What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer-in-Training III, Traffic position at Colorado Department of Transportation?
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
About the Work Unit
This unit at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) works to maintain, preserve, and improve the functional integrity and efficiency of the Highway
Transportation System through the Region-wide planning, administration, management, monitoring, and enforcement of Federal Guidelines, State Statutes, State Rules and Regulations, and the design and operation of traffic control devices. The unit administers transportation design contracts within Region 1 and oversees the
consultants performing the work for traffic engineering, traffic operations, and permit-related functions. The unit also oversees and manages local agency project design, clearance coordination, advertisement, and construction.
About the Position
This position is part of the Region 1's Traffic and Safety Work Unit located in Denver, CO. The position will investigate investigate traffic operations problems, communicate with the public, and provide clarification/explanation to citizens' traffic-related issues and questions. The position will provide information pertaining to traffic operations to Design Units. Under the guidance of a professional engineer, the position analyzes, evaluates, and designs professional traffic engineering plans.
Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Develop traffic engineering and construction traffic control plans from beginning to end, utilizing traffic engineering fundamentals, Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Standard Specifications, M&S Standards and other accepted procedures. Uses computer systems and software to produce contract plan documents;
- Analyze and evaluate complex design and construction staging plans to formulate effective traffic engineering strategies. Predict traffic operation, motorist perception/reaction based on observation, experience and engineering judgment;
- Analyze and evaluate Department construction projects developed by consultant engineers to ensure compliance with feasibility and safety issues and using engineering theories and strategies;
- Attend various meetings including scoping, FIR, FOR, construction phasing, and constructability meetings to ensure accuracy, consistency and completeness of the entire project plan as it relates to traffic;
- Other job duties as assigned.
Work Environment:
- Primarily 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday
- Travel required during work hours throughout the Region
- Occasional overnight travel throughout Colorado
- Required to operate CDOT vehicles
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