Program Development Engineer

Job Requisition : 52667 25-01072 Closing Date: 01/27/2026 Agency: Department of Transportation Class

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CIVIL ENGR. VII - PW117 Salary: $12,500 - $14,000 Monthly Job Type: Salaried Category: Full Time County: Effingham Number of Vacancies: 1 Bargaining Unit Code: Non-Union/At Will

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This position is accountable for providing overall direction of the district’s annual and multi-year programs and all activities associated with the preliminary engineering phase of projects such as development of project reports and contract plans, agreements with governmental agencies and utility companies, and the purchases of right of way.

This position reports to the Region Four Engineer. Reporting to this position are the Engineers of Studies and Plans, Programming, Land Acquisition, Project Support, Transportation Office Assistant and an Executive Secretary. This position functions in a transitional area, characterized by urban development, changing land use near the urbanized area and rural areas in the regions. These varied conditions pose a wide variety of problems in the selection of projects and identifying their proper scope.

In circumstances where highway needs far exceed program dollars and where program priorities are constantly shifting, the optimum use of available state, federal, and local funds requires the cooperation and participation of local governments, area planning organizations, and the private developers. The bureau chief is expected to exercise significant discretion for the regular and daily implementation of policy and strategy as directed by executive staff.

Typical problems encountered in this position include coordinating proposed district improvement with other agencies to optimize the use of available funds and minimize inconvenience to the traveling public; coordinating the activities of various district organizations in determining scope of work to provide cost effective projects; coordinating the activities of district organizations to ensure the development of effective and reasonable transportation plans;

and developing methods and procedures for expediting the progress of projects through the various stages of project and design studies, plan preparation, and land acquisition. The greatest challenge to this position is to effectively coordinate the functions of programming, preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and plan preparation to ensure the individual projects meet established letting dates. The incumbent personally represents the district on various planning committees so as to become aware of the operations and budgetary implications of proposed transportation projects;

coordinates various district organizations in developing district programs and selects individual projects to be included on these programs; reviews and approves models for allocating available program funds to various geographical areas in the district; and reevaluates the scope of projects being implemented so as to facilitate completion and to availability of funds and staff productivity. The incumbent accomplishes accountabilities through the following staff:
Studies and Plans Engineer – who, with a staff, prepares project studies, plans, specifications, and conducts pavement and economic design studies, prepares plans and reports for bridge and hydraulic…