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Work for Indiana
Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.
At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion - Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
Next Level benefits at the State of Indiana are here! Be sure to review our expanded benefit package offerings below.
About the Indiana Department of Transportation:
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance. Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.
Salary: This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $53,222.00. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.
CDL Positions: Candidates with a current CDL will earn an additional $1 per hour for this position. Candidates without a CDL will be given 90 days to obtain their CDL, with training provided by INDOT, and will then earn an additional $1 per hour upon successfully obtaining their CDL.
Location: This position is in INDOT's Crawfordsville District, including applicants from Lafayette to points west to the State Line, Veedersburg, Terre Haute, Cloverdale, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Danville, Frankfort and Crawfordsville, and including all the counties at or near those urban areas.
Role Overview: This position's first primary function is to provide snow plow driver support to the district's winter/ice/snow operations during winter weather. The second primary function is to provide overall construction project oversight for construction and contract business activities on highway construction projects, including construction project management duties relative to project scope adherence, project construction schedule compliance, construction quality and timeliness, construction budget management, and construction team management of INDOT, contractor and consultant personnel assigned to the project team. It also includes inspection & testing oversight to ensure Quality Assurance level adherence by the contractor to contract specifications; this includes managing on-site INDOT testing capabilities necessary for required materials testing needed to gain materials acceptance. As transportation is an essential function, this position is critical to department operations. It focuses on keeping our transportation system on line and operating when the system requires repair, rehabilitation, replacement and/or expansion at various times. Without the appropriate level of inspection, the department will be unable to ensure our transportation network is maintained cost-effectively and adequately in support of the task of providing a safe, timely and effective means of moving people, goods and services. It is imperative to our local and national economy to have safe highways. Also, this position is essential to snow and ice removal operations. This position is difficult to find and retain qualified applicants.
About the Job:
Provide construction engineering services for project development and administration of construction contracts. Perform constructability reviews, interpret, recommend revisions, and ensure adherence to construction plans, contract documents, and specifications. Direct sampling and testing of construction materials.
A Day in the Life:
- Ensures that both INDOT and contractor employees are performing work in a safe manner.
- Supervises assigned INDOT construction technicians.
- Ensures projects are completed in accordance with plans, specifications, and contract requirements as well as on-time and on-budget.
- Performs sampling and testing of construction materials or coordinates work of assigned technicians to do same.
- Attends construction status meetings.
- Provides clarifications as requested by contractors and recommends revisions as needed to meet the scope of the project.
- Reviews working and shop drawings provided by contractors, suppliers, and fabricators.
- Reviews construction schedules.
- Prepares inspection reports, progress reports, and other construction records. Makes progress
- payments to the contractor for work performed. Maintains all files related to project in an orderly and usable manner. Reviews and approves daily field reports prepared by assigned technicians.
- Prepares project specific responses to inquiries from local public officials, news organizations and other interested parties for the District Communications Director.
- Meets with property and business owners in the project area as needed to resolve access, drainage, and other issues that may arise during construction.
- Assists with the training of technicians.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
What You'll Need for Success:
- High School Graduate or equivalent required.
- Successful completion of HT academy coursework or equivalent post-secondary education in a related field preferred.
- Three years of experience in construction contract inspection preferred. One year of experience in construction contract administration preferred.
- Six months of experience in supervisory principles and techniques or equivalent training.
- Broad knowledge in construction material sampling and testing standards; and FHWA and INDOT test procedures pertaining to materials.
- Ability to read and interpret highway and bridge plans and to identify errors and omissions.
- Basic computer skill with Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access).
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, the public, Contractors, Consultants, other Department sections both orally and in writing.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- Must have valid commercial driver’s license (CDL) or ability to obtain within 90 days.
- Required to submit to, and pass, a drug test as a condition of employment.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
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