Design Engineer 3 (Civil) (40 Hour) (Hybrid)

The State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Properties and Facilities Management Division is currently accepting applications for the position of Design Engineer 3 (Civil) within the Technical Services unit, which provides technical services in the areas of engineering, architecture, and code compliance to other units within the Division and other State agencies housed within State-owned buildings. WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

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• A competitive starting salary
• Excellent state benefit package, including health and dental coverage
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement plan options
• Alternate work schedules
• A culture that encourages work-life balance

THE ROLE This Civil Engineer position provides exciting opportunities to manage minor capital improvement projects involving design, coordination with outside consultants, hiring vendors, and assisting and coordinating with other State agencies.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Monday - Friday
• Full-time (40 hours per week)
• First shift
• Location : Hartford, CT
• Hybrid work environment (combination of on-site and remote work)

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Selection Plan To Apply :

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening.

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• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
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S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.

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• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

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Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Frank DeCusati at frank.

[email protected] or 860-713-5176. PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for acting as a working lead and / or for performing the most complex tasks in an area of engineering indicated by the parenthetical title.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Provide assistance in projects involving subsurface investigations, grading, foundation, drainage, sanitary disposal, renovations, space planning, etc.
• Assist in maintaining various Excel databases and reports
• Prepare and review computer aided design documents
• Provide technical and design assistance for state building projects and interior renovation projects
• Participate with various state agencies in state building planning procedures and provide project management for facility capital improvement projects
• Utilize the state procurement and bidding process
• Assist in the development of the annual DAS Infrastructure Improvement Plan
• Evaluate minor capital improvement projects for state facilities and perform the programmatic and administrative requirements for state facility projects from planning through the completion
• Create cost estimates for projects including developing project schedule
• Review specifications and determine adequacy
• Oversee and coordinate with consultants and contractors
• Evaluate merits of engineering submissions
• Perform related duties as required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of principles of surveying, soil mechanics, drainage, sanitary disposal problems, water supply and treatment, construction of dams and retaining walls, hydraulic fill, construction of stone groins, sea walls, river bank protection, roadways, parking areas and airfield runways;
• knowledge of engineering drafting; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; considerable ability to analyze and interpret reports and test results;
• ability to prepare or review specifications and cost estimates; ability to evaluate merits and determine adequacy of engineering submissions;

ability to utilize computer software; some ability to lead.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of experience performing engineering design in the field indicated by the parenthetical title.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training in engineering may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1 / 2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with site civil engineering projects including building components
• Experience with cost estimation including budget preparation for construction projects
• Experience with construction project management including scheduling
• Experience with reviewing construction plans
• Experience with preparing scopes including coordination with contractors

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some risk of injury or physical harm from construction environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year round weather conditions.

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Remote working / work at home options are available for this role.