Transportation Engineer - Durham, United States - NC Department of Transportation

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    How to Apply

    You must apply at by May 5.

    This posting is for several entry-level engineer openings in Wake, Durham, Franklin, & Vance counties and your application will be considered for all of them (in the counties you're interested in.)

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    The Challenge

    We are hiring an entry-level engineer to join our Division 5 team lead smart transportation construction projects in Wake, Durham, Franklin, & Vance counties.

    In this role, you will:

    ⦁ Learn highway maintenance methods, techniques, construction standards and specifications.

    ⦁ Learn and apply skills in the operations of field and office engineering instruments.

    ⦁ Lead teams and coordinate reviews of technical plans and drawings.

    ⦁ Safely operate a State vehicle.

    What You Bring

    ⦁ Computer/iPad skills.

    ⦁ Basic knowledge and understanding of concepts, practices, and theories used in engineering

    ⦁ Demonstrated ability to write clear, concise, and organized documents and reports addressing basic engineering concepts and facts.

    ⦁ Knowledge of the principals and practices of engineering.

    ⦁ Ability to plan, organize, and schedule daily tasks.

    ⦁ Maturity to make independent decisions.

    ⦁ Team skills to work collaboratively towards group decisions.

    ⦁ Ability to listen and communicate effectively with coworkers, contractors, developers, local and state officials, and the public

    ⦁ Project management skills to prioritize and delegate project assignments.

    ⦁ Ability to interpret plans, provisions, specifications, policies, procedures, and regulations and apply them when reviewing construction drawings.

    ⦁ Safety to shoes.

    Education & Experience

    ⦁ Bachelors degree in Engineering; or

    ⦁ An equivalent combination of training and experience.

    Note

    ⦁ You may be required to work nights and weekends, as needed, for emergency and planned operations in all types of weather conditions and on uneven surfaces and slopes.

    ⦁ We may require registration as a professional engineer with the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

    Questions?

    Call me: David Lucus at

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