Lead Hydraulic Engineer – Hydraulics and Drainage Section

Recruitment #241107-9108FQ-001

Location:  Newington, CT
Date Opened:  11/9/2024 12:00:00 AM
Salary:  $103,150* – $145,219/year (*Salary commensurate with education and/or experience)
Job Type:  Open to the Public
Close Date:  12/6/2024 11:59:00 PM

Introduction

The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is now accepting applications for a Lead Hydraulic Engineer (Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering)) opportunity within the Hydraulics and Drainage section in the Division of Bridges at our Headquarters in Newington, CT.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Monday – Friday
• Full-time (40 hours per week)
• First shift
• Location: Newington, CT
• Hybrid (in-office/telework) and alternate work schedules may be available.

THE ROLE

The DOT has a challenging opening for a lead engineer involved in all aspects of hydraulic engineering and water resource matters related to transportation facilities and projects.

Engineers in the Hydraulics and Drainage (H&D) section:

• Provide specialized engineering, technical support and policy advice on all storm water and water resource management issues related to the planning, permitting, design, construction, and maintenance of transportation facilities;
• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, hydraulic design and/or review of storm drainage systems, culverts, highway or railroad bridges over waterways, detention facilities, dams and related hydraulic structures;
• Perform bridge scour analysis, prepare revetment and scour countermeasure design and assist with bridge scour monitoring;
• Prepare flood management certifications and other permit documentation;
• Provide design support and technical advice to other Department units on hydraulic and drainage activities associated with the design and/or maintenance of transportation facilities;
• Review commercial development proposals brought before the Office of State Traffic administration and district permit offices.

APPLICATION DETAILS

Applicants must be available to travel for training, conferences, meetings, field reviews, etc. both within and outside of normal working hours, when necessary, and must possess and retain a valid driver’s license.

Please list your Driver’s license number, expiration date, and issuing State, Professional Engineer (PE) license number and expiration date, if applicable, and any other job-relevant licenses or certifications you hold in the Licenses and Professional Certifications section of your application.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

As a Lead Hydraulic Engineer (Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering)) in Hydraulics and Drainage, you may be assigned working lead responsibility for lower-level engineers and may perform advanced hydraulic and drainage engineering work. Duties may include:

• Oversee work of lower-level engineers;
• Perform complex design work;
• Make field inspection of bridge sites to obtain information necessary for design of structures;
• Oversee state and consultant engineers in review of storm sewer and culvert designs and computations prepared by Design division and contracting engineers;
• Provide technical advice on pollution control measures and storm sewer and culvert designs;
• Prepare computations for storm sewer and culvert designs;
• Analyze problems, read plans, and interpret reports related to hydraulics, bridge scour, drainage, flooding, flood management and recommend effective solutions as a retrofit or as part of a proposed project design;
• Develop regulatory floodplain/floodway models to ensure proposed designs comply with state flood management and NFIP regulations;
• Conduct bridge scour evaluations, prepare scour estimates/calculations, NBI ratings, slope protection (revetment) and scour countermeasure designs and scour reports;
• Attend field reviews on all new designs for highway projects;
• Recommend revisions to improve drainage design;
• Oversee analyses, computations, preparation of plans and data relating to hydraulic problems encountered in planning and design of highways;
• Perform hydrographic analysis and flood routing for retention basin designs;
• Serve as expert witness in court cases;
• Review drainage design on major permit applications for shopping centers and housing developments;
• Assist in preparation and updating of Drainage Manual;
• Recommend treatment of alignment, grade, surface and drainage features;
• Conduct field and office investigations of engineering, technical, or other problems and prepare reports for higher level employees;
• Analyze problems and recommend effective solutions;
• Assist in establishment of policy, procedures, and methods;
• Represent department in legislative matters;
• Assist in development and review of department contracts;
• Distribute, prioritize, oversee, and review unit work;
• Provide staff training and assistance;
• Conduct or assist in conducting performance evaluations;
• Act as liaison with operating units, agencies, consultant staffs, and other outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Recommend policies and standards;
• Prepare reports and correspondence;
• Perform related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – GENERAL EXPERIENCE

A Bachelor’s degree in engineering and three (3) years of experience in transportation engineering.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the working level in a professional transportation engineering capacity.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Engineer 2 (Engineering).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• Possession of Professional Engineer (PE) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S.§20-302 may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
• Possession of Engineer-In-Training (EIT) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S.§20-302 may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
• A Master’s degree in engineering may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.
• Current incumbents in the class of Transportation Engineer 2 (Engineering) who do not possess the degree or certification/licensure qualifications as detailed on this class specification may be considered for promotion to Transportation Engineer 3 (Engineering) upon having three (3) years of experience in transportation engineering. One (1) of the three (3) years’ must have been as a Transportation Engineer 2 (Engineering).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Possession of an accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree in Civil Engineering with course work relevant to the field of hydraulic and/or water resources engineering
• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) and/or Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
• Experience utilizing knowledge of hydrologic and hydraulic engineering as it applies to transportation projects
• Experience applying the latest techniques and procedures employed in the field of hydraulic engineering, including hands-on experience in watershed and hydraulic modeling using state-of-the-art computer software
• Experience performing bridge scour evaluations, preparing scour estimates/calculations, NBI ratings, slope protection (revetment) and scour countermeasure designs and scour reports
• Experience analyzing problems, reading plans, and interpreting reports related to hydraulics, bridge scour, drainage, flooding, flood management and recommending effective solutions as a retrofit or as part of a proposed project design
• Experience showcasing knowledge and understanding of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) and Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies relating to Flood Management Certification and other water resource permitting administered by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP)
• Hands-on experience working with FEMA Flood Insurance Studies (FIS), mapping and technical data for the development of regulatory floodplain/floodway models for compliance with state flood management and NFIP regulations
• Experience preparing technical memoranda, letters, reports, and other documents
• Experience supervising, evaluating, and developing improved performance of junior engineers
• Experience using Office365, Bentley MicroStation or Openroads, Microsoft SharePoint and COMPASS

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
• Incumbents may be required to travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm from highway or construction environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year round weather conditions.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.