$5,000 Hiring Incentive!
Current Department of Transportation Employees do NOT qualify for Hiring IncentivePLEASE ATTACH THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGEJob ID: 28240
Agency: Department of Transportation / Division of Operations
Location: Aberdeen
Salary: $31.66 - $43.79 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: E1 - E3
Closing Date: 10/11/2024
This is a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. For more information on the Department of Transportation, please visit https://dot.sd.gov/.
Introduction:Ready for a rewarding career that provides exciting and meaningful work? Looking for a place that values innovation and teamwork? In need of schedules and benefits that make it possible to both support and enjoy your family?
As a member of our close-knit team, you will experience meaningful, exciting, and empowering work every day, all while maintaining balance with your personal life. That's because the South Dakota Department of Transportation puts our employees first in everything we do. With generous PTO policies and 11 paid holidays, you can advance your career and still have time to make memories with friends and family. Our team members receive on-the-job training, and some of the best benefits available, with 6% matching retirement contributions and health insurance options that include a $0 premium employee-only coverage plan.
Keep the most important things in your life your top priority with a long-term career that makes it possible.
Benefits you won't find anywhere else: - 6% matching retirement funding
- Accruable sick leave and vacation leave
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- On-the-job training
- Advancement paths for all positions
- Flexible scheduling
- HSA and low and high deductible health insurance plans
Job Description:The incumbent will be responsible for performing inspection and maintenance of state-owned bridges and structural length box culverts. Duties may include, but not be limited to, hands-on inspection of bridges, determining and reporting structure data and condition ratings, identifying bridge repair and maintenance needs, performing bridge related project design work, and the inspection of newly built structures prior to final acceptance. There may be times when assistance of the maintenance crew is required.
From approximately May 1 to September 30, the anticipated work schedule for this position is 10-hour days, 4 days per week although hours may vary due to travel, meetings, inspections, and work load. Travel throughout the Aberdeen Region will be required frequently. Occasional in-state travel with overnight stays may be required.
Work assignments are frequently performed in an outdoor environment. Outdoor work involves working in all weather conditions and around traffic. This position will work at heights routinely.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to focus.
Physical requirements to walk, sit, and stand for extended periods of time. Routinely reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl through tight box culverts, wade through water and/or muck, and work at heights. Walk long distances over many kinds of terrain including, but not limited to, waterways, rip rap, steep slopes, etc. Animals, reptiles, and insects are a factor. Be able to hear and talk to perform the essential functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and ability to focus.
What You Bring to the SDDOT: - Growth mindset
- Vision and creativity
- Team-oriented attitude
- Confident, action-oriented personality
- Attention to detail and a passion for organization
- Commitment to fostering high ethical standards
What the SDDOT Offers: - Hiring incentive
- Health insurance (zero-cost premium plan, low and high deductible plans, and single and family plans)
- Well-being program
- Employee assistance program
- Dental
- Vision
- Health savings account
- Free basic life insurance policy
- Membership in the South Dakota Retirement System with partial state match
- Paid leave (15 vacation days per year)
- Sick leave (14 days per year)
- Paid family leave (12 weeks for birth and adoption of child, equivalent to 40 hours per week)
- Military leave (15 days per year)
- 11 paid holidays
- Longevity pay
- Semimonthly pay periods
- Eligibility for meal per diems
- Flexible scheduling
- Paid overtime (if applicable)
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:The incumbent will have a minimum of a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Metallurgical Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, or Agricultural Engineering. Other degrees will be evaluated and determined if acceptable per the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) with expected basic knowledge requirements for the position.
The incumbent will be required to become an NBI Team Leader. Minimum qualifications to become a certified Team Leader, for the purposes of this position, include a bachelor's degree in engineering, passing the FE exam, two years of NBIS bridge inspection experience, and successful completion of an FHWA-approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.
Knowledge of:
- civil engineering principles of structural design, construction, and maintenance methods and practices;
- different structure types, construction materials, and methods.
Skills to:
- communicate, organize, and management skills;
- effectively use Microsoft Office products and relevant software packages.
Ability to:
- apply several engineering disciplines: hydraulics, geology, chemistry, structures, environmental, materials, and road design;
- read and understand plans and shop drawings;
- understand different structure types, construction materials, and methods;
- effectively plan, organize, and prioritize work activities to meet schedules and deadlines;
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
- make appropriate decisions by applying standards and available information to specific situations;
- communicate information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
- develop ideas in a logical sequence;
- listen attentively to others;
- analyze problems and recommend solutions;
- understand and achieve department objectives;
- work and communicate with others in a team environment;
- walk over many kinds of terrain and outdoor elements;
- walk, sit, and stand for extended periods of time;
- routinely reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Position Requirements:Incumbent must have a valid driver's license. Willingness to obtain a Class A CDL is desirable.
Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
The incumbent must be able to obtain a Part 107 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) commercial pilot's license without restrictions within two years of hire date to retain employment.
Compensation:The total compensation of Hourly Wage + State/Federal Benefits for a typical year for entry level Assistant Region Bridge Engineer is approximately $88,469.00 annually.
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Additional Requirements: Resume, Transcripts upon request, and FE exam successful completion.This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online:
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South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"