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Engineering Postions

The Kansas Department of Transportation State Bridge Office will challenge the new employee with a diversity of analysis and design experiences. New engineers have the opportunity to explore many of the tasks listed below.

Hydrology	Soils and Foundation Engineering	Retaining Wall System Design
River Hydraulics	Structural Analysis	Bridge Cost Estimating
Surveying	Reinforced Concrete Design	Construction Problem Solving
Bridge Sizing and Selection	Prestressed Concrete Design	Computer Aided Drafting
Road Geometric Design	Structural Steel Design	Software Development
Bridge Drainage Systems	Concrete Box Design

Once the employee gains bridge design experience, he/she may choose to specialize or concentrate on one of the more specific bridge fields listed below:

Bridge Design	Signing and Lighting Structures	Bridge Inspection
Software Development	Standards and Manual Development	Load Rating and Evaluation

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN TOPEKA

Kansas University/Kansas State University Joint Masters Program in Topeka
Washburn University
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
ASCE Structural and Hydrology Technical Groups
ASCE Young Members Forum
Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (KSPE) and NSPE

Questions concerning a career in the State Bridge Office should be directed to: Loren Risch, Bridge Design Engineer

Non-Degree Technical Positions

The Kansas Department of Transportation State Bridge Office offers many challenging, non-degree, technical positions.

These include:

Engineering Technician	Technical Support Consultant I	Management Systems Analyst I
Engineering Technician Associate	Engineering Technician Senior	Engineering Technician Specialist
Application Developer II

These non-degree technical positions will challenge the employee with a diversity of technical experiences including:

Computer Aided Drafting (CADD)	Bridge Inspection	Database Generation and Maintenance
Highway and Bridge Geometrics	Bridge Evaluation and Rating Investigations	Web Page Development and Maintenance
Plan Detail Checks and Quantity Calculations	Special Bridge Inspections, Diving, Ultrasonic Testing	Hardware and Operating System Installation and Maintenance

Questions concerning a career in the State Bridge Office should be
directed to: Loren Risch, Bridge Design Engineer