This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

About the Position
 The Construction Area Engineer is responsible for assisting the CDOT regions maintain uniform administration and project management practices in construction, and contract administration of transportation projects. This includes responsibility for providing engineering technical assistance, oversight, support, training, and quality assurance to the regions and various local agencies.

The Area Engineer is supported by an Assistant Area Engineer.

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide technical assistance, engineering support and construction engineering expertise for the Chief Engineer, the Deputy Chief Engineer, the Construction Engineering Services Branch, the Engineering Regions, Contractors, Consultants, and local agencies on all matters related to construction contract administration. 
• Utilize a Colorado Professional Engineering license to provide support related to technical questions on Engineer in Responsible Charge, engineering design, and construction engineering.
• Lead task forces and committees to improve standards and specifications.
• Respond to requests from region personnel regarding CDOT standards and specifications.
• Review change orders from region personnel for consistency throughout the state and conformance with the CDOT Construction Manual.
• Perform all duties with safety consciousness and the goal of providing exceptional internal and external customer service. 
• Create, develop, issue, and implement policies, procedures, and specifications, as well as revise, update and distribute procedural directives, and manuals.
• Ensure effective and efficient construction contract administration by the engineering regions, contractors, consultants and local agencies.
• Provide guidance and advice to the engineering regions and local agencies in all matters related to construction disputes and claims.
• Assist  the Chief Engineer whenever a construction contract claim is appealed to the Region Transportation Director or Chief Engineer.
• Identify training needs of customers, such as the CDOT Regions, contractors, consultants, and local agencies and provide or facilitate training to meet those needs.  
• Provide engineering expertise and develop and instruct training courses in areas such as Construction Project Administration, Managing Contract Time, Disputes and Claims, and CPM Scheduling for Construction. 
• Ensure that policies, procedures, and specifications are clearly presented and uniformly applied during construction contract administration.
• Participate as member or champion of several administrative committees dealing with construction contract administration such as Project Delivery Advisory Committee (PDAC), Specification Committee, Culvert Committee and Pipe Selection Group, Transportation Engineering Training Program Committee, Materials Advisory Committee (MAC), Water Quality Advisory Committee, Resident Engineer Committee, Safety Advisory Committee and Colorado Contractors Association Roundtable.
• Guide, advise, facilitate, and make recommendations to the administrative committees by analyzing issues and formulating solutions.
• Review, investigate, and facilitate Quality Assurance activities to ensure that the Quality Control Plans developed and administered by the five CDOT Engineering Regions, Contractors, Consultants, and local agencies result in uniform, effective and efficient project development and contract administration of construction projects.
• Conduct annual visits with each Engineering Residency to provide engineering expertise, information, updates and gather customer feedback.
• Supervise one or more employees, including administering the performance program; delegating and monitoring work; providing coaching, mentoring, and training; addressing personnel issues and mediating conflicts and ensuring policies, procedures and directives are followed.
• Ensure CDOT’s compliance with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Stewardship Agreement regarding the implementation of the Federal Aid Program. 
• Ensure that the specific reviews, collection and reporting of data to FHWA are completed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment:

• Primarily 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday, with some opportunity for flexible hours and working from home.
• Approximately 5% spent in the field, 95% spent in the office, with some opportunity to work from remote location.
• Travel required during work hours throughout Colorado to provide technical assistance and engineering support, provide training, participate in committees and attend meetings.  
• Occasional overnight travel 1-3 times a year throughout Colorado.
• Required to drive CDOT vehicles.

Requirements

• Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.
• AND two (2) years of professional work experience in engineering, one year of which must have been as a licensed professional engineer focusing on construction project administration.

Preferred Qualifications
The exceptional applicant will be an experienced Professional Engineer with proven ability or accomplishment in the following: 

• Demonstrated success with the duties described in the major job duties section;
• Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position;
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
• Current working knowledge of transportation engineering best practices, regulations, and policies related to area of responsibility and to a broad range of engineering specialty areas;
• Extensive professional knowledge, oversight, and operational expertise in transportation-related construction;
• Extensive construction contract administration experience;
• Comprehensive knowledge of applicable Federal and State rules and statutes;
• Comprehensive knowledge of the CDOT Construction Manual, CDOT Field Materials Manual, CDOT Project Development Manual, CDOT Specifications, CDOT M&S Standards, and MUTCD.
• Knowledge and experience with CDOT (or comparable) dispute resolution and construction claims process;
• A history of progressively responsible project or program management experience, including the ability to successfully plan, organize, and manage multiple, concurrent projects or tasks of varying complexities;  
• Dedication to CDOT's mission, goals, and overall objectives;
• Consistent recognition for a high level of performance;
• Credibility on technical matters with staff, peers, staff of other organization units, internal and external customers, and local stakeholder groups;
• Strong, analytical, decision making, reasoning, and problem-solving skills and experience;
• Ability to take initiative to solve problems in an innovative manner;
• Being open to change and new information; adapting behavior and work methods in response to changing conditions or unexpected situations;
• Ability to partner with professionals, consultants, vendors, stakeholders, staff, with sensitivity to their needs and priorities to accomplish the organization's goals;
• Leadership roles over work and project teams, including participation in committees;
• Adapting leadership styles to various situations; modeling high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for individuals by applying these values daily;
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and be adaptable to changing assignments;
• Experience supervising or directing the work assignments of others, including handling personnel issues and progressive employee development;
• Knowledge of workplace issues and laws (FMLA, FLSA, ADA, employee leave, etc.);
• Promoting teamwork, pride, trust, and group identity at all levels within the work unit;
• Exhibit acceptance of diversity in providing effective customer service to diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders;
• Negotiating with individuals or groups to find mutually acceptable solutions; building consensus through give and take;
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills, both written and oral;
• Passion for safety;  
• Fluency in MS Office, SAP and the ability to quickly learn other software systems.