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DOS is Now Offering Sign-on Bonuses for Engineers

The Department of State (DOS) recognizes its Engineers are a highly valued resource and play a critical role in ensuring the State’s infrastructure is safe, reliable, dependable, and sustainable. For that reason, we are now providing monetary recruitment incentives to new DOS Engineers in accordance with our Recruitment Program Policy and Procedures.

The program provides recruitment incentives as follows:

Sign-On Bonus– Incentives are based on the position classification:

$4,000 Engineer I

$5,000 Engineer II

$6,000 Engineer III

$7,000 Engineer IV

Incentives are paid three months from the initial date of employment. New employees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years of employment with DOS in the Engineer I-IV series. Must be a new hire to the State of Delaware or new to the Engineer classification series within the State of Delaware.

NOTE: You will receive more information during the hiring process. This program is administered by the Department of State’s Human Resources – Employment Services section. The program may be terminated by the Department of State at any time with or without notice.

Summary Statement

This positionsupports the Delaware Public Service Commission's Pipeline Safety Inspection Program. The primary duties of this position areinspecting the operations (procedures and records) and construction activitiesof jurisdictional gas pipeline operators in the state of Delaware to ensure compliancewith federal, state, and Commission Pipeline Safety and Underground UtilityDamage Prevention rules and regulations.Much time will be spent out of the office using a provided state vehicleto travel to these inspection sites. However,prior to conducting independent inspections, there is considerable training thatmust be undertaken. Most of this training takes place in Oklahoma City, OK, andeach course typically has a one-week duration. There are six (6) basicinspector week-long courses that must be successfully completed within your firstthree years of employment. Beyond that, there will be specialized courses thatmust be taken periodically, and these will be held out in Oklahoma City, OK. There are approximately 133 inspection sitesin Delaware, and the federal program requires States to spend a minimum of 85Inspection Person-Days per year per inspector at each of these sites and thevarious construction sites around the state. Our inspections are based onsections of the Code of Federal Regulations and an Administrative Code sectionof Delaware Code.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here. Drafts, develops and modifies engineering designs, plans and specifications. Reviews permit applications, blueprints and/or designs prepared by others to ensure compliance with specifications and regulations. Applies the principles and theories of science and mathematics to research and develop solutions to technical problems. Plans and conducts field studies, surveys, research and development projects, inspections and/or investigations to collect data and ensure conformance to state/federal laws and regulations. Tests or evaluates materials, equipment, systems and facilities. Plans and coordinates engineering projects. Reviews, analyzes and reports on the status of projects and/or regulatory conformance. Develops cost estimates for project time and materials. Provides technical guidance and training to technical staff.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Engineer III
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Possession of a Bachelors Degree or higher Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Petroleum Engineering OR official notice of passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination (in the assigned engineering discipline) administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).

2. At least four years experience in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, or Petroleum Engineering.

3. Knowledge of engineering project management which includes planning, scheduling, staffing, coordinating, controlling, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the status of engineering projects.

Conditions of Hire

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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