This position exists to assist the Design Flexibility Engineer and Design Support Section Director with analysis, research, technical writing, design investigation, project and program management, contract initiation and management, and education and outreach; as well as to provide assistance, information, training and leadership to MnDOT district offices and specialty offices and the statewide road design community. Duties include:
- Responding to inquiries regarding Performance-Based Practical Design (PBPD) process and principles
- Reviewing design memoranda and geometric layouts; aiding in concept and preliminary design development
- Developing performance-based and other tools and methods for the benefit of road design practitioners
- Developing, administering, and contributing to training programs; participating in and chairing research project panels locally and nationally; speaking and presenting to internal and external audiences
- Generally assisting in the implementation of flexibility in design, PBPD, and complete streets. Project development activities related to geometric design are to ensure the selection of feasible, efficient, practical and prudent alternatives consistent with the principles of Complete Streets, PBPD, context-sensitive solutions (CSS), and MnDOT and AASHTO design guidance and criteria.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Licensure as a professional Civil Engineer with the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID).
AND
Three (3) years of post-registration engineering experience that demonstrates all the following:
- Experience in roadway design and/or highway/street project development
- Knowledge of state and national design policies related to geometric design, highway safety, roadway capacity, and practical and performance-based design
- Experience drafting with OpenRoads Designer (i.e., MicroStation)
APPLY ONLINE BY 3/30/2026:
- Go to www.mn.gov/careers
- Click “Search open positions”
- Enter the Job Opening ID “92618” in the Keywords search box and click “>>”
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