Transportation Supervising Engineer (Engineering)

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• Supervises work of engineers technicians and other technical and/or clerical personnel in any one of several organizationally specialized engineering operations railroad or airport sections;
• Reviews detailed plans specifications or studies of complex engineering problems related to areas such as highway bridge facility or geometric design traffic engineering computer applications electrical engineering highway operations geo-technical engineering hydraulics and drainage utilities contract and project development environmental compliance railroad engineering or airport engineering;
• Supervises research into development of improved materials or products and testing methods;
• Supervises field and office research projects on engineering and technical problems;
• Supervises research on economic financial and administrative aspects of pavement management highway construction and maintenance design of highways and bridges with reference to materials to be used and in pavement work correction resurfacing and winter maintenance techniques;
• Coordinates design related elements of construction projects;
• Prepares special reports cost estimates standards and specifications and fee schedules for consultant engineers surveyors or contractors;
• Reviews progress reports;
• Schedules assigns oversees and reviews work of staff;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts performance evaluations;
• Determines priorities and plans section work;
• Establishes and maintains section procedures;
• Develops or makes recommendations on policies and standards;
• Acts as liaison with other operating sections agencies and outside officials;
• Prepares reports recommendations and correspondence;
• Conducts analytical studies of engineering costs incurred to determine amounts reimbursable under federal aid and amounts due public utilities under state and federal policies;
• Prepares comprehensive reports on fiscal matters relating to departmental engineering operations;
• Directs concurrent billing programs for department;
• Acts as an assistant in performing highly specialized administrative or engineering studies;
• Supervises or provides highly technical assistance in conducting studies or establishing policy procedures or methods;
• Supervises field or office functions for location boundary construction surveying and design projects;
• Supervises preparation of comprehensive technical reports and related correspondence;
• Makes oral presentations at public hearings or meetings;
• Reviews work of consultants (engineers designers etc.);
• Acts as the Primary Assistant to the Chief Engineer in performing special projects and overseeing Bureau activities;
• Oversees the Departments Consultant Selection Panel process;
• Serves as a member of departmental committee assisting in preparation and/or revision of standard specifications;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • principles and practices involved in transportation engineering such as bridge design foundations highway design transportation facilities design transportation planning drainage or hydraulics research pavement design pavement management traffic and utilities;
  • administrative and financial controls with respect to transportation engineering plans contracts projects and reports;
  • relevant agency policies and procedures;
  • relevant state and federal laws statutes and regulations;
  • departmental operational methodologies;
  • latest engineering principles techniques and procedures employed in engineering field;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to
  • analyze and review engineering reports plans and specifications;
  • interpret and apply principles of information systems and technologies;
• Supervisory ability.

• Accredited bachelors and/or masters degree in civil and/or structural engineering
• Experience analyzing bridge and structural design problems and recommending effective solutions
• Experience with development of highway bridge projects including bridge preservation projects
• Experience supervising engineers and technical staff assigning work mentoring conducting performance evaluations leading teams and fostering a collaborative work environment
• Experience managing consultant engineering firms and task orders including scope development fee negotiations and monitoring schedule budget risk and deliverable quality
• Experience reviewing consultant designs and contract documents for compliance with AASHTO LRFD the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation the CTDOT Load Rating Manual CTDOT design standards and relevant federal state agency and bureau manuals policies directives and procedures
• Experience organizing project records and workflows and preparing technical studies alternatives analyses engineering memoranda and final project document packages
• Experience using Office365 Microsoft Project Compass and other discipline related applications and modeling software
• Experience preparing and delivering public presentations communicating complex technical information to elected officials the public and internal stakeholders and influencing staff in higher level positions to achieve common goals
• Experience working independently being self-motivated and taking ownership of assignments