Civil Engineer Project Manager I - Golden

This position is only open to Colorado state residents
New employees to the state will be paid bi-weekly. There are 26 bi-weekly 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 will 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! CDOT for All CDOTs strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive. Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">;

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

About the Work Unit

The Division of Maintenance & Operations will operate by four main focus points intended to guide management and leadership. The focus points will improve our Level of Service to our customers and develop our staff and work process for the future. The four focus points are:

• Decision Making : developing decision making tools for Regional Managers and field staff by providing access to data
• Preservation : Increasing the Departments focus on preservation treatment in our Bridge, Pavement, and Equipment programs
• Resiliency: advancing the departments resiliency and ability to respond to disasters.
• Employee Development : developing employee skills sets, with a focus on technology, across the Department to better meet the future demands of transportation.

Purpose : The Maintenance Engineering Unit supports the Maintenance Sections in ensuring the transportation infrastructure advances to and remains in a Good State of Repair. This support is provided in several forms including expertise, facilitation, coordination, and innovation in the development and deployment of Maintenance activities. The Unit also provides technical guidance to various programs in Maintenance and works to develop, analyze, and solve technical issues facing the Maintenance Sections.
The unit focuses on:

• Statewide preservation programs for bridge, pavement, and water quality control measures
• Provides support in roadside vegetation management along with water quality
• Manages the Statewide Maintenance Project program delivering and advising on infrastructure projects
• Supports the winter operations program including the management of 3rd party liquid and granular testing contracts, approved product specifications for winter materials
• Oversight of the Managed Lanes maintenance program

About the Position

Maintenance Engineering Project Support-
This position supports licensed Professional Engineers in the coordination of all activities required to deliver Maintenance (M) Projects that includes both pre-construction and construction activities. Design support includes ensuring that current departmental policies, procedures, and design standards are incorporated into plans, specifications, and bid packages advertised for competitive bidding. Construction support includes proactively assisting and providing training to the maintenance sections to ensure construction Contract requirements are met and to facilitate the timely post-construction closeout of projects. Design and construction support also extends to maintenance water quality, roadside vegetation and other Maintenance efforts. Assists with the development and oversight of Task Orders for consultant services contracted in support of CDOT Maintenance water quality, roadside vegetation, M-Project, and other project delivery efforts.

Deicer Testing-
This position manages the CDOT Deicer Testing Program by developing and maintaining testing and deicer product contract documents. This includes coordination with the Maintenance Sections along with creating reports and monitoring test results for non-compliance to specifications.

CDOT Approved Products List-
In coordination with the Product Evaluation Coordinator (PEC) and following the guidance in PD 1401.1, assist with the management of the CDOT Approved Product List (APL) for CDOT Maintenance related products. This includes evaluating new products and compliance renewal of products currently listed/approved.

Maintenance Engineering Website-
Manages the units internal website, keeping information current and up to date by coordinating and communicating with the entire staff, ultimately sharing platforms to facilitate communication with Maintenance Sections.

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Under the supervision of a licensed Professional Engineer, applies current engineering principles and theories, design specifications, and federal, state, and local design standards to develop safe, efficient, and economical project designs for Maintenance (M) Project;
• Assists with the development and update of the Maintenance Project Guideline Manual. Utilizes the M-project manual, as built plan sets, and procurement manual to deliver projects;
• For M-Projects, uses MicroStation to create plan sheets such as typical sections, title sheets, erosion control plan sheets, summary of approximate quantities, etc. Utilizes SAP, and PS&E applications such as ProjectWise and AASHTOWare to advertise projects for competitive bidding. Creates SAP project records;
• Calculates quantities and makes recommendations related to project scope;
• Organizes and coordinates Design Scoping Reviews (DSR) and combined Field Initial Review/Final Office Review (FIR/FOR) meetings; works with Environmental, Utility, ROW, Staff Bridge, and other specialty units to clear the project before advertisement; prepares project estimates and bid packages;
• Coordinates the efforts and communicates with Maintenance, Region Engineering, temporary, consultant, and/or Contractor personnel to guide and manage design and construction project delivery for M-Projects and other Division of Maintenance & Operation projects;
• Assists the units Environmental Protection Specialist in consultant management for contracts and associated Task Orders related to construction/maintenance activities for water quality, roadside vegetation, and other items. May also assist with other Maintenance Engineering consultant contracts and Task Orders;
• Develops Master Contract documents in coordination with Region Business office;
• Oversees the CDOT Deicer Testing Program for all winter snow and ice products;
• Oversees the addition of Maintenance Specifications to the Approved Product List (APL) in coordination with CDOT Central Materials Lab. This position will coordinate the implementation of PD 1401.1 for all Maintenance sections;
• Other job duties as assigned.

Work Environment:

• Your schedule will primarily be 8:00 am 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday, but we are flexible to meet your work/life balance needs while ensuring CDOT business needs are met
• Occasional overnight travel throughout Colorado
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Only:
Six (6) years of relevant experience in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Materials Testing Management or an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years.

Please note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. See Resume statements on the application or resumes in lieu of a complete application may not be accepted. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. In addition, part-time work will be prorated. The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill one or more positions.

College Transcripts: If you are using education to qualify via the substitution, a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or a foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school and that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. Failure to provide a transcript or foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.

Conditions of Employment

• Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks. More information in the supplemental information section
• A current valid driver license is required for all Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) positions which require operating a state or personal motor vehicle to perform one or more essential functions of the position

Preferred Qualifications
The exceptional applicant will possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following:

• Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
• Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position;
• Depth and breadth of Project Management experience;
• Ability to prioritize competing needs and document the decision made going forward with data and facts;
• Comfortable leading meetings with competing stakeholder needs with the end goal to have all stakeholder aligned in the same direction;
• Comfortable with making deliverables;
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and projects in a demanding environment;
• Strong time and project management skills, including prioritization and multi-tasking ability;
• Ability to take initiative to solve problems in an innovative manner;
• Ability to partner with professionals, consultants, and staff, with sensitivity to their needs and priorities;
• nterpersonal and relationship building skills;
• Excellent reasoning, investigative, analytical, and problem solving ability;
• Excellent presentation, and communication skills, both written and oral, including technical report writing and editing;
• Strong attention to technical detail and accuracy;
• Ability to work effectively in both independent and team situations;
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint), SAP, Google, SharePoint and the ability to learn other software systems.

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

1. A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)
2. A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)
3. A cover letter that describes your interest in this position, how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Cover letters must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. Cover letters will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement.
4. A detailed chronological resume. Resumes must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application.
5. If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.

Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

Notifications:

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from " state.co.us " and " ... " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website.

The Hiring Process:

1. All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
2. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

• Part, or all, of the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
• Be sure your application materials specifically address your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the Major Duties, Minimum Qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications sections as listed above. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the deadline for application may result in your application not being accepted for this position and may affect your inclusion as a qualified candidate in any step of the selection process and placement on the eligible list.

A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

Transfer, Non-Disciplinary Demotion or Reinstatement

If you believe that you are eligible to be considered as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement to this vacancy, you must submit a completed application following the directions in this job announcement and you will be included in the selection process along with other qualified applicants. If you are the finalist for this position after the selection process, Human Resources will confirm your eligibility to be appointed as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement applicant.

Employment Screening

If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction. In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate, he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with Info Cubic.

Info Cubic, a consumer reporting agency, will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Info Cubic, a Division of Orange Tree, including its privacy policy, may be found online at www.InfoCubic.com and www.OrangeTreeScreening.com . Info Cubic is located at 7275 Ohms Lane, Minneapolis, MN 55439.

The report may contain information bearing on the applicant's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includes social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records checks, educational records, and driving records checks . CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources. The applicant will have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.

Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ( ... ), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203), or faxed ...) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at ...; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Discrimination and/or harassment against any person is prohibited because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, veterans status, marital status, gender identity or any other protected class recognized under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA). This applies to all employment decisions.

ADAAA Accommodations

CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to ... .

Former State Employees

Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information on his/her application.

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