PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SPECIALIST, P.E.
- MATERIALS
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$65,751.12 to
$98,887.68
PAY GRADE: 42
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
Professional Engineering Specialists are experienced Professional Engineers (P.E.) who have detailed and
in-depth knowledge and expertise that enables them to develop solutions to complex atypical design and/or
construction challenges; advise management, engineering professionals and technical staff division/departmentwide
on contract interpretation, conceptual design alternatives analyses, code interpretation, and specialized
research and analysis related to best methods, materials and practices.
This position is located in Carson City within the Materials Division. This position is responsible for preparing multiple reports throughout the year including Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Pavement Preservation Report and the pavement preservation portion of the biannual report on performance measures to the Nevada State Legislature. The incumbent is also responsible for developing policies regarding appropriate rehabilitation and maintenance treatment alternatives and schedules (performance curves) based on modeling techniques that consider cost, use, and location of pavements to justify expenditures; improving construction and maintenance practices by analyzing the Pavement Management System (PMS) database; identifying viable PMS research needs; acting as PMS authority for NDOT and participating in Legislative Council Bureau (LCB) audits, National and State meetings, and workshops; participating in National PMS/Pavement Preservation Committees and the NDOT outreach team activities related to PMS; performing advanced analysis requiring in-depth understanding of theoretical concepts and engineering process; and working with Roadbed Design Section and Traffic Section to implement the mandated Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). Women and under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. Nevada Department of Transportation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information (GINA), or gender identity and expression.
To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a civil engineering field such as geotechnical, structural, transportation or construction engineering, and licensure as a Professional Engineer which included practical experience relevant to the assignment; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering, completion of 12 units of graduate level coursework relevant to the assignment, licensure as a Professional Engineer, and one year of professional post-licensure civil engineering experience.
Special Notes
Any person that is a licensed Professional Engineer in another state must become licensed as a Professional Engineer in Nevada within six months of appointment as a condition of employment.
Additional Position Criteria
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The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) What experience do you have directly related to Pavement Management and Pavement Performance Modeling? *** This will not be used to determine eligibility****
2) What experience do you have working with Pavement Management Systems, Pavement Distress Data Collection and Processing, Pavement Performance Analysis and Modeling to correlate distress data to type and timelines of rehabilitation strategies? *** This will not be used to determine eligibility****
3) What experience do you have in evaluation and adjustment of PMS points to reflect the most suitable rehabilitation recommendations (Do nothing, maintenance, overlay and reconstruction). *** This will not be used to determine eligibility****
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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street, First Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
