Transportation Engineer - Kanawha County

The Transportation Engineer performs engineering work in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of highways and their attendant facilities and structures.  The incumbent in this position will manage, review and approve the work of the Publications Section, which is responsible for the specifications, standards, and manuals of the Division.  This position will serve as the Specifications Engineer for the Technical Support Unit and will provide administrative and technical support for publications.  Duties include but are not limited to overseeing the  specifications web page, bid item numbers in Web-Transport, and review project proposals for their usage of item numbers and project specific special provisions, and coordinate updates, as needed; supervising and facilitating the development of proposed specifications and project specific special provisions for the WVDOH; serve as chairperson of 3 technical committees housed with the Technical Support Division and participate in Specification Committee meetings throughout the division; track and report publication status on a weekly basis to upper management; and perform presentation at conferences and within the division on specification changes.  Preference may be given to individuals with knowledge of specifications, construction reference manuals, and related files.  The ability to disseminate this information and provide technical support to others is essential.  Work is performed within a defined framework of policy, but the incumbent independently makes engineering decisions within that framework and may make or assist in making broad decisions in setting objectives and goals.  Performs related duties as required. 

Minimum Requirements

REQUIRED TRAINING/EDUCATION 

• Current license as a registered professional engineer in West Virginia.
• No substitutions.

 REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Six (6) years of highway engineering experience involving the design, construction, or maintenance of highways.
• Substitution #1: Master of Science degree in civil engineering from a regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience. Please attach your degree's transcript or diploma to your application.
  OR
• Substitution #2: Non-highway engineering experience may be substituted for the highway engineering experience at the rate of two (2) years of general experience for one (1) year of highway-related experience.

Note: Experience must have been acquired after the obtainment of the bachelor’s degree but may have occurred before or after registration as a professional engineer.