Job Description
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Agency: Department of Transportation / Division of Planning & Engineering
Location: Pierre
Salary: $31.66 - $43.79
Pay Grade: E1 - E3
Closing Date: 11/22/2024
This is a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. For more information on the Department of Transportation, please visit https://dot.sd.gov/ .
Introduction:
Ready for a rewarding career that provides exciting and meaningful work? Looking for a place that values innovation and teamwork? In need of schedules and benefits that make it possible to both support and enjoy your family?
As a member of our close-knit team, you will experience meaningful, exciting, and empowering work every day, all while maintaining balance with your personal life. That's because the South Dakota Department of Transportation puts our employees first in everything we do. With generous PTO policies and 11 paid holidays, you can advance your career and still have time to make memories with friends and family. Our team members receive on-the-job training, and some of the best benefits available, with 6% matching retirement contributions and health insurance options that include a $0 premium employee-only coverage plan.
Keep the most important things in your life your top priority with a long-term career that makes it possible.
Benefits you won't find anywhere else: - 6% matching retirement funding
- Accruable sick leave and vacation leave
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- On-the-job training
- Advancement paths for all positions
- Flexible scheduling
- HSA and low and high deductible health insurance plans
Job Description:
The position is a Surfacing Plans Project Engineer position with the Surfacing Plans Group in the Office of Materials and Surfacing. The purpose of this position is to assemble surfacing plans for transportation projects throughout the state. Duties will include gathering available project information, developing surfacing/resurfacing plans, calculation surfacing quantities, coordinating plans assembly with other DOT offices, initiating plan reviews, and delivering final plans for bid letting.
Work is normally in an office environment with eight-hour work days. A flexible work schedule and remote work request will be considered.
What You Bring to the SDDOT:
- Growth mindset
- Vision and creativity
- Team-oriented attitude
- Confident, action-oriented personality
- Attention to detail and a passion for organization
- Commitment to fostering high ethical standards
What the SDDOT Offers: - Hiring incentive
- Health insurance (zero-cost premium plan, low and high deductible plans, and single and family plans)
- Well-being program
- Employee assistance program
- Dental
- Vision
- Health savings account
- Free basic life insurance policy
- Membership in the South Dakota Retirement System with partial state match
- Paid leave (15 vacation days per year)
- Sick leave (14 days per year)
- Paid family leave (12 weeks for birth and adoption of child, equivalent to 40 hours per week)
- Military leave (15 days per year)
- 11 paid holidays
- Longevity pay
- Semimonthly pay periods
- Eligibility for meal per diems
- Flexible scheduling
- Paid overtime (if applicable)
Duties and Responsibilities: Duties will include gathering available project information, developing surfacing/resurfacing plans, calculation surfacing quantities, coordinating plans assembly with other DOT offices, initiating plan reviews, and delivering final plans for bid letting.
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge:
- general engineering principles as they relate to transportation facilities;
- construction materials and surfacing types used for highway construction; computers and software used for developing plans and computing quantities.
Skills:
- communicate effectively;
- manage multiple projects concurrently.
Abilities:
- effectively plan, prioritize, and organize work to meet schedules and deadlines;
- prepare, interpret, and use engineering plans, maps, specifications, and technical reports;
- work in a team environment and provide work direction to others;
- interpret and apply state and federal laws and rules and follow department standards;
- learn department processes, gain knowledge, and take pride in work.
Position Requirements:
Only applicants with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering field will be considered.
Compensation:
The total compensation of Hourly Wage + State/Federal Benefits for a typical year for entry level Surfacing Plans Project Engineer is approximately $88,469.00 annually.
Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume. Join the South Dakota Department of Transportation! View more about this opportunity here: https://youtu.be/WdCQix5wB8A .
NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=88
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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