Engineering Technician 3

The Position

Engineering Technicians perform a broad range of duties involving technical engineering work in support of professional engineers including drafting, engineering calculations, surveying, materials and soils testing, construction inspection, roadway design, right-of-way engineering, planning, permitting and inspection, water rights appropriation and land acquisition in support of civil or related professional engineering work. Work requires the application of technical engineering skills, methods and practices in compiling technical data, drafting, computer aided software, operating specialized equipment and preparing engineering related documents.

Under general supervision incumbents perform one or more of the duties described in the series concept at the journey level, perform technical engineering work by applying a variety of methods and practices in compiling technical data, using computer aided software, operating specialized equipment and preparing technical engineering documents.

This position is in the Pavement Analysis section of the Materials Division. Technicians in this position will be responsible for performing field testing operations utilizing the specialized pavement testing equipment of the section and will include, but not be limited to, statewide testing, equipment calibration, mechanical inventory, data collection and record management. Technicians will also be required to assist in other tasks such as the research of construction plans, change orders, and special provisions for historical database entry. Knowledge and experience with computer software programs including, but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and database software are preferred.

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