DOT Highway Project Engineer Intern Under Improper Direction

Class f359ce53
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#DOTHighwayProjectEngineerInternUnderImproperDirection
Definition

An unlicensed engineer intern working within a state Department of Transportation highway project under the supervision of a senior licensed professional engineer, who has independently produced a policy-compliant design and is subsequently subjected to indirect supervisory pressure to revise that design in a manner that would violate agency cost-allocation policy, bearing obligations to resist improper direction, protect public resources, and refuse to participate in design manipulation even when a supervising PE offers to sign off on the revised work.

Properties
Subclass of
EmployerRelationshipRole
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EmployerRelationshipRole
Definition
An unlicensed engineer intern working within a state Department of Transportation highway project under the supervision of a senior licensed professional engineer, who has independently produced a policy-compliant design and is subsequently subjected to indirect supervisory pressure to revise that design in a manner that would violate agency cost-allocation policy, bearing obligations to resist improper direction, protect public resources, and refuse to participate in design manipulation even when a supervising PE offers to sign off on the revised work.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer Intern D, who is about to sit for the PE exam
TTL
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Metadata
Type
Class
Content Hash
f359ce5326220742...
Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
58
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-25T21:46:30.415971+00:00
First Discovered In Case
58
Generated
2026-02-25T21:46:30.415971+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 58 Extraction