Senior Zone Safety Engineer

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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance.

Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.

The Senior Work Zone Safety Engineer is a mission-critical role within the Traffic Management Division, responsible for enhancing the safety and mobility of work zones on Indiana's transportation network. This position ensures INDOT's compliance with federal mandates to manage work zone impacts and prevent property loss, injuries and fatalities. Serving as a technical Subject Matter Expert, the incumbent balances construction schedules with public safety requirements to reduce agency liability and public risk.

The incumbent is expected to possess extensive experience in Work Zone Safety in the areas of work zone design, work zone policy compliance, or work zone operations. The incumbent is organizationally positioned to partner with the Supervisor of the Work Zone Safety Section to achieve shared goals, support the delivery of INDOT's work zone safety program at the highest level, partner with other stakeholders, and mentor less experienced professional staff.

This position with INDOT’s Central Office located in Indianapolis, IN.

This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $85,020.00 but may be commensurate with education and job experience.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Establishes procedures for overseeing the construction of highway road and bridge projects.
• Initiates procedures for reviewing and interpreting plans, specifications and construction methods with contractors.
• Prepares unique, unusual or highly complex design plans or reviews similar plans designed by consultants for bridges, roads and related traffic projects.
• Establishes methods for initiation, developing and administering major field traffic operations, such as complex interchanges or intersection layouts, addition of auxiliary lanes and collector roadways, signage, lighting and traffic signals.
• Establishes procedures for reviewing and inspecting bridges, to provide normal maintenance, cost-effective repair work or major rehabilitation.
• Develops and establishes practices and procedures for directing job control tests, documentation to aid in reviewing revised or newly adopted specifications and policies to keep field testing functions current.
• Provides recommendations and advanced level engineering expertise to field maintenance functions to resolve complex maintenance problems and provide effective and timely maintenance services.
• Conducts advanced level and technical engineering work in the engineering services and support fields, research, geotechnical engineering, land surveying and special studies.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:

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