About WSDOTWashington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is the steward of an integrated, multimodal transportation system that helps to ensure people and goods move safely and efficiently throughout the state. In addition to building, maintaining, and operating the state highway system, WSDOT operates the largest ferry system in the nation, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and recently completed the world's widest tunneling project. The OpportunityWSDOT is currently seeking two experienced engineers for vacancies located in the Tumwater Design and Olympia Project Engineering Offices. The Assistant Project Engineers will assist in providing leadership, management, and engineering oversight to an engineering office responsible for the delivery of design projects. In these positions you will monitor and report on delivery in conformance with the department’s expectations for transparency and accountability. These positions ensure, through effective management controls and adherence to WSDOT policies, that the best technical standards and cost-effective designs are incorporated into construction contracts. Both offices deliver a diverse range of projects, from geographic location to the type of engineering challenges faced. In addition to project oversight, these positions will provide an inclusive office environment that values diversity and creates an atmosphere of respect for all employees and stakeholders.What to Expect Among the varied range of responsibilities held within these roles, the Assistant Project Engineers will: