Engineering Technician III

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

This position is in the Fayetteville Transportation Drive Residents Office. This position will maintain appropriate project records/reports. Perform necessary surveying and inspection calculations. Also requires familiarization with reading plans, contract specifications and applicable standards. Perform a variety of office assignments such as checking pay records, haul tickets, force account, contractors payroll, material received and estimate with use of calculator and computer. May serve as a lead project inspector for larger roadway and larger structure projects, conducting independent inspections on various construction operations using plans, contracts, standards, specifications, etc. and a variety of material testing devices to ensure compliance with project requirements. Supervises and trains lower-level employees. Employee will be subject to hazards on highway construction sites.

• Experience analyzing and interpreting highway construction plans
• Experience using surveying equipment, instruments, levels, data collectors and GPS equipment
• Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision
• Experience applying engineering concepts to solve complex problems
• Computer experience including office software and drafting software

Additional Expectations:

Evaluate and apply engineering judgment to construction plans, contract provisions and inspection procedures. Ability to perform independent complex inspections, maintain detailed records and perform sampling and testing in accordance with established guidelines. Ability to operate survey equipment, computer terminals and drafting instruments and considerable knowledge of mathematical functions. Skills in use of office equipment; calculators and computers. Ability to read, interpret construction plans, contract provisions, specifications and inspection procedures, good communicative ability, and supervisory ability. Train, coordinate and supervise subordinate employees. Communicate, establish, and work in an outside environment including exposure to hazards on construction sites including heights, highway traffic, lifting heavy objects and traversing rough terrain in evaluation highway construction. Must be able to work nights and weekends as required. Apply safety philosophy and program to all operations. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Candidate must be able to legally operate motor vehicle.

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.

Associates 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.