APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$58,380.48 to
$87,320.16
PAY GRADE: 38
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.
Positions in this series supervise professional engineering associates, technical engineering staff, and/or engineering students; direct activities of assigned staff, organize personnel, equipment and materials, and delegate assignments; evaluate the performance of employees according to established policies and work performance standards; ensure accurate and timely completion of work assignments; and provide guidance and training.
Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.
This position is located within the Materials Division, Carson City. Incumbent is responsible for the exploration, development, and certification of materials sites for statewide highway construction and maintenance projects. Duties include supervising material site staff, organizing and supplying material site information to other Divisions and outside entities, and maintaining material site information to assist the Department in reserving material sites for future state contracts. The Materials Site section is responsible for reading and creating geological literature and maps; conducting seismic surveys; collecting and logging drilled rock core and auger drilling and monitoring others doing sample work using excavators and drill rigs; researching geology and land status; contacting land managers as needed; collecting field data and field notes and compiling reports. Information produced include various maps, reports, and calculations that are used by NDOT internally and may be distributed to outside government and private end users. Travel can occur throughout the state for up to an entire work week in all seasons and weather conditions and is required to accomplish the job duties. 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 on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information (GINA), or gender identity and expression.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or a closely related engineering field and two years of professional engineering experience; OR certified as an Engineering Intern and two years of professional engineering experience; OR two years of experience comparable to the Staff I, Associate Engineer or the Supervisor I, Associate Engineer level.
Special Notes
Employees in this class who are not licensed professional engineers may not represent themselves as such to other persons or entities.
Special Requirements
Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances.
This position requires a valid driver's license at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
Additional Position Criteria
Travel for this position can be up to 20% of the time on an irregular schedule.
This position requires working outdoors to perform fieldwork in all types of weather conditions.
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The Examination
SUPVR 2, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER (06.211) Training and Experience Exam
The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Those applicants deemed amongst the most qualified will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
1) Describe your experience, including the number of years, supervising technical engineering staff.
2) Describe your experience with a) surveying and b) mapping.
3) Describe your experience working with a) NDOT divisions; b) other state/government agencies.
4) Describe your experience, including the number of years, in materials testing.
5) Describe your experience with the development, planning and scheduling of NDOT, or similar governmental entities, project/contracts.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Do you have experience using ArcGIS software? If yes, please describe this experience and where it was gained.
2) Do you have experience using Windows Office? If yes, please describe this experience and where it was gained.
3) Do you have experience with geological materials, maps, and literature? If yes, please describe this experience and where it was gained.
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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.