Transportation Engineer 3 (Construction Engineering)

Transportation Engineer 3 (Construction Engineering)
Recruitment #260810-8774FQ-001

Location
Newington, CT

Date Opened
8/13/2026 12:00:00 AM
Salary
$108,373 – $152,572/year (*Salary commensurate with education and/or experience)
Job Type
Open to the Public
Close Date
8/24/2026 11:59:00 PM

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), is now accepting applications for a Transportation Engineer 3 (Construction Engineering) position in the Bureau of Engineering and Construction within the Central Surveys Geodetics section.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
Schedule: Full-Time (40 Hour), First Shift, Monday – Friday,
Location: Newington, CT
This position is part of the P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Visit our 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!

THE ROLE
The Central Surveys Geodetics Section establishes and maintains horizontal and vertical survey control throughout the state; maintains access in Connecticut to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) by maintaining the nine (9) base stations operating statewide, which is part of the NOAA CORS Network (NCN). Surveyors, engineers, scientists, GIS users, and other GNSS users access this network to ensure a consistent and accurate coordinate system for planning, design and construction of CTDOT projects; partners with the federal government and the University of Connecticut (UCONN) in the development, implementation, and operation of the ACORN real-time GNSS network.

The selected Transportation Engineer 3 will be responsible for supervising and/or leading staff, conducting extensive geodetic, photogrammetric, bathymetric, and LiDAR control surveys, and directing field crews to perform this work in an efficient and safe manner. This role will also serve as the CT State Geodetic Coordinator, which is the liaison between the state and National Geodetic Survey.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
Performs field surveys in support of the district survey forces;
Ensures the quality and completeness of collected data and deliverables for geodetic survey tasks;
Trains crew members;
Provides technical guidance to CTDOT survey operations, municipalities, private survey companies, and the public;
Researches, recovers, and sets geodetic control; and
Implements new technology, specifications, techniques, procedures, and internal policies responsible for the research, testing and procurement of survey equipment and software for the four (4) CTDOT District survey offices.

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 US
As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five distinct 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.Learn more about our mission, vision, and values by clicking here!