What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer I - III (Structural Engineer) position at State of South Dakota?
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Job ID: 29862
Agency: Department of Transportation / Division of Planning and Engineering
Location: Pierre
Salary: $31.66 - $43.79 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: E1-E3
Closing Date: 01/20/2025
This is a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. For more information about the Department of Transportation, please visit http://dot.sd.gov .
Join a growing team dedicated to providing better lives through better transportation. As a bridge engineer with the South Dakota Department of Transportation, you will work with highway structures. As part of our team, you will ensure highway structures are available to the traveling public now and into the future. This position assists in plan preparation for highway structure projects. Duties include, but are not limited to, developing and reviewing structure layouts; participating in site investigations; performing structural design, check design, and load rating calculations; reviewing plans for highway and structure construction; providing review comments to designers and plans preparers; and ensuring that review comments are incorporated into construction plans.
This position is primarily located in an office environment with a flexible work schedule available. Some in-state travel is required for site inspections, structure construction inspections, public meetings, etc., with occasional overnight stays as necessary for long distance and/or multi-day work trips. Must be able to physically traverse natural and constructed terrain in the field around structure sites to perform inspections.
Qualifications of the successful applicant will determine the engineering classification level assigned. Salary will be set depending on qualifications and experience.
What The SDDOT Offers
The Ideal Candidate Will Have
Only applicants with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or structural engineering will be considered. Applicants should possess or be eligible to obtain an FE or PE license.
Knowledge Of
Additional Requirements: Please attach a college transcript to your application.
This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=W1
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
Current Department of Transportation Employees do NOT qualify for Hiring Incentive
PLEASE ATTACH THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
Job ID: 29862
Agency: Department of Transportation / Division of Planning and Engineering
Location: Pierre
Salary: $31.66 - $43.79 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: E1-E3
Closing Date: 01/20/2025
This is a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. For more information about the Department of Transportation, please visit http://dot.sd.gov .
Join a growing team dedicated to providing better lives through better transportation. As a bridge engineer with the South Dakota Department of Transportation, you will work with highway structures. As part of our team, you will ensure highway structures are available to the traveling public now and into the future. This position assists in plan preparation for highway structure projects. Duties include, but are not limited to, developing and reviewing structure layouts; participating in site investigations; performing structural design, check design, and load rating calculations; reviewing plans for highway and structure construction; providing review comments to designers and plans preparers; and ensuring that review comments are incorporated into construction plans.
This position is primarily located in an office environment with a flexible work schedule available. Some in-state travel is required for site inspections, structure construction inspections, public meetings, etc., with occasional overnight stays as necessary for long distance and/or multi-day work trips. Must be able to physically traverse natural and constructed terrain in the field around structure sites to perform inspections.
Qualifications of the successful applicant will determine the engineering classification level assigned. Salary will be set depending on qualifications and experience.
What The SDDOT Offers
- Hiring incentive
- Health insurance (zero-cost premium plan, low and high deductible plans, and single and family plans)
- Well-being program
- Employee assistance program
- Dental and Vision
- Health savings account
- Free basic life insurance policy
- Membership in the South Dakota Retirement System with partial state match
- Paid leave (15 vacation days per year)
- Sick leave (14 days per year)
- Paid family leave (12 weeks for birth and adoption of child, equivalent to 40 hours per week)
- Military leave (15 days per year)
- 11 paid holidays
- Longevity pay
- Semimonthly pay periods
- Eligibility for meal per diems
- Paid overtime (if applicable)
- Reimbursement of Professional Licenses (if applicable)
The Ideal Candidate Will Have
Only applicants with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or structural engineering will be considered. Applicants should possess or be eligible to obtain an FE or PE license.
Knowledge Of
- civil, environmental, and structural engineering principles, practices, and theories;
- familiarity with structural engineering design software;
- basic principles and terminology of computer operation.
- effectively use Microsoft Office products;
- communicate effectively.
- read, interpret, and evaluate engineering plans and specifications for acceptable engineering practices;
- organize, analyze, calculate, and evaluate available information and draw reasonable conclusions;
- communicate information clearly and concisely, both orally and written;
- effectively plan, organize, and prioritize work activities to meet schedules and deadlines;
- work in a team environment;
- develop positive working relationships.
Additional Requirements: Please attach a college transcript to your application.
This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=W1
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
Salary : $88,469
