Senior Utilities Engineer Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

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: 

• A registered Professional Engineers license in Indiana is required.
• Must meet one of the following qualifications:
  • At least eight (8) years of engineering education and professional experience in engineering, civil engineering, transportation research, or a closely related field, with demonstrated ability to apply the required knowledge, skills, and competencies in a similar role.
  • Graduation in an approved engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more and 4+ years of professional experience in engineering, civil engineering, transportation research, or a closely related field, with demonstrated ability to apply the required knowledge, skills, and competencies in a similar role.
• Be willing to travel with an appropriate accommodation. 
• Broad knowledge of and ability to apply civil engineering theories, principles, methods, and procedures to the engineering specialty. 
• Broad knowledge of planning, design, or construction of highway or transportation project features (such as roads, bridges, pavement, or traffic structures) in accordance with engineering design and construction standards, principles, and methods.  
• Broad knowledge of and ability to apply federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing incumbents filed of specialization. 
• Broad knowledge of and ability to apply computer aided design and drafting functions to field of specialization. 
• Ability to use initiative and creativity when making technical recommendations and decisions. 
• Ability to prepare and review complex design plans and reports relating to the functional area of specialization. 
• Working knowledge of Indiana Design Manual (IDM), Indiana Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (IMUTCD), INDOT standard specifications and standard drawings.  
• Knowledge of department systems not limited to Scheduling Project Management System (SPMS), Deighton Transportation Information Management System (dTIMS), ArcGIS, and Work Management System (WMS). 
• Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.