Staff 2, Associate Engineer

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

Associate Engineers perform a broad range of engineering work not requiring licensure by the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Associate Engineers are distinguished from Engineering Technicians by greater latitude in the interpretation and application of established engineering criteria and their technical expertise in the particular program area and/or knowledge acquired in a baccalaureate course of study in engineering or a related addition Associate Engineer duties are typically distinguished from advanced Engineering Technician duties by a greater responsibility for reviewing interpreting and using judgment to make recommendations and determinations based on data received organized compiled and summarized by lower level technical staff including Engineering Technicians.

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related engineering field and two years of professional engineering experience; OR Certification by the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as an Engineer Intern and two years of professional engineering experience in civil engineering or closely related engineering field; OR two years of experience as a Staff I Associate Engineer or Supervisor I Associate Engineer in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

This position is based in Carson City within the Scheduling & Estimating Section of the Design Division at the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). It serves a pivotal role in supporting the successful planning and delivery of transportation projects throughout the state. The incumbent under the supervision of senior staff supports the planning cost estimation and data integrity functions essential to the successful delivery of transportation infrastructure projects statewide. Responsibilities include the development review and validation of detailed engineers cost estimates using NDOTs Project delivery planning and financial software Masterworks.

The incumbent ensures that estimates are complete accurate and compliant with current departmental standards and procedures. This includes maintaining bid price tables authoring and updating the cost estimation manual and training project estimators in the proper use of NDOTs Project delivery planning and financial software platforms. The position requires coordination across multiple NDOT divisions to facilitate funding alignment and project scheduling.

The incumbent plays a key role in maintaining the integrity of project data within Masterworks ensuring that all project information is current consistent and accessible for decision-making and reporting purposes. The incumbent coordinates updates to the Five-Year Project Work Plan including data integration and report generation delivered in alignment with project timelines. Additional responsibilities include the collection and reporting of project data for NDOT and FHWA performance measure 13 ensuring accuracy and compliance with established deadlines. This role involves collaboration with NDOTs Information Technology division to initiate test and validate system enhancements and bug fixes within the Masterworks environment.

The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that system updates are successfully deployed and that operational reliability is maintained. Additionally the position may contribute to early-phase project development by assisting in the creation of conceptual design packages. This includes preliminary roadway geometrics quantities and cost estimates that support scoping and feasibility analyses. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

This class specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of: engineering principles and practices; computer software programs necessary to complete job assignments.

Ability to: make logical engineering judgments and decisions; read and understand engineering information from plans drawings specifications manuals correspondence reports graphs and memos; analyze technical information problems situations practices or procedures to identify relevant concerns formulate logical and objective conclusions and recognize alternatives and their implications; communicate orally using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain and provide information and explain policies and procedures; write engineering reports and other technical documents; understand and perform statistical computations; establish rapport and gain the trust of others; operate personal computers and associated engineering software; and all knowledge skills and abilities required at the lower levels.

RECRUITER CONTACT INFORMATION: Stephanie Swanson at

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

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