Advertisement Closes 1/26/2025 (7:00 PM EST) 25-00299 Transportation Engineering Assistant II Pay Grade 11 Salary $3,531.14 Monthly Employment Type EXECUTIVE BRANCH FULL TIME ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY 18A 37.5 HR/WK Click here for more details on state employment. Hiring Agency Transportation Cabinet Department of Highways Location 200 Mero Street Frankfort, KY 40622 USA Description The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is committed to meeting or exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers. Our focus is on people: our customers, our employees, and our partners. We will continually improve both the delivery of our products and services and the processes that support that delivery to provide a safe, efficient, environmentally sound, and fiscally responsible transportation system that delivers economic opportunity and enhances the quality of life in Kentucky. By joining our Department of Highways/Off of Project Delivery & Preservation/Division of Traffic Operations as a/an Transportation Engineering Assistant II in Franklin County, you'll have the opportunity to review, analyze and perform intermediately complex engineering activities and work to obtain and develop professional engineering techniques. Holders of the Transportation Engineering Assistant II position will complete tasks such as: Provide preliminary engineering sign designs, support beam designs, cost estimates, and work orders Assist in managing the statewide sign database Provide weekly updates on sign maintenance projects Holders of this job will obtain the following skills: Work individually to assess signing needs and solutions Work as a team toward a collective final decision Sign design principles and techniques including software usage Desired candidates possess the following requisite skills or experience applicable to the position: Basic understanding of the highway system and how signs integrate into that ecosystem Some experience using GuideSign This position is mostly performed in an office environment at a desk, but will occasionally call for field reviews or other travel. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. KYTC will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KYTC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at or If you are looking for a rewarding career with a culture of employee involvement, where teamwork is the norm and measurement of performance is essential, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is for you! Minimum Requirements EDUCATION: High school graduate. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have two years of engineering-related experience, maintenance, construction, or experience on a structures crew. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Related technical or vocational training will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must possess a valid driver's license prior to employment in this job classification. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possess and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials. Working Conditions Work is performed in the field. Travel may be required. Incumbent will be exposed to risks inherent to working with large equipment and machines involved with road construction which require the following of safety procedures. Probationary Period This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111. If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Jason Hyatt at or . An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D