DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

ROADWAY ENGINEERING
205 S. 17th Ave
Phoenix AZ 85007

Salary: $90,200.00 

*This position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive

Grade: 26

Closing Date: June 22, 2026

Under the general direction of the Drainage Section Manager, this position provides expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, and water resource engineering in drainage designs for highway and bridge construction projects. This position leads design teams by providing guidance on department policies and procedures and preparing and performing complex drainage calculations and modeling.

The engineer is responsible for developing effective, quality, performance based practical designs in a timely manner, and may prepare or provide drainage data to other engineers to prepare plans for highway and bridge drainage facilities and structures.

Additional responsibilities include: reviewing and approving drainage designs and plans prepared by consultants, other agencies, or private parties; and advising and assisting management, consultants, contractors, and district staff on difficult, complex, and technically demanding drainage engineering issues.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

*This position is eligible for a $4,000 hiring incentive

Develops and/or oversees the development and documentation of roadway and bridge hydraulic and hydrologic designs, calculations and modeling; including but not limited to culverts, curbs and gutter, down drains, spillways, channels, crown ditches, storm drains, bank stabilization, scour protection, and other erosion control measures. Review and approve drainage documentation not limited to drainage reports and memos, roadway design plans, bridge hydraulic reports, special provisions, and cost estimates, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable drainage design guidelines, standards, policies and procedures.

Review the drainage impact of potential encroachment permits and potential lease or sale of ADOT managed land, recommending approval or providing comments as necessary, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable drainage design guidelines, standards, policies and procedures. Represents Section, Group and ADOT at committees, workshops, project status meetings, comment resolution meetings, brainstorming, huddles, and other types of meeting with various ADOT Sections, Groups, agencies, consultants, contractors, attorneys, and general public.

Communicates with ADOT Staff, outside agencies and organizations (FHWA, FEMA, EPA, Counties, etc.) through meetings, reports, and other means to ensure timely and well-coordinated responses. Participate in planning and project scoping tasks associated with road and bridge projects, providing drainage design expertise to analyze and define project needs and design alternatives (including developing erosion control measures, scour ratings, countermeasures and Plans of Action) that meet the performance objectives of a project.

Organizes, attends and participates in field review meetings to better understand and resolve project related needs and issues. Participates in and contributes towards regular training, research, seminars and workshops to help improve technical abilities and capabilities of self and team, including developing standard work documents (typically 5%-10%). Give expert witness testimony at drainage related litigation on behalf of the state.

Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of Civil Engineering as applied to the development, design, construction and maintenance of the State Highway System, including but not limited to roadway and bridge drainage structures.
- Techniques and tools in data collecting, modeling, project management, and reporting. Including technologies in areas of computer application, roadway system hydraulics/hydrology, stream modeling, bridge hydraulics/hydrology, etc.
- Federal and State drainage policies, procedures, and guidelines (including CLOMR/LOMR documentation, ADWR state standards, and NBI guidance and procedures).
- Engineering Mathematics and Design theories relating to drainage and construction application.
-Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Slides, Chat, Meet).

Skill in:
- Managing, planning, and organizing project tasks, negotiating and achieving consensus within a team environment.
- Leadership, listening and problem solving.
- Researching and interpreting a wide variety of highly technical data and analyzing and designing highway and bridge hydraulic structures.
- Implementing, supporting and promoting ADOT procedures and policies.
- Oral and written communication (demonstrated).
- Mentoring and developing roadway drainage designers.

Ability to:
- Develop, organize, and maintaining an efficient and effective team.
- Manage a number of tasks or assignments simultaneously and communicate the status of deliverables or major milestones.
- Effectively and efficiently communicate in written and verbal form.
- Conduct meetings and make presentations to a variety of audiences.
- Interpret and apply guidelines and standards for the design and construction of drainage infrastructure.
- Develop and oversee the development of design documentation.
- Exercise considerable judgement when dealing with non-routine situations.
- Use complex computer software programs to review or perform analysis of drainage-related projects.

Education includes a BS in Civil Engineering or closely related field and various employer training courses and seminars relevant to position.

Minimum 2-5 years of demonstrated bridge and drainage hydraulics design and analysis, including team leadership responsibilities.

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job and the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

A valid Arizona PE is required for this position. A candidate who holds an active PE in another state will be required to meet registration requirements set forth by the Arizona Technical Board of Registration and attain an Arizona PE from the Board within 6 months of employment start date.

A valid driver’s license is required if the incumbent is to be an authorized state driver.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Employee Referral Program
This position is eligible for an employee referral incentive if all criteria are met.

Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS) is required.

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact ADOT Human Resources Recruitment via email at srecruitment@azdot.gov or phone call at (602) 712-8188 option 2.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 712-8188 option 3. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. ADOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

*Certain criteria must be met in order to receive the hiring incentive pay-out.