.Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.About the Unit:The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has an opening for an Engineer-In-Training I with our Region 5 Traffic and Safety team in Durango. The Traffic and Safety team delivers capital traffic and safety engineering projects, maintenance projects, provides traffic engineering review and support to the local agency and permits unit, and responds to traffic and safety related customer concerns.About the Position:Under the guidance and supervision of a licensed Professional Engineer, this Engineer-In-Training I is expected to gain engineering expertise and to apply engineering theories, principles, and standards to the delivery of traffic and safety capital engineering projects and maintenance projects. As the selected candidate gains knowledge and experience, there is opportunity for advancement.Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:Learn to deliver traffic and safety capital engineering projects and maintenance projects.Learn to conduct Scoping, Field Inspection Review (FIR), and Final Office Review (FOR) meetings.Learn to collaborate with regional internal specialty units and maintenance to obtain clearances, assure plan set and specification accuracy, consistency, and compliance with CDOT project delivery.Learn how to develop design schedules, engineer estimates, specification packages, and construction plan sets using Microstation OpenRoads.Learn to design traffic signals, intersections, Multi-modal/ADA, signing/striping, safety, and other highway improvement projects, utilizing traffic and safety engineering fundamentals and available guidance.Learn to manage consultants for Traffic and Safety project delivery.Learn to provide input on issues that arise during construction of projects.Learn to provide traffic and safety engineering support to the permits unit, local agency projects, and capital engineering projects.Learn to complete construction plan set and specification review from a traffic and safety standpoint.Learn to inspect contractor's equipment, materials, workmanship, and products to ensure they are in conformance with contracts, plans, and specifications, and maintain related documentation.Learn to respond to customer service calls, through researching crash data, existing roadway conditions, and providing the findings to the public.Other duties as assigned.Work Environment:Your schedule will be primarily Monday – Friday with opportunity for a flexible schedule. After a training period, you may work a hybrid schedule with a combination of in-office and remote work.Approximately 10% spent in the field, 90% spent in the office.Regular travel required during work hours for project related activities, site visits, meetings, trainings, and conference attendance