), or equivalent applied experience.
• Transportation Engineering Application:
  Experience applying engineering concepts, standards, and practices to transportation projects, including design and construction activities.
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