Field Engineer

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Professional Engineer to join our team as a Field Engineer (Engineer III) with our Region Three team based in Orem, Utah.
Principal Duties
UDOT construction crews have a critical role in overseeing and managing various aspects of transportation construction projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and adherence to plans and specifications. As a Field Engineer, you will be a vital part of this team assisting the Resident Engineer in management of personnel and budgets. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the team with personnel management, work schedules, project budgets, reporting, risk assessment, and crew assets.
• Monitoring construction contracts.
• Collaborating with a team to meet quality, scope, schedule, budget, and safety requirements, including Traffic Control, on assigned projects.
• Maintaining a strong field presence to gain firsthand knowledge of all ongoing project activities.
• Providing engineering field support and problem solving expertise throughout construction.
• Tracking and reviewing product submittals for technical compliance.
• Developing complex estimates, writing or drafting technical reports and analysis, and conducting research for formal contract modifications (change orders).
• Assisting in training field personnel on proper inspection and contract enforcement, including reviewing field documentation and calculations for accuracy and completeness.
• Assisting with material testing, interpreting and analyzing test results, and calculating incentives or penalties based on results.
• Working with stakeholders (cities, utility owners, the public, etc.) potentially affected by projects.
• Developing the knowledge and skills to be promoted to other positions within the Department.

Minimum Qualifications
Engineer III - Full Salary Range $37.46 - $60.77
The qualified candidate for this position as an Engineer III will have:

• An active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Utah.
• Prior experience in administering heavy civil construction projects and reviewing plans and specifications for constructability.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to write clearly and persuasively.
• An understanding of contract law.
• Experience working with the public and contractors.
• Excellent understanding of the UDOT partnering process and have a proven ability to develop good relations with others.
• Excellent skills in identifying and solving complex problems.
• Self-motivation and an eagerness to learn.
• The ability to mentor, train, and lead others.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Valid Utah driver's license.

This position may be filled at the Engineer II level for applicants without a Professional Engineer (PE) license in Utah. See below for the qualifications and salary range:
Engineer I I - Full Salary range $34.39 - $57.57

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; and
• Proof of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE); and
• Completed at least two years of post-graduate engineering experience. ( A Master's degree, in a related field, may be considered for one-year post-graduate experience.)

Preference may be given to those who have at least 1 year of experience in the construction or materials field.
Supplemental Information
Here is some additional information of which you should be aware:

• Working Conditions: This job may have risks which require the use of special safety precautions and equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working on a construction site, etc.
• Physical Requirements: The physical requirements of this job are moderate. Work requires physical exertion. May require the ability to stand; walk over rough surfaces; bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time.
• Department of Human Resource Management rules regarding promotions and transfers apply to current state employees.
• Employee may be reassigned to a different location as deemed necessary by the Region Director / Group Leader.

Why Should You Join Our Team?

The work we do matters. If you want to make a positive difference doing meaningful work, this is the right place for you. Our mission statement is, Enhance quality of life through transportation. We define quality of life through a framework of Good Health, Connected Communities, Better Mobility, and Strong Economy. We help the State of Utah and its traveling public to get to where they want, when they want, in the way they want -- and we make sure they can do it safely.

You will become part of a team with an internal culture of Trust, Teamwork, and Flexibility. Our organization lives by the values of Respect, Integrity, and Caring. If these are your values, too, you'll be a great fit.

Aside from working for a cause-driven, cutting edge agency that is leading all other transportation departments in the nation, you will receive great health and retirement benefits. Working for the State of Utah provides a positive work-life balance. Click here to view a summary of the benefits we offer.

The Agency

UDOT is a strengths-based organization, which means its approach is based on identifying and developing individual and organizational strengths. Our philosophy is to address challenges by bringing our strengths to each situation and create the best solutions. Candidates are encouraged to be familiar with their strengths and consider how they may potentially be of benefit to the roles for which they are applying. UDOT uses the CliftonStrengths Assessment, but there are multiple strengths assessment tools available online, and no formal assessment is required.

For more information on the Utah Department of Transportation please click here .