Full-Time Transportation Engineer 9-P11 – Electrical
Job Description
About the Organization:
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is responsible for Michigan’s 9,669-mile state highway system, comprised of all M, I, and US routes. MDOT also administers other state and federal transportation programs for aviation, intercity passenger services, rail freight, local public transit services, grant programs, and others.
At the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Bureau of Development (BOD), our success is powered by our devotion to innovation and providing leading edge services and solutions. We strive to promote and encourage our employees’ best qualities, which cultivates a positive and diverse team. As a bureau, we pursue avenues that lead to increased safety and efficiency in Michigan’s highway programs on behalf of our co-workers, friends, and families, driven by our celebration of successes and strides made in the workplace. Our team is seeking a transportation engineer for our Utility Design Unit. We are looking for someone who can embrace the challenges of meeting our goals and exceeding the standards!
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Position Description:
This position is responsible for electrical engineering assignments that involve the design and development of freeway lighting and other project electrical components, including tower lighting, pumphouses and lift stations, rest areas and Welcome Centers, weigh stations, carpool lot lighting, and other related features. This position reviews design plans, design calculations, cost estimations, and recommendations prepared by consultants and other engineers for completeness, mathematical accuracy, and conformity to engineering practices and standards.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the lighting specialist in performing electrical engineering design work, including reviewing or designing plans and specifications for the electrical components of freeway lighting utilizing MDOT design and drafting guidelines and standards. This entails initial design coordination (e.g., reviewing consultant plans or developing plans), luminaire performance calculation and/or verification (e.g., determining how much light/poles is needed for the project), utility coordination, construction, and close-out coordination.
- Review cost comparisons and engineer estimates for projects and make recommendations for revisions to the statewide lighting specialist.
- Attend meetings, such as on-site reviews, plan reviews, and final project coordination (FPC) meetings, and propose changes to project plans to the statewide lighting specialist.
- Utilize design software including open roads designer to prepare project deliverables.
- Work with MDOT staff to coordinate engineering assignments for routine freeway lighting projects.
- Review routine freeway lighting projects or other electrical projects to ensure lighting complies with MDOT specifications. This entails reviewing special provisions to validate whether it is identified in the MDOT spec book or not. If not in the MDOT spec book, review and recommend approval/denial to the lighting specialist.
- Provide assistance to consultants on project-related design issues for assigned projects.
- Review lighting and electrical plans for letting readiness of lighting plans for lettings for compliance with MDOT design specifications. Provide recommendation to the statewide letting specialist for approval and/or changes needed.
- Utilize MDOT ProjectWise data management system to enter, update and retrieve data.
- Perform project-related tasks, including attending meetings, maintaining files, completing project site progress trips, etc.
- Participate in required public meetings for projects and support the statewide lighting specialist in meeting coordination.
Basic Requirements for Skills, Experience, Education and Credentials:
- Possession of a Bachelor of Science in engineering.
- Possession of a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering is preferred.
How to Apply
Applying for this position: Please apply for this position at the following link: Transportation Engineer 9-P11 (Electrical Design Engineer) Bureau of Development | Apply tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com) Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled: Accommodations can be made for persons who require mobility, visual, hearing, written, or other assistance for participation. Large print materials, auxiliary aids or the services of interpreters, signers, or readers are available upon request. Requests should be made at least five days prior to the meeting date. Reasonable efforts will be made to provide the requested accommodation or an effective alternative, but accommodations may not be guaranteed. Please contact:- Accessibility Notice: Attendees who require mobility, visual, hearing, written or other assistance for effective participation should contact Orlando Curry at 517-241-7462 or CurryO@Michigan.gov, preferably at least five business days prior to the scheduled meeting. Forms are located on the Title VI webpage: https://www.Michigan.gov/MDOT/Programs/Title-VI. Requests made after this timeframe will be evaluated and honored to the extent possible.
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