About the Work UnitThis position is located at CDOT's Headquarters with the Bridge Design & Construction unit. The unit exist to develop and publish the Department’s structural Standards and Specifications (Bridge Design Manual, Bridge Rating Manual, Bridge Detailing Manual, structural standard plans and construction specifications), conduct the Department’s quality assurance for structural designs prepared by consulting engineering firms, guide the Department’s contract managers in acquiring bridge design services by developing the structure engineering portion of consultant contracts, producing work-hour estimates, and participating in the selection of consultants; develop Professional Engineer (PE) certified structure plans and specifications and provide construction assistance; provide fabrication inspection of structural components incorporated into new and existing structures; evaluate and rate existing structures; process over-weight vehicle requests; and assess new products, materials, software, and engineering design practices for implementation into the Department's structural Standards and Specifications.  About the Position  The Professional Engineer I performs structural engineering for the design of highway structures and components for construction projects, the development of structural Standards and Specifications, and the appraisal and rating of existing structures.Check designs, reports, and other structural engineering submittals prepared by consultants and Department personnel, providing the direction necessary to bring the designs into compliance with state and federal rules, objectives and guidelines.  Help construction and maintenance personnel interpret structural plans and specifications in order to resolve construction issues.  Help maintain the Department's structural Standards and Specifications.  Research and advice management on new theories, products, materials, processes, and software pertaining to structural engineering. The PE I utilizes the knowledge gained through their Professional Engineer’s license to independently develop solutions to unique prolems and challenges that may or may nor be addressed by standard guidelines. This position has the authority to stamp their own plans and specifications.Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Independently determine what improvements should be made to the Department's structural engineering Standards and Specifications as well as execute management's requests for changes to these documents.  Supervise engineering technicians and administrative assistants in the preparation of documents for the Department's structural Standards and Specifications. Select appropriate highway structures for construction optimizing safety, economic, construction, and aesthetic and durability considerations.    Prepare structure selection reports by preparing general layouts, costs estimates and documenting findings and project decisions.Design highway structures and structural components conforming to state and federal requirements and objectives using engineering principles, national design specifications, and the Department's structural Standards and Specifications.Prepare construction specifications for structures. Evaluate and report the condition and capacity of existing structures for overloads, rehabilitation, or remedial action.Provide construction assistance on projects including helping construction and maintenance personnel interpret the bid documents.Assist with or perform the inspection of fabricated structural products. Make field trips to help construction and maintenance personnel resolve construction problems.  Redesign portions of the proposed structures as needed to resolve field problems. Review and suggest changes to the shop drawings to make them conform to the intent of the bid documents. Independently check structure selection reports and structural bid documents for in-house and consultant projects providing the necessary direction to bring them into compliance with state and federal requirements and objectives, engineering principles, national design specifications, and the Department's structural Standards and Specifications.  Make calculations and prepare structural rating packages for new and existing bridges.  Inspect structures in the field for the purposes of appraising structures; resolving design, construction, or maintenance issues; developing design and repair alternatives, and establishing or confirming existing field conditions.  Communicate with outside parties via meetings, telephone, and correspondence to establish the purpose, schedule, and design requirements for the Department's projects and other assignments.  Read industry publications and attend training, seminars, and presentations to stay abreast of new structural engineering-related products, materials, practices, software, and research.Advise management on the practical use of new products, materials, software and research related to structural engineering.  Maintain familiarity with the Department's structural Standards and Specifications and the AASHTO Specifications.  Maintain familiarity with fabrication inspection and as assigned cross train with the fabrication inspection program and obtain related inspection certification training. Assist coworkers and the consulting community in the practical use of new products, materials, software and research related to structural engineering. Coordinate the design efforts of contributing engineers and supervise the Department's Technicians in the preparation of project bid documents.Train and assist other personnel in the design of highway structures and answer related questions regarding the meaning or intent of standards, specifications, and procedures.Assist the Regions and the structural asset management unit with identifying, scoping, and prioritizing needed structural work for individual structures or groups of structures.  As assigned cross train in the bridge inspection and asset management programs and perform NBI and Pontis inspections, provide asset management data analysis, and prepare reports.    Other job duties as assigned.Work Environment Primarily daytime work hours, Monday – FridayRequired to drive during working hours to project sites and to attend meetings and trainings.   Approximately 5% work time spent in the field, 95% in the officeExposure to hot, cold wet, humid, or windy conditions caused by the weather Exposure to hot and cold non-weather-related temperatures.Contact with water or other liquids; or exposure to non-weather –related humid conditionsExposure to condition such as fumes, noxious odors, dust, mists, gases, and poor ventilation that affects the respiratory system, eyes or the skin Exposure to shaking objects or surfaces  Proximity to moving, mechanical parts.Working in high, exposed places. Required to drive CDOT vehicles Minimum Qualifications   Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land OR  Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from another state in the U.S.