
Local Road Engineer - Professional Civil Engineer (PCE) I
Kansas Department of Transportation*
Topeka, KSFull-timeSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Local Road Engineer serves as a primary reviewer of design plans for road and street improvement projects developed by local public authorities and their consultants. The role reviews plans for compliance with federal and state regulations and accepted engineering practices, and coordinates project development with local officials and consultants to meet schedules and maximize available federal and state funding. The position also provides leadership, training, coaching, and employee development within its assigned work unit.
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This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13707063 Page 1 of 5 DA 281-2 State of Kansas - Department of Administration Rev. 4-13 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SERVICES Position Description Local Road Engineer Read each heading carefully before proceeding. Make statements simple, brief, and complete. Be certain the form is signed. Send the original to the Office of Personnel Services. CHECK ONE: NEW POSITION EXISTING POSITION Agency Number Part 1 - Items 1 through 12 to be completed by department head or personnel office. 1. Agency Name KDOT Kansas Department of Transportation 9. Position No. K0231366 / 00-17-11-811 10. Budget Program Number 2. Employee Name (leave blank if position vacant) 11. Present Class Title (if existing position) Professional Civil Engineer (I) (Unc. / Exempt) 3. Division Engineering and Design 12. Proposed Class Title 4. Section Local Projects For 13. Allocation 5. Unit Road Team Use 14. Effective Date Position Number 6. Location (address where employee works) City: County: By 15. By Approved 7. (circle appropriate time) Full time X Perm. X Inter. Part time Temp. 100% Personnel 16. Audit Date: Date: By: By: 8. Regular hours of work: (circle appropriate time) FROM: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Office 17. Audit Date: Date: By: By: PART II - To be completed by department head, personnel office or supervisor of the position. 18. If this is a request to reallocate a position, briefly describe the reorganization, reassignment of work, new function added by law or other factors which changed the duties and responsibilities of the position: This employee is a primary reviewer of design plans on a variety of road and street improvement projects developed by Local Public Authorities (LPAs) and their consultants. This employee is responsible for reviewing these plans for compliance with federal and state regulations and accepted engineering practices. This employee is responsible for coordinating the development of these projects with the local officials and their consultants in order to meet assigned schedules and maximize the federal and state dollars available. 19. Who is the supervisor of this position? (person who assigns work, gives directions, answers questions and is directly in charge)? Who evaluates the work of an incumbent in this position? Name Title Position # Jenny Egging Professional Civil Engineer (II) Road Team Leader K0225101 / 00-17-11-805 20. a) How much latitude is allowed employee in completing the work? b) What kinds of instructions, methods and guidelines are given to the employee in this position to help do the work? c) State how and in what detail assignments are made. a) This person works under the direction of the Road Team Leader. Assignments are given allowing latitude to arrange work methods and schedules to provide appropriate reviews in the scheduled timeframes. b) Guidance is provided through project development manuals, design manuals, specifications, established office procedures, technical publications and examples of completed work products. c) General instructions are given by the supervisor orally. The employee works independently with occasional guidance from their supervisor and helpful road team members. Page 2 of 5 21. Describe the work of this position using the page or one additional page only. (Use the following format for describing job duties): What is the action being done (use an action verb); to whom or what is the action directed (object of action); why is the action being done (be brief); how is the action being done (be brief). For each task state: Who reviews it? How often? What is it reviewed for? Number Each Task and I dicate Percent of Time and Identity each function as essential or marginal by placing an E or M next to the % of time for each task. Essential functions are the primary job duties for which the position was created and that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. A marginal function is a peripheral, incident of minimal part of the position. No. % E or M It is expected that the person in this position will provide effective leadership to their assigned work unit. This includes such things as leading by example, effective training, coaching, and providing employee development opportunities. 1. 40% E
How this job compares
Set against the 5,131 open Civil Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Kansas median$91–156K/yr26 salary ranges
- US median$30–42/hr199 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 80 open Civil Engineer jobs in Kansas and 5,131 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Civil Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (4,151 postings).
- Education
- 3,892 of the 5,131 open Civil Engineer jobs (76%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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