Description
Location
Newington, CT
Date Opened
11/5/2025 12:00:00 AM
Salary
$72,629 - $117,842*/year (*Max of the Target Level for Transportation Engineer 2. See Below)
Job Type
Open to the Public
Close Date
11/19/2025 11:59:00 PM
Are you passionate about shaping the future of transportation in Connecticut?
If so, come join our great team of engineering professionals and make an ImpaCT!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for a Transportation Engineer Trainee in the Office of the State Traffic Administration (OSTA).
THE ROLE:
You will be responsible reviewing and providing determinations regarding speed limit studies, traffic signal reviews, passing zone reviews, through truck prohibition investigations, parkway permits, and other requests.
You will be reviewing Major Traffic Generator (MTG) applications for their effects on roadway operations in collaboration with other units in the Department.
You will work with office staff to manage all necessary responsibilities of the Office of the State Traffic Administration.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Reviewing Major Traffic Generator (MTG) applications, speed limit requests, passing zone studies, no through truck investigations, traffic signal revisions, and other requests.
Conducting field reviews for MTG applications, speed limit studies, passing zone studies, no through truck investigations, and other requests.
Preparing technical reports and administrative documents for MTG applications, speed limit studies, passing zone studies, no through truck investigations, traffic signal revisions, and other requests.
Preparing correspondence to local traffic authorities, consultants, state/municipal officials, and the public.
Conducting research and preparing technical reports on findings.
Analyzing problems and recommending effective solutions.
Providing technical support to and coordinating with other DOT units.
Providing technical advice and recommendations
Results of this interview may be used to fill any Transportation Engineer Trainee (E) position vacancies in the Office of the State Traffic Administration in the next 12 months.
ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT:
The Office of the State Traffic Administration (OSTA) sets standard rules of the road, also known as regulations, to make sure Connecticut roads are safe and in good condition for the traveling public. Staff work closely with the Local Traffic Authorities (LTA) in each town regarding the posting of signs, markings, and traffic signals on State highways and local roads. The OSTA is responsible for establishing speed limits on all public roadways in Connecticut, reviewing revisions to municipally owned traffic signals, establishing passing and no passing zones on State roadways, reviewing plans for Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Devices (ATESD) or speed safety cameras, and reviewing the traffic impacts of large-scale developments known as Major Traffic Generators (MTG), among other responsibilities.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
Professional growth and development opportunities
A healthy work/life balance to all employees
Join an award winning agency! CTDOT has been recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:
Full Time, 40 hours per week
Monday through Friday
Location: DOT Headquarters in Newington, CT
Applicants must be available to travel for training, conferences, meetings, field reviews, etc.
A valid motor vehicle operator's license is required and must be maintained
This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy which can be found here. Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office.
DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
Problem solve, recommend and implement effective solutions in a timely manner
Contribute to providing safe and efficient transportation improvements for the traveling public
Utilize computer aided design software (MicroStation) and other applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel
Read and analyze or prepare construction plans and estimates
The successful candidate will have experience with:
Utilizing engineering-related computer software
Working as part of a team
Providing verbal and written communication to a diverse population, including presentation skills
Using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Access
Multitasking and managing large workloads
APPLICATION DETAILS:
Please list your Driver's license number, expiration date, and issuing State, Engineer in Training license number (if applicable) and any other job-relevant licenses or certifications you hold, in the Licenses and Professional Certifications section of your application.
ABOUT OUR AGENCY:
As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five bureaus. It is the DOT's mission to improve quality of life through transportation. We have a significant transportation infrastructure system that is essential to maintaining mobility for Connecticut residents and businesses and supporting economic and community development while preserving environmental and cultural resources. The Department of Transportation is committed to cultivating a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve. Applications from individuals having diverse backgrounds and life experiences are strongly encouraged.
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Possession of a Bachelor's degree.
NOTE: If the target job classification has a Minimum Qualification that requires specific licensure and/or the Bachelor's degree to be in a specific area(s), then these specific licensures and degree areas are required for appointment to the Transportation Engineer Trainee classification. Candidates cannot be appointed until all degree requirements are complete.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
Possession of Professional Engineer (PE) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S. §20-302 may be substituted for the General Experience requirement.
Possession of Engineer-In-Training (EIT) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S. §20-302 may be substituted for the General Experience requirement.
NOTE: The following additional substitutions are allowed for the Target Class of Transportation Engineer 1 (Construction Engineering):
Possession of Land Surveyor (LS) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S. §20-302 may be substituted for the General Experience requirement.
Possession of Land Surveyor-In-Training (LSIT) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors consistent with C.G.S. §20-302 may be substituted for the General Experience requirement.
Possession of at least Level III certification, from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), in one of the following Civil Engineering Technology Programs may be substituted for the General Experience requirement:Transportation Construction Inspection Program - Highway Construction Inspection.
Construction Materials Testing Program - Asphalt, Concrete or Soils.
Transportation Program - Highway Materials, Highway Surveys or Highway Construction Inspection.
Possession of a Level III Survey Technician Certification from the National Society of Professional Surveyors may be substituted for the General Experience requirement.
Possession of an American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification, at the level of a Welding Inspector (WI) or above, may be substituted for the General Experience requirement.
