Resident Engineer

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance
• Paid vacation sick leave FMLA and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457B plans that help you build a secure future
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities
• and MUCH MORE!Click here for detailed information oryou can watch this short video to learn about our benefit package!

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Human Resources Contact: / Terra Poling /

• Responsible for documentation of project quantities and payment.
• Responsible for negotiating and securing agreements with landowners government agencies and consultants.
• Responsible for meeting requirements ofDEQ BLM USFS and other agencies on projects.
• Coordinate and develop consensus among representatives of the city county federal and the department and the general public and special interest groups to address project impacts and effects at the design and construction level.
• Research locate and negotiate materials survey water and plant site agreements with private landowners businesses and government agencies.
• Generate special provisions for all projects to address issues unique to each project.
• Initiate and monitor consultant agreements and progress to provide various surveying and engineering services.
• Generate plans summaries and estimates for maintenance projects.
• Resolve and recommend a resolution of contractor disputes and claims.
• Review generate and negotiate change orders.
• Provide fundamental and supplemental training to subordinates.
• Responsible for determining equipment workforce needs and budget requirements.
• Manages coordinates and organizes field inspections surveys laboratory testing material analysis and quality control to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Prepares technical engineering studies and/or summaries for a variety of projects.
• Responsible for the development of plans and documents.
• Responsible for determining equipment & workforce needs & budget requirements.
• Assures projects are completed in accordance with plans specifications and design criteria.
• Responsible for engineering recommendations and summaries for a variety of projects.
• Reviews and approves or rejects submittals.
• Ensures the engineering staffs work activities meet project technical and policy requirements state statutes and federal regulations.
• Performs feasibility analysis to ensure cost-effective solutions.
• Coordinates with other programs agencies or outside entities; participates in value engineering studies and public meetings.
• Responds as a result of claims lawsuits or other public record requests.
• Prepares and coordinates budget recommendations.
• Conducts performance appraisals makes hiring and firing recommendations and conducts disciplinary actions.
• Trains and mentors staff.
• Advises senior leaders regarding design and project budgets design and schedules and contracts.
• Develops and implements standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the engineering section.
• Participates in selection panels of architects engineers and contractors.
• Confers with agencies staff in other states or other government levels regarding joint actions taken or to be taken or in exchange for vital or useful information; develops reviews and makes adjustments in a long-range plan for agency (or major program) goals.
• Reviews blueprints design plans and specifications for technical merit and owner intent on all projects and quality control functionality readability sustainability and construction flow.
• Develops cost estimates for future projects to include design and construction costs; Advises senior leaders on acquiring engineering-specific software hardware equipment and materials.
• Affixes PE stamp to work completed.

• FLSA: Exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Transportation is a Drug-Free Workplace.
• 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 E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities
• The successful candidate may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement

• Temporary employees accepting a full-time position.
• Current employees accepting a promotional opportunity - recruitment must have been opened to the public.
• One year of service to WYDOT must be completed; failure to complete this requirement will forfeit the hiring incentive and funds will be recouped from final pay.
• Internal candidates would be required to remain in the position for a minimum of one (1) year from their promotion date.
• Employees would only be eligible for one (1) hiring bonus in a 12-month period.
• If the employee elects to downgrade through an active recruitment and/or appointment during the twelve (12) month period they would be required to pay the bonus back.

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URL: State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.