Hydraulic and Structural Design Engineer

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Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Waukesha, WI, United States

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Title:

Hydraulic and Structural Design Engineer

Location:

Madison, WI 

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75182
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Job Description:

Are you interested in making a positive impact on Wisconsin's infrastructure by performing project review of consultant designed structures throughout the state of Wisconsin?

The WI Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Division of Transportation System Development (DTSD) is seeking interested and qualified individuals to fill two Hyrdraulic and Structural Design Engineer (Structural Engineer Transportation Entry, Senior, or Advanced) vacancies in the Bureau of Structures!

These full-time positions will be headquartered in Madison, WI.

Position Summary

This position assists with or performs hydrologic, hydraulic, and scour computations necessary for the design of stream crossing bridges to safely pass flood flows and to conform to State and Federal floodplain regulations. This positions assists with or provides technical guidance in the areas of hydraulics, hydrology, scour, and preparation of preliminary bridge design and plans to Regional Office and Statewide Bureau personnel and engineering consultants. The position communicates with local, state, and federal agencies, public officials, and the public regarding hydrologic, hydraulic, and structure design aspects. This position requires working to extensive technical knowledge in hydrologic, hydraulic and scour methodologies, in addition to working to extensive technical knowledge of bridge design and design specifications, policies, and standards.

Extensive training in the Structures Design Section will be provided to this position. The study of AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications, Wisconsin Bridge Manual and Structures Design Section policy are included at this entry level.

Salary Information

The Entry level is in schedule-range 14-14 with an annual salary of $53,040 to $62,005plus excellent benefits.

A $2000 sign-on bonus applies to Entry level candidates who do not have any prior permanent full-time state service in the last five years, split between the first paycheck ($1000) and upon completing the 12 month probationary period ($1000).

The Senior level is in schedule-range 14-13 with an annual salary of $66,560 to $84,240plus excellent benefits.

The Advanced level is in schedule-range 14-13 with an annual salary of $79,040 to $91,520, plus excellent benefits.

A twelve month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan.

Job Details

These positions do require the ability to travel on an independent basis, including occassional statewide travel.

One of the positions is a permanent position, and one is a project/permanent position.

Wisconsin residency is required for project positions.

The project/permanent position has been authorized for a period of 24 months (May 2024) and could be considered for renewal for an additional 24 months. Project/permanent positions are eligible for all benefits (including paid time off) as well as civil service status.  After successful completion of the 12 month probationary period (if applicable), employees in these positions will attain permanent status and will be eligible to transfer to other permanent positions similar to other permanent employees in state service. This allows employees to be considered for other similar positions when the project position approaches its expiration date of 24 or 48 months.

Qualifications

Minimum requirement: Upon hire, candidate must have graduated, or will be graduating by May 2023from an ABET accredited college or university with a 4-year degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering field, OR possess an Engineer in Training (EIT) credential, OR possess a Professional Engineer (PE) credential.

A minimally qualified candidate will have a background that includes hydrology and hydraulic courses or a combination of hydrology and hydraulic courses and work experience.  All applicants must list at least 4 structures courses along with a brief description of each course in their application materials (letter of qualifications, resume).

In addition to the above:

To be eligible at the Senior level, candidates must have 3.5 years of professional experience with hydrologic and hydraulic engineering.

To be eligible at the Advanced level, candidates must have a valid Professional Engineering (PE) registration and the ability to obtain a Wisconsin PE registration within 3 months if PE registration is from another state.

Deadline to Apply

Applications will be reviewed on a bi-weekly basis until the positions are filled. The first application review deadline is 11:59pm on Monday, October 24th at 11:59pm.