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TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SPECIALIST

Job Location:

Address: 4900-ROADWAY ENGINEERING
205 S. 17th Ave. Room 113
Phoenix AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $66,478.46 

Grade: 22

Closing Date: July 28, 2025

Job Summary:

Under the general direction of the Roadway Design Team Leader, and with guidance from the Design Engineers, performs roadway design activities within the team including preparing and reviewing studies, reports, plans and estimates.

Reviews and evaluates engineering reports, studies and plans prepared by the project team, consulting design firms, and others.

Additionally, this position may be responsible for assisting in the development of project scoping and planning documentation, including ADA compliance documentation. Assists the Roadway Design Manager, Team Leader and Design Engineer(s) in preparing and monitoring project schedules and coordinates with other project team members regarding project development and reviewing and approving contractor initiated documents.

This position is accountable for the development of complex and high quality engineering plans and documents for use in the construction of roadway projects in accordance with the ADOT Five Year Highway Construction Program, while ensuring ADOT's Performance Based Practical Design approach is implemented in the development of projects.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Develops or assists in the development of roadway designs, construction plans, and details; including (but not limited to) roadway geometrics, typical sections, pavement sections, superelevations, earthwork calculations, grading construction phasing, intersections, interchanges, turnouts, culverts, channels, safety barrier, curb, gutter, sidewalk, fencing, and walls complying with current design guidelines and policies.

Represents Roadway Design at project team meetings and assists the Roadway Design Manager, Team Leader and Design Engineer(s) in conducting meetings, facilitating issue resolutions, coordinating with outside entities, helping develop and monitor a project's scope, schedule and budget. Helps facilitate scope changes and accompanying revisions to design, funding and schedule. Coordinates with Utilities, ROW, Environmental Planning, and 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, and 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 interes, 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.

Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge: