State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In the Department of Transportation this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of engineering or related tasks in one or more aspects of transportation construction engineering projects or studies in the following areas: construction, administration, rehabilitation, surveying, testing, materials testing, operations, or maintenance.

Works under the general supervision of an engineer or other employee of higher grade.

May lead professional, paraprofessional or technical employees and in some instances field forces; may supervise clerical personnel or field forces in administrative engineering work as assigned.

• Inspects construction projects; 
• Acts as a team member in preparation of plans and estimates for construction or maintenance of bridges, structures and highways; 
• Reviews shop plans; 
• Oversees collection, recording, preparation and analysis of data pertaining to materials testing and transportation planning; 
• Assists in budget preparation, report writing, general planning and administration of unit work from an engineering project coordination and technical stand point; 
• Prepares research and administrative reports; 
• Assembles and prepares contracts and unit cost figures; 
• Plans budgetary requirements; 
• Leads survey parties or acts as chief inspector of highway construction projects; 
• Oversees field and office work in surveys; 
• Performs complex tasks in the generation of base survey planimetric and topographic mapping and cross sections utilizing an analytical stereoplotter and a CADD (computer aided design and drafting) system work terminal; 
• Oversees and plans work of technical aides in maintenance, taking and analyzing test borings; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of more than one specialized field in transportation construction engineering such as construction, surveys and materials testing; 
• Considerable
  • skill in use of computer aided design and drafting (CADD) applications; 
  • technical skills in preparation of engineering and administrative reports; 
• Skills
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to
  • analyze and evaluate construction location problems and provide effective solutions;
  • perform complex mathematical calculations; 
  • develop and interpret plans and specifications.

A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management and two (2) years of experience in a professional transportation construction engineering or transportation engineering capacity.

NOTE: For state employees one (1) year of experience must have been at the level of a Transportation Engineer 1 (Construction Engineering) or (Engineering). 

• Possession of Land Surveyor (LS) licensure or Professional Engineer (PE) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S.§20-302 may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
• Possession of Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) licensure or Engineer-In-Training (EIT) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S.§20-302 may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
• Possession of at least Level III certification, from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), in one of the following Civil Engineering Technology Programs may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement:
  • Transportation Construction Inspection Program - Highway Construction Inspection
  • Construction Materials Testing Program - Asphalt, Concrete or Soils
  • Transportation Program - Highway Materials, Highway Surveys or Highway Construction Inspection
• Possession of a Level III Survey Technician Certification from the National Society of Professional Surveyors may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
• Possession of an American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification, at the level of a Welding Inspector (WI) or above, may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
• A Master’s degree in engineering may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm from highway or construction environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year round weather conditions.

• In accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreement's compensation guidelines.
• Incumbents entering this class shall be placed in Step 4 of the applicable pay plan.