Job Information
Ohio Department of Transportation, District 1 (ODOT) Transportation Civil Engineer 1 in Lima, Ohio
Organization: Transportation - District 01
Agency Contact Name and Information: Aubrey.McDonald@dot.ohio.gov
Unposting Date: Jan 27, 2025, 11:59:00 PM
Work Location: District 1 HQ 1885 North McCullough Street Lima 45801
Compensation: 29.23
Schedule: Full-time
Work Hours: 7:00AM - 3:30PM
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Who We Are:
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation's 5th largest interstate system and the 3rd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency's vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.
ODOT's Mission Statement:
To provide a transportation system that is safe, accessible, well maintained, and positioned for the future.
Benefits to you:
-Extensive benefits including medical, vision, dental and basic life insurance
-11 paid holidays per year
-Paid time off with vacation, sick and personal leave accruals
-At least a 14% employer contribution in to your OPERS pension plan
-Pay increases pursuant to the OCSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement
-Employee Tuition reimbursement programs
-Work/Life Balance
-The opportunity to work on an important mission
Job Description:
Employee works for a Registered Professional Engineer in order to accomplish assignments. Individual project assignments will be made by a licensed engineer in the assigned District/Central Office location. An evaluation report is completed denoting employee performance by a licensed engineer at the completion of each assignment.
Over a time period of approximately 12 months, TE1s participate in a work based training program (i.e., receives on-the-job training) intended to provide comprehensive experience of the engineering functions within the Ohio Department of Transportation. TE1s will each rotate to participate in projects/assignments in each of the following work units: Construction, Highway Management, & Planning & Engineering. Participants will facilitate operational efficiency in each of these work units by performing the following tasks, including but not limited to, representing the department acting as a liaison to relay project information between &/or to departmental offices, engineers, or inspectors, contractors, etc.; developing professional, productive internal & external customer service relationships; practicing evaluating the impact of decision(s) on project scope, coworkers, contractors, public safety, & public image of agency overall, etc., along with other related administrative tasks.
The rotation assignments will include duties prescribed by the work unit assignment as follows:
In Construction:
Travels & inspects existing simple & standard projects (e.g., guardrail, two-lane resurfacing, striping, ditch lay-overs, bridge overlays, culvert replacements) to ensure contractor compliance to plans, notes, & guidelines (e.g., examines plans; verifies calculations; checks quantities; estimates costs) & approves use of contingencies (i.e., quantity & plan design changes). Maintains project records using a computer & related software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel); performs surveying functions us