TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SPECIALIST ($4,000 Hiring Incentive)

The State of Arizona Enterprise Technology (ASET) is seeking a Transportation Engineering Specialist to join their innovative team focused on enhancing the transportation system for Arizona. The role involves performing roadway design activities, preparing and reviewing engineering reports, and coordinating project development to ensure high-quality engineering plans for roadway projects. Responsibilities Develops or assists in the development of roadway designs, construction plans, and details; including roadway geometrics, typical sections, pavement sections, superelevations, earthwork calculations, grading construction phasing, intersections, interchanges, turnouts, culverts, channels, safety barrier, curb, gutter, sidewalk, fencing, walls complying with current design guidelines and policies Represents Design at project team meetings and assists in conducting meetings, facilitating issue resolutions, coordinating with outside entities, develop and monitor a project's scope, schedule and budget Facilitate scope changes and accompanying revisions to design, funding and schedule Coordinates with Utilities, ROW, Environmental Planning, facilitates plan revisions to accommodate clearances Develops project earthwork calculations and reports, roadway cross sections, design calculations and reports, construction cost estimates, and special provisions for roadway design items Actively participates in the pre-design project development stage, attending field reviews, preparing scoping documentation, providing roadway design expertise, reviewing and providing comments/input to scoping documents Provides post-design services for projects under construction Reviews and recommends approval on shop drawings, construction change orders, and force account work orders Attend Staff Meetings, training, consults experts, researches publications, correspondence and other electronic information available to learn and implement current practices as it applies to design issues Informally trains summer interns, EITs and new designers within the team on various roadway design methodologies and standards May drive a state vehicle in the course and scope of state business Reviews design plans, engineering studies, reports, estimates and special provisions developed internally and externally for completeness, accuracy, compatibility, and adherence to applicable design guidelines, standards and policies, and provides comment and assists with resolution Skills Education includes a BS in Civil Engineering or closely related field Minimum 1-2 years of demonstrated highway and roadway design experience A valid driver's license Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver's license Complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver's license record checks The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver's license record checks Must maintain acceptable driving records Must complete all required driver training An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) Benefits Sick leave Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program) Health and dental insurance Retirement plan Life insurance and long-term disability insurance Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance Company Overview The Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology (ASET) Office develops and executes the statewide information technology strategy, while also providing capabilities, services, and infrastructure to ensure the continuity of mission-critical and essential systems. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is