Engineering Technician III - Wake Co

This position with NCDOT offers full State Benefits , competitive salaries and many career development opportunities.

This position will be staffed in the Urban Freeway Unit. Job duties will include inspection of purchase order contracts, performance-based contracts, fully operated rental agreement and force account work. This includes but is not limited to drainage, guardrail, signs, bridges, roadside, pavement markings & markers, and pavement repairs inspection. Also includes supervising embedded contract Engineering Technicians, oversight and processing of damage claims, inspection during snow and ice abatement, communication with law enforcement and attendance at various meetings. Must have experience using Microsoft Office products including but not limited to Word, Excel, Power Point, along with SharePoint, SDV and NCDOT WIGINS program. Employee will be responsible for entering daily reports, diaries, and TIMS entries.

Employee will inspect or lead co-workers in the following operations: asphalt lay down; stone base, sign placement; grading construction of fill sections; undercut; seeding/mulching; major concrete structures; curb and gutter; milling; drainage; utility construction; erosion control; pavement markings; work zone traffic control; and concrete pavement. Must have working knowledge of state and/or federal rules and regulations to determine compliance.

Applicants must submit an application that clearly reflects work experience that demonstrates the following:

• Customer service experience related to resolving problems that involve explaining complicated engineering concepts to various customer groups.
• Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision.
• Experience applying engineering concepts to solve complex problems.
• Experience working in a team environment to complete assignments.
• Knowledge in understanding, interpreting, and analyzing contracts, plans, standards, and specifications associated with highway construction projects including both roadways and structures.

Additional Expectations:

Employee will be required to maintain effective working relations with other employees and the general public. In addition, establish positive lines of communication between technicians, engineers, and contractors. Employee must have the ability to utilize verbal and nonverbal skills to express non-routine or moderately complex technical and/or program concepts and related facts in a clear, concise, organized, and persuasive manner. Employee will be required to have a close visual acuity to use testing instruments, read plan details, make accurate field measurements and inspect roadway and structure components.

Employee must be able to legally operate a motor vehicle. Employee must have the ability to work at heights over water or traffic and climb on bridge substructures and superstructures. Safety toe shoes are required. Employee must have the ability to traverse slopes, walk on uneven ground and lift 50 lbs. Employee will be required to maintain NCDOT certifications for asphalt roadway paving, concrete testing, Pavement Marking and Traffic Control training, Level I and II Erosion and Sediment Control, and other certifications as required.

Offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of NCDOT post offer employment evaluation.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

Associate's degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Survey Technology or assigned discipline from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of progressive technician level experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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Applicants must meet both the minimum requirements and all posted Knowledge, Skills and Ability requirements to be considered Qualified for the position. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application.

NCDOT will not accept "See Attached" or "See Resume" in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application. If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting date will be accepted.