Job ID: 22462
Agency: Department of Transportation / Division of Operations
Location: Mitchell or Sioux Falls
Salary: $28.40 - $35.80 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: E1 - E3
Closing Date: 04/06/2023

This is a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. For more information about the Department of Transportation, please visit http://dot.sd.gov.

This position will work within a team environment and assist with providing oversight on inspection and maintenance of state-owned bridges and box culverts, including 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 inspection of newly built structures prior to final acceptance.

The incumbent can work flexible work schedule as approved by supervisor. Typically, it may be four 10-hour days per week or five 8 hour days.

Work assignments are frequently performed outside in all weather conditions and around highway traffic. Work at high heights routinely.

Physical Requirement are 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 we offer to you beyond the paycheck:

• Hiring Incentive
• Health Insurance (Low & High Deductible Single and Family Plans)
  • Well-Being Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
• Basic Life Insurance Coverage (free to employee)
• Membership in South Dakota Retirement System
• Leave:
  • Vacation Leave (15 paid vacation days per year)
  • Sick Leave (14 paid sick days)
  • Paid Family Leave (24 hours per week for eight weeks for birth or adoption of a child)
  • Military Leave (15 paid days per calendar year)
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Longevity Pay
• Semimonthly Pay Periods
• Eligibility for Meal Per Diems
• Flexible Scheduling
• Paid Overtime

The total compensation of Hourly Wage + State/Federal Benefits for a typical year for entry level Assistant Region Bridge Engineer is approximately $79,651.00 annually.

Licenses and Certifications:
Only applicants with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and the ability to become a NBI Team Leader will be considered. Applicants should possess their Fundamental Engineering (FE) license.

The successful candidate will be required to become a NBI Team Leader within 3 years. Minimum qualifications to become a certified Team Leader, for the purposes of this position, include a bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering, passing the FE exam, two years of NBIS bridge inspection experience, and successful completion of an FHWA-approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course, or possess their Professional Engineer (PE) and successful completion of the an FHWA-approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Three or more years of transportation engineering experience and possess their FE and PE.

Knowledge of:

• civil engineering principles of structural design, construction and maintenance methods and practices.

Skill to:

• communicate, organize, and time 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 and develop ideas in a logical sequence;
• analyze problems and recommend solutions;
• understand and achieve department objectives;
• be able to work and communicate with others in a team environment.

Join the South Dakota Department of Transportation! View more about this opportunity here: https://youtu.be/WdCQix5wB8A.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance 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.

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You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"