Salary: $61,545.00 - $107,703.00 Annually
Location : Wilson County, NC
Job Type: Permanent Full-Time
Job Number: 25-07209
Department: Dept of Transportation
Division: State Hwy Administrator - Div of Hwys
Opening Date: 06/12/2025
Closing Date: 6/25/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Class Title: Engineer II
Position Number: 60017974
Section: Division 4 - Project Development
Salary Grade: NC18

Description of Work
This position with NCDOT offers full , competitive salaries and many career development opportunities.

This is a repost. Previous applicants must reapply to be considered.

The Engineer II will serve as Deputy Project Manager within the Division Four Project Development Group. The Project Management Unit works in the diverse area of team leaders managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk for a broad range of transportation projects. Your duties as a Deputy Project Manager include:
• Being assigned a portfolio of division managed STIP projects with low to moderate complexity during the pre-construction phase to ensure project schedules and defined outcomes are met.
• Executing day-to-day activities and tasks on complex projects with assistance from the Project Manager and Senior Project Manager.
• Tracking and reporting on assigned tasks to the Project Manager and the Senior Project Manager
• Developing project schedules and plans to implement work required to deliver projects and following-up to ensure that work is completed with projects remaining in scope, on schedule and within budget.
• Maintaining project milestones, tracking changes and decisions, identifying risks and mitigation strategies and ensuring deliverables produced are following all federal and state laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Analyzing data and information, requesting technical deviations and exceptions, and providing comments to the Senior Project Manager.
• Providing technical guidance to private engineering firms (PEF) on design matters, administering PEF contracts and participating in consultant selection. Additionally, position provides scopes of service, workday/cost estimates, reviews progress reports, checks invoices for accuracy/completeness and provides performance feedback.
• Attending meetings with stakeholders and team members (in person) as needed.
• Managing Locally Administered Projects (LAP).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
Applicants must submit an application that clearly reflects work experience that demonstrates the following:

• Experience leading and maintaining positive working relationships with environmental agencies, public officials, consultants, contractors and NCDOT staff, in order to find acceptable solutions to infrastructure project problems
• Knowledge of time and budget management practices and requirements needed for development of multiple projects with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of NCDOT design principles, AASTHO guidelines and all phases of preparation of NCDOT preliminary plans, right of way plans and construction plans
• Demonstrated ability expressing moderately complex engineering concepts and related facts in a clear concise and organized manner
• Experience with consultant coordination for design tasks including scoping and man-day estimates

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

Bachelor's degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary Special Qualification May require registration as a professional engineer by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

Supplemental and Contact Information
Supplemental Contact Information : Melissa Harrison @ 252-640-6415 or [email protected]
Applicants must meet both the minimum requirements and all posted Knowledge, Skills and Ability requirements to be considered Qualified for the position. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application.

NCDOT will not accept "See Attached" or "See Resume" in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application. If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting date will be accepted.
NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.
For permanent and time-limited appointments:Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.

01

I understand in order to be qualified for this position, the description of my work experience must clearly reflect the required education and experience as well as the posted knowledge, skills and abilities for this position. I have included all of this information within my application. (If you haven't completed the application requirements, please return to your application to finish it before submitting your application.)

• Yes
• No

02

Which of the following best describes your level of experience leading and maintaining positive working relationships with environmental agencies, public officials, consultants, contractors and NCDOT staff, in order to find acceptable solutions to infrastructure project problems?

• None
• Less than 1 Year
• 1 - 2 Years
• 2 - 3 Years
• 3 or More Years

03

Explain how you have experience leading and maintaining positive working relationships with environmental agencies, public officials, consultants, contractors and NCDOT staff, in order to find acceptable solutions to infrastructure project problems.
04

Which of the following best describes your level of knowledge of time and budget management practices and requirements needed for development of multiple projects with minimal supervision?

• None
• Basic
• Intermediate
• Thorough

05

Explain how you have knowledge of time and budget management practices and requirements needed for development of multiple projects with minimal supervision.
06

Which of the following be describes your level of knowledge of NCDOT design principles, AASTHO guidelines and all phases of preparation of NCDOT preliminary plans, right of way plans and construction plans?

• None
• Basic
• Intermediate
• Thorough

07

Explain how you have knowledge of NCDOT design principles, AASTHO guidelines and all phases of preparation of NCDOT preliminary plans, right of way plans and construction plans.
08

Which of the following best describes the level of ability you have demonstrated expressing moderately complex engineering concepts and related facts in a clear concise and organized manner?

• None
• Less than 1 Year
• 1 - 2 Years
• 2 - 3 Years
• 3 or More Years

09

Explain how you have demonstrated expressing moderately complex engineering concepts and related facts in a clear concise and organized manner.
10

Which of the following best describes your level of experience with consultant coordination for design tasks including scoping and man-day estimates?

• None
• Less than 1 Year
• 1 - 2 Years
• 2 - 3 Years
• 3 or More Years

11

Explain how you have experience with consultant coordination for design tasks including scoping and man-day estimates.
Required Question