Job Information
Colorado Department Of Transportation Engineer-In-Training I, Materials Design - Denver in Denver, Colorado
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
This position is covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
ABOUT CDOT Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans' lives? Do you have a passion for helping people and keeping them safe? At the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), you'll have the opportunity to do just that. The work our people do contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides freedom, connection, and experience through travel. Please visit our careers page to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future! Also, check out our excellent benefits package!
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The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.
DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
About the Work Unit
The Region 1 Materials Engineering Unit in Denver serves an extensive area that is centered in the Denver Metro area. The materials team works together to serve the traveling public, focuses on doing good every day, and succeeds together. All members learn from and with one another and strive to embody CDOT s core values of people, respect, integrity, customer service, excellence, and safety. The Region 1 Materials team balances the highly technical and demanding nature of the job with frequent team-building activities.
About the Position
The Engineer-in-Training position will ensure quality construction by supervising, inspecting, testing, and documenting the work on highway construction projects and verify they are in compliance with the contract plans and specifications. The position is also expected to gain engineering expertise and to apply engineering theories, principles, and standards to the design and preparation of plans and specifications for highway projects.
As the selected candidate gains knowledge and experience, there is opportunity for advancement.
Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Review materials projects special provisions and test procedures; Coordinate and review project plans and specifications prior to project bid advertisement; make recommendations related to materials items; Assist in pavement design, gathering data and assembling information in support of a pavement recommendation; Design pavement roadway cross sections, identifying layer properties to the base and subbase; Collect data and observations from a number of sources, including Pavement Management System (PMS), Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD), field collected soil samples and cores, and traffic databases; Establish indexing values for analysis refinement via AASHTO Pavement ME software or other techniques recommended in the CDOT Pavement Design Manual (PDM); Search for cost information relative to materials used in the pavement recommendation for treatment to assist in optimizing materials and costs, which may include Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA); Assemble observations and data to evaluate pavement alternatives which meet AASHTO design (Pavement ME mechan stic empirical software) parameters; Analyze and review Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) project parameters based on contractor-submitted property values; review submittals and determine if tolerances have been met; Analyze materials-related problems and recommend solutions; Act as a liaison between various stakeholders on materials-related issues; provide support to CDOT Access and Local Agencies by providing final review and recommendations of pavement designs and materials specifications; Assist in managing consultant task orders relating to the mission of the materials unit; Other job duties as assigned.