Job Description

Description and Functions

Open until filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is seeking a full-time Project Engineer in our Project Development Section located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. As a Project Engineer, you will design, develop, refine, and review road design plans for highway construction to enhance public safety and improve the state transportation system.

Cheyenne is a steadily growing community along the Front Range but still true to the history of the Old West. The city offers nearby access to mountain biking, skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities. Cheyenne is also home to the "Daddy of \'em All" Cheyenne Frontier Days held every last week of July. Wyoming is one of only seven states with no state income tax.

This position offers:

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• **Limited time hiring incentive** Eighty (80) additional hours of incentive pay at the hourly rate of hire to be paid out at the end of the successful candidate\'s first month of employment

Human Resource Contact: 307-777-4467

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed at the job level.

• Works independently on projects of moderate to high complexity
• Develops, refines, and reviews horizontal and vertical alignments
• Establishes dimensions and geometry of cross-sectional elements of roadways to determine and refine excavation, embankment, and haul quantities for construction of the roadway
• Develops contract plans
• Designs and details other roadway features such as guardrail installations, drainage structures, and utility and right-of-way impacts in accordance with applicable State and Federal design policies and procedures using design software
• Calculates pay quantities for materials used to construct roadways and prepares computer spreadsheets summarizing these quantities
• Attends periodic workshops to increase skills and knowledge
• Trains others in new methods and procedures
• Assists the design team leader in training employees to aid in their career development
• Works with software programs and the design team to ensure the work is done per scheduled dates set by the Project Control System
• Schedules attend and lead plan inspections
• Affixes professional engineer (PE) stamp to contract plans
• Assists the design team leader in the daily operation of the design team; attends meetings in the absence of the design team leader
• Reviews the work of other employees

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of highway engineering concepts and principles.
• Preference given to knowledge of WYDOT\'s project/plan development procedures and project flow charts.
• Use of Microstation computer drafting software and OpenRoads design software.
• Technical writing. Communication. Time management. Microsoft Office for office automation.
• Ability to work effectively with other Department Programs, outside agencies, and the public.
• Give attention to detail and work under tight work schedules.
• Knowledge of mentoring and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and local rules and regulations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
Bachelor\'s Degree (in Engineering)

Experience:
1-2 years of progressive work experience in Engineering

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Professional Engineer\'s (PE) License Required at time of hire - (Wyoming PE required within six months of hire date.)

Necessary Special Requirements

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• This position takes place in an average work environment.

NOTES:

• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• E-Verify: WYDOT uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about

, including your rights and responsibilities. * The Wyoming Department of Transportation is a Drug-Free Workplace.

Supplemental Information

045-Department of Transportation - WYDOT-Engineering & Planning - Highway Development - Project Development

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