Roadway Lighting Designer

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Hiring Agency:

Transportation - Agency 27

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$27.961

Job Posting:

JR2026-00028573 Roadway Lighting Designer (Open)

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Job Description:

The Nebraska Department of Transportation Lighting & ITS Unit is seeking a Highway Designer to join our team of designers and engineers. In this role, you will work with a team to design and deliver plans to construct safe, efficient, and effective lighting and Intelligent Transportation Systems on Nebraska highways.

If unable to fill the Highway Designer III level, will consider applicants at the Highway Designer II level.




Pay range for the Highway Designer III level is $27.961 - $41.218 per hour. The pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints if approved.

Pay rate for the Highway Designer Ievel is $24.193 per hour.

Job Duties:

• Support the Lighting & ITS Unit's mission to deliver lighting and ITS plans.
• Design lighting layouts for a wide variety of NDOT project types: roadway lighting, bridges, rest areas, weigh stations, etc.in coordination with the Lighting Design Engineer.
• Design ITS systems in coordination with the TSMO and ITS Design Engineers.
• Prepare lighting computations and calculations.
• Tabulate quantities of construction materials required for each project.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Highway Designer III: Three years of experience in highway civil engineering design, including CADD applications and practices OR post high school coursework or training in the design field mentioned above may substitute for two of the three years of experience required on a year-for-year basis.

Highway Designer II: Coursework, training, or experience in design, drafting, engineering, highway construction, or other construction field using CADD applications and practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills.
• Experience with Open Roads Designer, MicroStation, GeoPak, or other civil engineering design software.

Other:

• Valid driver's license or ability to provide independent authorized transportation.
• Ability to attend Plan-In-Hand visits to the field.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) Roadway Design Standards, AASHTO Roadway Design Standards; Nebraska Standard Specifications for Highway Construction; hydraulics and hydrology, advanced engineering principles related to design and construction of projects including engineering, surveying, hydrology, hydraulics and geometrics.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.