Deputy State Maintenance Engineer (Professional Engineer)

The duties of the State Maintenance Engineer are to provide guidance and support to the Maintenance Section through maintenance project development and design, project management, and serving as the statewide pavement and bridge maintenance coordinator. In this role, you will utilize your expertise in infrastructure management and maintenance to develop statewide programs, make technical decisions regarding project development, and comply with regulatory reporting and requirements for the unit.

In this role, you will continually develop a statewide maintenance and conservation program for pavements and bridges based on federal conservation and asset management focuses and aligned with national trends.

Your Duties and Responsibilities This includes, but is not limited to:

• Develops and designs maintenance projects throughout the state, applying current engineering principles and theories, design specifications, and Federal, State, and local design codes to develop safe, efficient, and economical project designs.

• Lead a team of Engineering Technologists and/or Consultant Designers in project development and act as the maintenance project resident engineer.

• Directs and manages all activities and personnel involved in the development of plans, specifications and estimates for the design of maintenance transportation projects.

• Ensures designs comply with project scope, schedule, budget, current design engineering codes, standards, practices, theories, and procedures. Be professionally certifiable according to federal and state standards.

• Develop and implement preventative maintenance strategies for the department.

• Assist Regions, Maintenance Divisions and Structural Asset Management Units in identifying and prioritizing structural work required for individual structures or groups of structures.

• Provide support to divisions and sections including training, website, presentations, public enquiries and technical expertise.

• Manages preventive maintenance programs including planning and coordinating inventory, work order creation and reporting and sustainable maintenance development.

• Other duties as assigned