General

Engineering Assistant - Summer Internships

• • Transportation Construction & Maintenance
  • Hydraulics
  • Locations and Survey
  • Structures Management
  • Traffic Safety
  • Traffic Management
  • Value Management
  • Transportation Planning
  • Roadway Design
  • Rail

You must:

• • • Be enrolled in an associates, bachelors, or masters program at an accredited college/university, and
    • Have completed 24+ semester hours, and
    • Have a GPA of 2.5+, and
    • Attach an unofficial college transcript to your application

Pay special attention to the education and work experience sections as we do NOT look at resumes.

Visit the NCDOT SEA Internship program website at https://bit.ly/AboutNCDOTSea

Contact me: George Nixon at 919-707-6685

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ncdot-careers

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Bridge Inspector II

• • Train new inspectors.
  • Schedule and plan your team's activities with bridge priorities.

• • Completion of NBIS Two Week Bridge Inspection Course (FWHA-NHI-130055)
  •       Learn more at https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/course-search?course_no=130055
  • Experience with Topside Bridge Inspection including Bridges, Pipes, Signs and Culverts.
  • Working knowledge of Bridge Inspection Equipment, i.e. Hydra Platforms, Man Lifts, Snooper Trucks and Boats.
  • Computer skills in Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
  • Experience drafting, sketching, and writing reports.

• • Associate's degree in Civil Engineering Technology, and
  • 4+ years experience in the inspection, construction, design, or maintenance of major steel or concrete bridges or other structures; or

• • High school/GED diploma, and
  • 5+ years experience in the inspection, construction, design or maintenance of major steel or concrete bridges or other structures; or

• • An equivalent combination of training and directly related experience.

• • Candidates with bridge safety inspection experience and progressive experience in the inspection, construction, design or maintenance of major steel or concrete bridges or other structures.
  • 5+ years inspection experience.
  • A valid state Driver's License.

• • You will be working outside on bridges of considerable height and be exposed to snakes, spiders, insects, and poisonous plants.
  • Safety shoes will be required as a condition of employment.
  • Your work will be in situations that are hazardous in their nature including traffic congestion, working on slopes, climbing high steel, working in confined areas, and working above water on scaffolds or on a snooper crane.
  • Successful completion of FHWA-approved comprehensive bridge inspection training and/or tunnel inspection training is required for above water Team Leaders.
  • For Underwater Applications: Advanced SCUBA diving certification issued by a national diver certification association such as the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) or The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), and 100 hours of verifiable underwater diving experience (e.g., log entries) is needed.

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Civil Engineer III - Professional Services

• • Manage and direct all phases of professional/specialized firm contract administration, including chairperson selection,  professional services contract negotiations, project and contract scoping, and preparing/posting ads to the web.
  • Support Engineering Managers and Engineering Supervisors by reviewing labor cost estimates prepared by professional service firms, preparing/reviewing in-house estimates, assisting in negotiating professional services contracts/purchase orders, assisting in scoping projects, preparing ads, preparing agenda items and engineering agreements, coordinating with the OIG and Consultant Audit team, and assisting in preparation for selection committees.
  • Preparing agenda items and presenting to the Board of Transportation.
  • Track outstanding professional services firm workloads.
  • Develop and administer 360-degree evaluations of firms and NCDOT performance on Private Fee-for-Service contracts.  
  • Establish job classifications salary rates for in-house estimates.
  • Execute engineering agreements and enter them into our SAP database.
  • Coordinate with NCDOT's Office of the Inspector General and Consultant Audit and monitor professional service contracts to ensure Disadvantaged Business Enterprise/Small Professional Service Firms usage and resolve conflicts during contract performance.
  •  Serve as our Contract Monitoring and Tracking Lead, run SAP reports, and establish/maintain our database for performance evaluations.
  • Provide subject-matter guidance to other Engineers in their daily operations.
  • Supervise and oversee other Engineers' daily work/operations and ensure accuracy of other Engineers' work.
  • Provide technical guidance to other Engineers on unit policies, procedures, etc. usually acquired on-the-job or in lower-level positions.

• • Experience overseeing professional or specialized firm contract administration including contract preparation, scoping, and negotiation.
  • Knowledge of civil engineering principles/practices, and construction/maintenance methods, materials, and equipment.
  • Experience in transportation engineering design procedures, practices, and techniques.
  • Thorough knowledge of the organization and responsibilities of the NCDOT Units.
  • Experience interpreting policies, procedures, regulations, and laws, and preparing legally sound documents.
  • Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision.
  • Computer skills in SAP and Microsoft SharePoint.
  • Ability to understand, explain, and administer contracts, interpret plans, provisions and specification, train other staff and plan, coordinate, and supervise their work.
  • Thorough knowledge of internal organizational structure, business needs/objectives, budget, planning, and legal/public relations considerations.
  • Skills to make final approval for complex and a broad variety of program/project specifications for completeness, compatibility, compliance with engineering principles, standards, codes, and design needs.
  • Research skills to identify alternatives and designs or analyze special details for nonstandard items of work for programs/projects.
  • Ability to determine program/project priorities, processes, and procedures.
  • Project Management skills to coordinate complex/broad scopes of programs/projects for completeness, compatibility, compliance with engineering principles, and design needs and standards.
  • Troubleshooting skills to resolve/approve major project/program changes.
  • Decision-making skills to independently make final recommendations and make decisions requiring specialized engineering and/or program knowledge.
  • Ability to serve as technical expert in professional services and represent NCDOT as an expert with regard to compliance with engineering principles, standards, codes, designs, and statutes, and address conflicting design constraints.
  • Adaptability to modify delivery, language, or content to account for the characteristics and needs of different audiences.
  • Verbal and written communications mastery to clearly, concisely, and in an organized manner craft reports addressing novel or complex engineering concepts and facts such as standards/practices/codes/regulations.
  • Ability to participate and lead as needed in development of long-range strategic goals.

• • Bachelor's degree in engineering, and
  • 4+ years of relevant experience; or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience.

• • We may require you to be registered as a professional engineer by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

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Engineer III - Professional Services Management

• • Manage and direct all phases of professional/specialized firm contract administration, including chairperson selection,  professional services contract negotiations, project and contract scoping, and preparing/posting ads to the web.
  • Support Engineering Managers and Engineering Supervisors by reviewing labor cost estimates prepared by professional service firms, preparing/reviewing in-house estimates, assisting in negotiating professional services contracts/purchase orders, assisting in scoping projects, preparing ads, preparing agenda items and engineering agreements, coordinating with the OIG and Consultant Audit team, and assisting in preparation for selection committees.
  • Prepare agenda items and presenting to the Board of Transportation.
  • Track outstanding professional services firm workloads.
  • Develop and administer 360-degree evaluations of firms and NCDOT performance on Private Fee-for-Service contracts.  
  • Establish job classifications salary rates for in-house estimates.
  • Execute engineering agreements and enter them into our SAP database.
  • Coordinate with NCDOT's Office of the Inspector General and Consultant Audit and monitor professional service contracts to ensure Disadvantaged Business Enterprise/Small Professional Service Firms usage and resolve conflicts during contract performance.
  • Serve as our Contract Monitoring and Tracking Lead, run SAP reports, and establish/maintain our database for performance evaluations.
  • Provide subject-matter guidance to other Engineers in their daily operations.
  • Supervise and oversee other Engineers' daily work/operations and ensure accuracy of other Engineers' work.
  • Provide technical guidance to other Engineers on unit policies, procedures, etc. usually acquired on-the-job or in lower-level positions.

• • Experience overseeing professional or specialized firm contract administration including contract preparation, scoping, and negotiation.
  • Knowledge of civil engineering principles/practices, and construction/maintenance methods, materials, and equipment.
  • Experience in transportation engineering design procedures, practices, and techniques.
  • Thorough knowledge of the organization and responsibilities of the NCDOT Units.
  • Experience interpreting policies, procedures, regulations, and laws, and preparing legally sound documents.
  • Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision.
  • Computer skills in SAP and Microsoft SharePoint.
  • Ability to understand, explain, and administer contracts, interpret plans, provisions and specification, train other staff and plan, coordinate, and supervise their work.
  • Thorough knowledge of internal organizational structure, business needs/objectives, budget, planning, and legal/public relations considerations.
  • Skills to make final approval for complex and a broad variety of program/project specifications for completeness, compatibility, compliance with engineering principles, standards, codes, and design needs.
  • Research skills to identify alternatives and designs or analyze special details for nonstandard items of work for programs/projects.
  • Ability to determine program/project priorities, processes, and procedures.
  • Project Management skills to coordinate complex/broad scopes of programs/projects for completeness, compatibility, compliance with engineering principles, and design needs and standards.
  • Troubleshooting skills to resolve/approve major project/program changes.
  • Decision-making skills to independently make final recommendations and make decisions requiring specialized engineering and/or program knowledge.
  • Ability to serve as technical expert in professional services and represent NCDOT as an expert with regard to compliance with engineering principles, standards, codes, designs, and statutes, and address conflicting design constraints.
  • Adaptability to modify delivery, language, or content to account for the characteristics and needs of different audiences.
  • Verbal and written communications mastery to clearly, concisely, and in an organized manner craft reports addressing novel or complex engineering concepts and facts such as standards/practices/codes/regulations.
  • Ability to participate and lead as needed in development of long-range strategic goals.

• • Bachelor's degree in engineering, and
  • 4+ years of relevant experience; or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience.

• • We may require you to be registered as a professional engineer by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

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Rail Operations Manager

• • Administer operations, stakeholder engagement, engineering, and maintenance of state-supported passenger trains through contracts, contractors, and State employees.
  • Be the primary person managing daily operations coordination of the four state-supported intercity passenger rail roundtrips between Raleigh and Charlotte between NCDOT, Amtrak, and Class I freight hosts.
  • Directly lead the coordination with municipalities, transit agencies, and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) for all ongoing and future operational planning needs.
  • Track train and equipment performance of NCDOT’s fleet while working with Amtrak, third-party consultants, and contract employees.
  •  Oversee compliance with purchasing and inventory procedures, budget management, and determination of the most efficient and effective means to manage engineering and operations of rail mechanical and maintenance facilities, passenger equipment, and locomotives.
  • Review and approve the most complex rail mechanical and maintenance facility and equipment engineering and design specifications including civil, electrical, and mechanical requirements.
  • Oversee, supervise, and direct all quality assurance/quality control, work planning and scheduling of critical tasks, availability of facilities and equipment, and contractor performance.
  • Supervise mechanical contractor staff at 2 sites plus contracts with maintenance companies/other consulting engineering firms on a continuing or ad hoc basis.
  • Coordinate with Rail Division leadership, Amtrak, mechanical contractors, professional engineering firms, other State agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure a successful state rail services operation.

• • Experience in railroad engineering, mechanical, or operations.
  • Experience negotiating/administering railroad agreements for projects, programs, and/or services.
  • Working knowledge of budget/contracts management of limited scope and complexity including resources such as budget, personnel, and equipment within timelines and appropriate fiscal rules and developing strategies to improve quality of service, performance, and budgetary/operational efficiency.
  • Excellent communications skills to work effectively with state and local officials, citizens, railroad officials, Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, and transit administration officials.
  • Experience supervising employees, contractors, and/or consultants.

• • Bachelor's degree in engineering, and
  • 5+ years of relevant experience, and
  • 3+ years supervisory experience; or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience.

• • We may require registration as a professional engineer by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ncdot-careers

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Senior Driller - Engineering Technician III

• • • Standard Penetration Tests
    • Vane Shear tests
    • Collection of undisturbed samples
    • Installation of inclinometer and piezometer wells

• • Mobilize drilling, testing, and sampling equipment.
  • Operate semitrucks and trailers to transport equipment to job sites. We maintain a fleet of truck-mounted drills, ATV and track mounted drills, skid-mounted drills, and barges.
  • Equip drills with the necessary drilling steel and tooling, and other testing equipment required for the job.
  • Perform daily routine maintenance of drilling/testing equipment.
  • Coordinate maintenance and repairs with the NCDOT equipment shop.
  • Instruct lower-level technicians in the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of all equipment.
  • Ensure that all operations are safe and bring concerns to the supervising Geologist or Engineer.

• • Drilling experience to perform geotechnical subsurface investigations, operate exploratory drilling machines or similar heavy equipment, maintain power equipment and hand tools, and elevate surveys using an automatic level.
  • Experience performing normal drilling procedures such as auger drilling, mud drilling, wash boring, rock coring, hand auguring, rod sounding and probing, demonstrated ability to identify the best method for penetrating subsurface materials to accomplish the needs of the supervising Geologist or Engineer, and skills to communicate subsurface changes between tests from drill reaction.
  • Thorough expertise and understanding of drilling concepts, practices, and theories.
  • Skilled experience safely operating and maintaining a chainsaw and power tools.
  • Communication skills to describe work to be performed to property owners, obtain water well information, and describe location of work to underground utility locating services.
  • Strength to occasionally exert up to 100 pounds of force, frequently exert up to 50 pounds of force, and constantly exert 10 pounds of force to move objects.
  • Ability to serve as a technical expert while independently accomplishing assigned tasks.
  • Thorough knowledge of state/federal rules and regulations related to drilling to ensure compliance and provide guidance/interpretation.
  • Thorough knowledge and skill in the use of drilling equipment and related software.
  • Ability to independently conduct complex inspections for compliance with contract agreements, standards/codes, and specifications.
  • Skills to perform the most complex technical work in a specific materials area or perform a wide range of sampling, testing, and inspection duties to determine adherence to codes/standards.
  • Good ability to exercise a wide range of decision-making and judgment.
  • Solid verbal and non-verbal skills to express complex technical and/or program concepts and related facts in a clear, concise, organized, and persuasive manner.
  • Agile communication skills to modify delivery, language, or material to account for needs of different audiences.
  • Willingness to serve as lead or resource.
  • Ability to maintain detailed records.
  • Skills to analyze findings and recommend corrective actions.

• • A pre-employment drug test is required.
  • Frequent overnight travel may be required.

• • Candidates with a Commercial Driver\'s License (CDL).

• • Associate\'s degree, and
  • 3+ years of progressive drilling experience, or
  •       
  • High School/GED diploma, and
  • 5+ years of progressive drilling experience, or
  •       
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience.

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Integrated Mobility Graduate Student Paid Internship

• • An interest in public transportation or public service.

• • City Planning
  • Urban Planning
  • Planning
  • Engineering
  • Public Administration
  • Project Management
  • Business Administration
  • Similar Majors!

• • Be enrolled in a graduate level program at an accredited North Carolina college/university, and
  • Attach a Letter of recommendation and unofficial college transcript to your application.

Contact me: Kevin Edwards at 919.707.4695.

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ncdot-careers

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Value Management Engineer

• •  Provide overall management and integration of the Communicate Lessons Exchange Advice Record (CLEAR) Program and assist with our Constructability Review Program as part of the NCDOT Value Management Office.
  • Actively drive and manage our Knowledge Management and Innovation Program - the CLEAR Program. This includes maintaining the SharePoint Site and Portal, using Microsoft Teams to establish and facilitate Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs), coordinate and communicate with the Innovation Coordinators and CLEAR experts, coordinate CLEAR Challenges, and actively identify and participate in outreach activities to engage all NCDOT staff and overseeing consultants who assist with these activities.
  • Manage the knowledge flow through SharePoint by moving submissions through the workflow and coordinating with IT when workflow issues arise.
  • Establish, facilitate, and ensure action items are completed for communities of practice.
  • Coordinate and communicate with Innovation Coordinators on a monthly basis via Microsoft Teams, sharing resources and keeping them up to date on CLEAR progress and innovation efforts within NCDOT and the industry.
  • Coordinate and communicate with CLEAR experts via email and the CLEAR portal when they are to review  and provide expertise on a CLEAR submission.
  • Maintain our expert contact list and provide training.
  • Coordinate CLEAR challenges including coordination with NCDOT Communications, determining topics, selecting judges, showcasing winners, and coordinating employee recognition.
  • Coordinate with other State DOTs on their Innovation and Knowledge Management efforts and FHWA, presenting at conferences and workshops, hosting lunch and learns, and coordinating and facilitating Post Construction Assessments.
  • Provide technical expertise, engineering analysis, and have knowledge of engineering concepts related to planning, design and construction.
  • Assist in coordinating and facilitating Constructability Reviews with Contractors, NCDOT personnel in planning, design, and construction.
  • Provide formal written communication and adhere to published guidelines through each step of the CLEAR and Constructability Review Program, to ensure complete transparency throughout all stages of the process.
  • Provide technical engineering expertise and collaborate with other Value Management staff to ensure all program initiatives achieve their goals.
  • Conduct analysis, communications, reporting, documentation, presentations and trainings related to Value Engineering Studies, Risk Assessments, Constructability Reviews, and CLEAR.
  • Assist in the supervision of lower-level engineers, Transportation Engineering Associates, interns, and consultants.

• • Engineering experience to effectively provide input on transportation projects and challenges.
  • Experience coordinating with all stakeholders in a program management process.
  • Experience guiding program implementation, information transfer, and documentation.
  • Working knowledge of SharePoint and Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
  • Knowledge to explain engineering concepts and related facts in a clear, concise and organized manner verbally and in writing for different audiences.

• • Bachelor's degree in engineering, and
  • 4+ years relevant experience; or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience.

• • We may require registration as a professional engineer by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

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