Transportation Engineer Specialist

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is committed to meeting or exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers. Our focus is on people: our customers, our employees, and our partners. We will continually improve both the delivery of our products and services and the processes that support that delivery to provide a safe, efficient, environmentally sound, and fiscally responsible transportation system that delivers economic opportunity and enhances the quality of life in Kentucky.

By joining our Department of Highways/Office of Project Delivery & Preservation/Division of Maintenance as a/an Transportation Engineer Specialist in Franklin County, you'll have the opportunity to be the emergency operations coordinator for maintenance activities within the Transportation Cabinet.

Holders of the Transportation Engineer Specialist position will complete tasks such as:

• Create and coordinate staffing on-call rosters for emergency operations and reporting to the Emergency Operations Center.

• Complete intra-agency coordination with the Division of Purchases, Equipment, Highway Safety, and all Districts across the state for material vendors including tracking salt costs and driver (truck) costs per contract.

• Be the main point of contact for external vendors for maintenance activity needs (salt, truck and driver, equipment, ect)

• Review emergency operation plans and make recommendations for revisions, research new and existing technologies to benefit the agency, and be the point of contact with the National Weather Service to keep Division director abreast of predictions.

Holders of this job will obtain the following skills:

• Learn the calibration process for salt and equipment used in snow and ice duties.

• Examination of vendor contracts and keeping of schedules

• Leadership and coordination

Desired candidates possess the following requisite skills or experience applicable to the position:

• Internal-agency structure/contract review for vendors

• GPS, ArcGIS, AVL experience

• Working knowledge of equipment to be used/needed for specific event responses.

Some travel may be required, including to Emergency Operations Center as needed. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. KYTC will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KYTC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://dhs.gov/e-verify

If you are looking for a rewarding career with a culture of employee involvement, where teamwork is the norm and measurement of performance is essential, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is for you!

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: See Special Requirements.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have four years of engineering experience in addition to that required for licensure as a Professional Engineer.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of the required experience. Graduate work in engineering beyond a master's degree will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must possess a valid driver's license prior to employment in this job classification.

Must be licensed as a professional engineer by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Engineers and Land Surveyors OR must be licensed in another state with the ability to obtain a Professional Engineering license from the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Engineers and Land Surveyors within the employee's initial six month probationary period. Engineering decisions recommended by individuals without a Kentucky Professional Engineering License must be approved by a KRS Chapter 322 Licensed Professional Engineer until licensure is obtained.

For additional information refer to: http://kyboels.ky.gov/

Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in the office and in the field. Will be exposed to risks inherent to construction sites which require the following of safety procedures.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Josh Rogers at Josh.Rogers@ky.gov or 502-782-5600.