Engineering and Construction Seasonal Worker

Description

• Find solutions to challenging roadway and multi-modal improvement problems
• Collecting and entering data
• Provide in-house and consultant engineering design and technical support services in the areas of Civil, Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering
• Provide construction support when problems arise during construction and prepare change orders
• Perform careful review and critical examination of all facets of the project
• operation of equipment, materials and activities of assigned specialty;
• Make multi-media presentations of projects to municipalities, residents, businesses, and the public
• Reviewing basic design plans
• Fully inspect bridges to address the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the State’s bridge infrastructure
• Stay connected! Log in daily to your JobAps Personal Status Board to track your status and check email (including spam/junk folders) for updates and tasks.
• Develop designs for the over 2,500 State-owned traffic signals
• Focus on renovation or new construction of facilities that support roadway, bridge, rail transit, and bus transit operations
• assist individuals in self-care habits, personal hygiene and proper social conduct where applicable;
• Review and approve shop and working drawings for projects in construction, and work with fabricators and contractors to facilitate construction and to ensure contract compliance
• Utilize CADD and other cutting-edge computer technology to perform a wide variety of technical analyses, including geometrics, drainage, and cost estimating
• Performing mathematical computations and calculations
• Develop projects that improve the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the State’s transportation system
• Design new bridges and rehabilitate and preserve deteriorating bridges
• Assure that the proper materials are used, the plans and specifications are followed, and the finished product is a valued improvement to Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure
• Assisting in construction inspection activities, assisting with the preparation of reports
• Perform traffic flow analyses utilizing state-of-the-art engineering methods and computer software programs
• Oversee and administer projects from project concept, through design, to construction
• Use advanced analysis software and CADD technology to prepare designs, including geometrics, drainage, structural analysis, and creating bid documents
• Conduct traffic engineering studies and crash investigations in search of new and innovative solutions proven to save lives
• Accompanying engineers on field reviews

Requirements

• Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
• Positions are open to applicants who are enrolled in a college engineering program or construction management program and have completed their sophomore year
• Experience or course work performing basic engineering tasks under supervision
• oral and written communication skills;
• Adequate physical strength and stamina to perform duties;
• Incumbents in this class assigned to recreational activities must be able to perform emergency first aid as needed and certain positions will require a current Standard First Aid Certificate.
• Incumbents in this class assigned as bus drivers or operators of a motor vehicle must possess and retain a current Connecticut Motor Vehicle Operator License to drive a bus and/or a Motor Vehicle Operators License as necessary.
• A valid Driver's License to drive state vehicles to and from field/construction sites and town meetings
• For those still pursuing their undergraduate degree: an academic history that demonstrates an interest in obtaining Engineer in Training (EIT) licensure upon graduation
• interpersonal skills;
• Some positions may require supervisory and/or leadership abilities.
• Experience presenting to a diverse group of people
• Knowledge to degree necessary for dealing with and understanding an individual’s behavior;
• The ability to use CAD (MicroStation preferred) and other computer applications
• Applicants invited to interview will be required to supply a copy of a college transcript
• Academic history that demonstrates an interest in the transportation engineering or construction engineering fields
• Ability to
• techniques of assigned specialty skills;
• Knowledge of
• Experience using specific engineering-related computer software
• understand and carry out written orders and oral instructions;

Benefits

• Experienced workers in the specific functional area with another employer may be credited with such time on an equivalent basis to seasons worked and granted the same additional compensation up to the maximum hourly rate.
• 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, temporary
• Undergraduate or graduate students may be granted additional compensation of up to $.50 more per hour (up to the maximum hourly rate) for each full year of completed education on the basis of 30 semester hours equaling one (1) year.
• Returning Seasonal Workers may receive $.50 an hour additional compensation for each season of service up to the maximum hourly rate.
• Monday-Friday, first shift

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance