Minimum requirement: Upon hire, candidate must have graduated, or will be graduating by May 2023, from 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 structures courses or a combination of structures 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 4 years of professional experience in design, construction or maintenance of transportation structures (structures are defined as bridges, culverts, sound walls, retaining walls or sign bridges).
Bridge Inspector Special Requirements
- Certified Bridge Inspector per WisDOT Structure Inspection Manual (or be able to obtain this certification within the first three years of employment).
- Ability to frequently travel on an independent basis such as traveling 3 to 5 days a week to multiple locations in one day
- Ability to work outdoors in conditions of heat, cold, humidity, dust, and to walk over rough terrain.
- Ability to lift and carry objects such as tools or material samples.
- Ability to work outside of normal working hours.
- Ability to work in or near water, including safely working from a boat.
- Bridge inspection requires a level of physical agility and strength plus the ability to work at heights up to several hundred feet above ground level safely. Access to inspection areas is gained by entering small access hatches and climbing or descending ladders and also requires crawling on beams and piers. Safety equipment including harnesses and special self-contained breathing equipment may be required. Some inspections require entering and riding in a special bucket suspended underneath the structure from a hydraulic boom on special bridge inspection machines known as a "Snooper" and "Reach-All".