STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Bridge Design Water Resources Engineer Trainee

Hydraulics and Drainage Section

Recruitment #240215-8741FS-001

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Introduction




Are you passionate about shaping the future of transportation in Connecticut?
If so, come join our great team of engineering professionals and make an impact!

Current students who will be graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering by the end of December 2024 are strongly encouraged to apply!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for Bridge Design Water Resources Engineer Trainee (Transportation Engineer Trainee) positions in the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Division of Bridges, in the Hydraulics and Drainage section. 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
  • NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform an article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings
  • Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
  • Paid time off including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
  • A culture that encourages work/life balance
  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • Ample free parking with easy access from major highways or by public transportation
  • The convenience of an on-site, low-cost fitness center, on-site cafeteria, and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging at our Newington, CT Headquarters facility. 
  • Work for a Forbes top company: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
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POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
  • Monday through Friday
  • Full Time, 40 hours per week
  • First Shift
  • Location: Newington
  • Hybrid (office/telework) may be available
APPLICATION DETAILS
Please list your Driver'’s license number, expiration date and issuing State, Engineer in Training license number (if applicable), and any other job-relevant licenses or certifications you hold, in the Licenses and Professional Certifications section of your application.

DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
  • Problem solve, recommend, and implement effective solutions, in a timely manner
  • Contribute to providing safe and efficient transportation improvements for the traveling public
  • Utilize computer aided design software (MicroStation) and other applications such as Microsoft Excel and Word
  • Showcase your oral, written, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Engineers in the Hydraulics and Drainage (H&D) section: 
  • provide specialized engineering, technical support, and policy advice on all storm water and water resource management issues related to the planning, permitting, design, construction, and maintenance of transportation facilities
  • perform hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, hydraulic design and/or review of storm drainage systems, culverts, highway or railroad bridges over waterways, detention facilities, dams, and related hydraulic structures
  • perform bridge scour analysis, prepare revetment and scour countermeasure design, and assist with bridge scour monitoring
  • prepare flood management certifications and other permit documentation
  • provide design support and technical advice to other Department units on hydraulic and drainage activities associated with the design and/or maintenance of transportation facilities
  • review commercial development proposals brought before the Office of State Traffic administration and district permit offices
Applicants must be available to travel for training, conferences, meetings, field reviews, etc. both within and outside of normal working hours, when necessary. A valid motor vehicle operator'’s license is required and must be maintained.

*SALARY/PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY

Promotional Opportunity

Salary

Transportation Engineer Trainee

$70,87/annually

After successful completion of a one (1) year training program, you will be promoted to Transportation Engineer 1 (Engineering) or Transportation Engineer 1 (Construction Engineering)

$79,070-$97,241/annually

After successful completion of two (2) years as a Transportation Engineer 1, you will be promoted to Transportation Engineer 2

$89,018-$114,967/annually













Transportation Engineer Trainees receive training to develop technical engineering skills and knowledge. After successfully completing your one-year training program, you will be promoted to the target class of Transportation Engineer 1 (Engineering). The target class has a minimum qualification of A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and one (1) year of experience in transportation engineering or transportation construction engineering. For State employees, the one (1) year of experience must have been at the level of a Transportation Engineer Trainee. After successfully completing two years as a Transportation Engineer 1, you will be promoted to Transportation Engineer 2 (Engineering).
 
ABOUT US
The mission of the DOT is to provide a safe and efficient intermodal transportation network that improves the quality of life and promotes economic vitality for the State and the region. To learn more about our mission, vision and values, please click here. Visit our website to learn more about the Connecticut DOT! 


Watch the video below to learn what Transportation Engineers do at the Connecticut DOT! 

Selection Plan

To Apply:
  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
  • The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
  • Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
  • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
  • In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited.  If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting. 
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Important Information After You Apply:
  • For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
  • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
  • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
  • Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
Connect With Us:
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Hayley Newhouse, at Hayley.Newhouse@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for receiving training in introductory professional engineering work for the development of technical and professional transportation engineering and transportation construction engineering skills and knowledge in order to qualify for advancement in the field of transportation engineering.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

In this role, you will be training to learn the following duties:
  • Makes field inspection of bridge sites to obtain information necessary for design of structures;
  • Plans and recommendations for adequate repair;
  • Oversees state and consultant engineers in review of storm sewer and culvert designs and computations prepared by Design division and contracting engineers for watersheds of 650 acres and less;
  • Provides technical advice to Design division and District Engineers on pollution control measures and storm sewer and culvert designs;
  • Prepares computations for storm sewer and culvert designs;
  • Attends field reviews on new designs for highway projects;
  • Recommends revisions to improve drainage design;
  • Oversees analyses, computations, preparation of plans and data relating to hydraulic problems encountered in planning and design of highways;
  • Performs hydrographic analysis and flood routing for retention basin designs;
  • Reviews drainage design on major permit applications for shopping centers and housing developments;
  • Assists in preparation and updating of Drainage Manual;
  • Assists in coordination of work of design engineers with consulting engineers in preparation of plans to determine contract documents;
  • Acts as consultant to district forces and other state agencies;
  • Recommends treatment of alignment, grade, surface and drainage features;
  • Prepares and reviews agreements governing terms involved;
  • Represents state in negotiations with Federal Highway Administration for reimbursement of funds to state;
  • Conducts field and office investigations of engineering, technical or other problems and prepares reports for higher level employees;
  • Analyzes problems and recommends effective solutions;
  • Assists in establishment of policy, procedures and methods;
  • Assists in development and review of department contracts;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of basic transportation engineering theories, principles and methods; 
  • Skill in use of drafting and calculating instruments and other computer applications; 
  • Considerable ability in performing mathematical computations, making neat and accurate drawings and preparing minor design and structural details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Possession of a Bachelor's degree.

NOTE: If the target job classification has a Minimum Qualification that requires specific licensure and/or the Bachelor's degree to be in a specific area(s), then these specific licensures and degree areas are required for appointment to the Transportation Engineer Trainee classification. Candidates cannot be appointed until all degree requirements are complete.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • Possession of 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 General Experience requirement.
  • Possession of 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 General Experience requirement.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Possession of an accredited Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with course work relevant to the field of hydraulic and/or water resources engineering by December 2024
  • Cooperative education/internship experience or work experience in the field of hydraulic and/or water resources engineering
  • 3.0 or higher grade-point average in relevant engineering courses
  • Academic, internship, or work experience utilizing engineering-related computer software
  • Experience with presentation skills
  • Experience with providing verbal and written communication to a diverse population
  • Completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam or Engineer in Training licensure
  • Experience using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Access
  • Experience efficiently managing large workloads

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
  • Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS

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

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.




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