Construction Engineer

Work for Indiana
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.

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.

Great work/life balance opportunity. The candidate will provide quality management and oversight on transportation construction projects by coordinating and collaborating with internal INDOT and assigned staff, design consultants and contractor industry partners. Responsibilities include providing engineering decisions and making timely decisions on project issues, ensuring project work is built according to plans, specifications, and estimate contract documents. Integrity, confidence, and accountability a must.

Professional engineering license is not required for this position. Candidates who have an Engineering degree but do not hold a professional license may be hired at a lower minimum salary and then be eligible for promotional increases upon achieving milestones, including passing the EIT exam, years of experience, and obtaining a professional engineering license.

This position is located in INDOT’s Vincennes District.

This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $75,010.00. Salary may be commensurate with education and job experience.

• Delegate and coordinate work assignments for construction technicians and surveyors.
• Coordinate the sampling and testing of aggregates, steel, asphalt, soils and all other materials.
• Make recommendations to management related to change orders.
• Respond to inquiries from local public officials, news organizations and other interested parties.
• Ensure that both INDOT and contractor employees are performing work in a safe manner in compliance with OSHA and other applicable standards, and reports deficiencies to appropriate office.
• Maintain all files related to the project in an orderly and usable manner.
• Supervise preparation of final construction records, examine and approve contractor requests for payment.
• Attend preconstruction and partnering meetings as INDOT representative.
• Meet with affected property owners in the project area and work to resolve access restriction issues, drainage problems and other issues that may arise during construction.
• Prepare and maintain daily project records and files, and oversee the work of technicians doing the same, including daily reports of materials placed, locations of work, work interruptions, contractor workforce size and composition, test results, and any other related information.
• Prepare simple field drawings or sketches as necessary to implement and document minor changes to project specifications.
• Prepare and submit a wide variety of documentation to the Final Review Office, and coordinate with the Final Review Office in the project closure process, answering questions and doing research as requested.
• Teach certified technician classes and assist students in preparation for examinations.
• Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
• Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards,…