
Local Bridge 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 Bridge Engineer oversees and coordinates bridge design for federally funded projects developed by local public authorities. The role also works with the Bridge Team Leader to administer the local portion of the National Bridge Inspection Program. It provides advice and mentoring to Bridge Team members on engineering problems involving structural design, hydraulics, hydrology, and bridge inspection.
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This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13707060 Page 1 of 4 DA 281-2 State of Kansas - Department of Administration Rev. 4-13 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SERVICES Position Description 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. K0246315 / 00-17-13-806 10. Budget Program Number 2. Employee Name (leave blank if position vacant) 11. Present Class Title (if existing position) Professional Civil Engineer (I) (Uncl. / Exempt) 3. Division Engineering and Design 12. Proposed Class Title 4. Section Local Projects For 13. Allocation 5. Unit Bridge Team Use 14. Effective Date Position Number 6. Location (address where employee works) City: TBD County: TBD 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 position is responsible for the oversight and coordination of bridge design on federally funded projects developed by local public authorities. This person also works with the Bridge Team Leader to administer the local portion of the National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP). Assignments are made in order to complete Bureau reviews within established timeframes and to provide adequate quality assurance of the NBIP. This person provides advice and mentoring to other Bridge Team members relative to addressing engineering problems in the field of structural design, hydraulics, and hydrology and bridge inspection. 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 # Donna Schmit Bridge Team Leader (PCE II) K0225032 / 00-17-13-807 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 is given the latitude, to independently organize work and formulate technical recommendations and procedures for specific work assignments to assist the LPAs in developing bridge plans that meet federal aid eligibility requirements and contain appropriate information to allow contractors to prepare reasonable bids for the work, and to oversee the local NBIP. b) General instructions are given by the Bridge Team Leader. c) Written and formal guidelines are provided by manuals, contracts, specifications and the Code of Federal Regulations. Verbal instructions for tasks to be completed will be supported by demonstrations through in-person and virtual meetings. Page 2 of 4 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
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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