PROJECT ENGINEER EQUIPMENT

Code: 11683 State Competitive Range: S29 (FY 2027)

Salary: $95,955.4 - $141,386.2/year FY 2027 schedule (last updated 2026-07-27)

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under the direction of a supervisory official in a state department, has charge of the equipment engineering staff operations and/or contract administration of highway equipment, railcar, and bus acquisitions; or, has charge of the equipment fleet management and operations, and the coordination of related; does other duties.

Examples of work

• Oversees equipment engineering and/or contract administration operations or the equipment fleet management and operations and coordination of related functions depending upon the area of assignment.
• Directs and supervises the work of mechanical engineers and/or specification writers responsible for the design, development, and preparation of equipment engineering specifications and modifications, or the design and development of new and specialized equipment.
• Directs and/or supervises equipment engineers and inspectors responsible for the inspection of assembly work performed on specific new equipment contracts to ensure the work is in compliance with contract specifications, federal and state policies and procedures, and the rules, regulations and policies of the Department and, to ensure that uniform assembly methods are used on all equipment assembly and manufacture.
• Supervises the specification development operations and reviews, analyses and modifies equipment specifications prepared by mechanical engineers/specification writers involving analysis of the industry/market for availability and competition and requiring the application of sound engineering practices.
• Ensures equipment specifications are concise, unambiguous and responsive to users' needs.
• Ensures specifications promote competitive bidding and are properly supported by documentation defensible in the court of law, if required.
• Consults with equipment engineers, technicians, inspectors and fleet managers of various State agencies, quasi-agencies, educational institutions, counties and townships, Federal/State agencies and installers and manufacturers for development, simplification, modification, and/or interpretation of equipment specifications.
• Initiates or supervises initiation of surveys, studies and investigation of equipment operations, maintenance and repair.
• Compiles and interprets equipment survey results, prepares detailed technical reports and makes presentations to evaluation committees, and task forces.
• Supervises and monitors subordinates staff assistants assigned to various phases of contract administration.
• Supervises the preparation of specifications to purchase railcars, locomotives and buses.
• Collaborates and cooperates with superior officers and other Department personnel, with engineers and technical supervisory personnel of the Federal Government, with officials and engineers of related State agencies, manufacturers, railroad and bus company owners, and with others to coordinate Department and public transportation needs and activities.
• Establishes, plans, organizes and supervises a comprehensive work program for either a Regional or Statewide fleet operations; and/or coordinates with and provides consultation to various department headquarters and/or regional equipment operations/maintenance field locations.
• Manages the operations of a permanent State headquarters, including the equipment fleet technical staff and the coordination of activities with Regional equipment operations.
• Manages the operation of a permanent state headquarters, including the engineering and inspection staff and the temporary equipment, railcar, and bus contract administration offices worldwide as the workload requires.
• Supervises units responsible for inspections of all buses that operate in the State, including road checks on a random sample basis and/or pre-acceptance inspections on a 100% inspection basis.
• Resolves conflicts between competing needs in negotiation and advisory efforts with new or expanded State and Federal agencies, with local municipalities, the public at interest, and between State and federal procedures.
• Provides engineering determinations incorporating social, economic, safety and environmental aspects.
• Coordinates fleet management policies and procedures, prepares manuals and directives, and/or conducts fleet management systems analyses utilizing the computerized Fleet Management System data reports.
• Provides equipment engineering to inter and intra-departmental personnel, manufacturers, and material suppliers, on problems involving equipment, railcars, and buses.
• Initiates special studies and investigations on equipment operations, repair and maintenance programs.
• Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate and informative reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• Reviews operations schedules proposed by manufacturers to determine whether proper methods will be used to complete assembly within specified contract time.
• Supervises and/or conducts periodic inspections of equipment maintenance facilities and advises Department personnel and manufacturers regarding the proper interpretation of Fleet Management Systems, and application of plans and specifications.
• Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
• Reviews plan changes, manufacturer's requests for time extensions and permission to sublet portions of the work, and provides recommendations for disposition.
• Analyzes field and laboratory reports; initiates action to correct unsatisfactory conditions related to assembly and equipment maintenance operations.
• Assists in conducting final inspections, prepares status of contract reports, and provides recommendations for acceptance of completed equipment, railcar, and bus contracts.
• Prepares budget requests for personnel, supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Education

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in engineering.

Experience

Four (4) years of engineering experience, one (1) year of which must have involved supervising the design, construction and/or operation of mechanized vehicles or equipment.

License

Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of engineering principles.
• Knowledge of the design, construction, and operation of modern automotive, highway construction equipment, railcars, and buses and the maintenance of modern automotive and construction equipment.
• Knowledge of the methods used to prepare contract specifications.
• Knowledge of railcars, locomotives, and buses.
• Knowledge of social, economic, environmental and safety engineering considerations.
• Ability to organize assigned work, analyze equipment, railcar, bus and related problems, establish appropriate programs and schedules for Bureau staff, and develop effective work methods.
• Ability to read and interpret laws, rules and regulations and apply them to specific situations.
• Ability to analyze and interpret standards, policies, procedures, regulations and functions of the Bureau and the Department, and apply these to specific fleet equipment, railcar, and bus problems and projects.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other who are interested or involved with the work of the unit.
• Ability to establish appropriate internal organizational and operating procedures for the management of the equipment fleet and the contract administration of equipment, railcar, and bus contracts.
• Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate and informative reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• Ability to prepare correspondence.
• Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of records and files.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
• <b>NOTE: FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY</b>
• Employees hired by the Department of Transportation on or before July 1, 1999 who do not possess the Bachelor's degree listed above, may substitute education and experience as indicated below to meet the education requirements.
• EDUCATION:
• An Associate's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• OR
• Completion of forty-five (45) semester hour credits of specialized college level/non-remedial engineering education from an accredited college in an engineering or engineering technology program.
• Acceptable specialized education must include a minimum of twenty-four (24) credits in Engineering/Engineering Science and a minimum of twenty-one (21) credits in general science and a higher level math course. Information regarding acceptable course may be obtained from DOT/Human Resources.
• You must attach a copy of your transcript(s) to your application. Foreign degree/transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. Failure to do so will result in rejection from the examination process.
• AND
• Three and one-half (3 ') years of full time experience in engineering work.
• Applicants who have more than the required forty-five (45) engineering related credits may substitute additional credits for the required experience on a pro-rated basis, thirty (30) credits equaling one (1) year of experience, up to a maximum of two and one-half (2 ') years.
• CODES: 28/S29 - MER 09/25/2010

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Possession of a valid Professional engineer's license issues by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers, and Land Surveyors may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree in engineering.