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14 Jun 2024

Full-Time Engineering Technician III – 2 Openings!

NC Department of Transportation – Posted by Dan –  Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Job Description

How to Apply
You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/5h5n2yxf by June 19.
 
This posting is for 2 openings and your application will be considered for BOTH of them!
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NEW HIGHER SALARY: $42,464 – $74,313
 
The Challenge
We are looking for 2 experienced Engineering Technician III’s to join our Asheville Resident Engineering team.
In this role, you will:
    • Serve as a lead project inspector and support senior engineers in the administration of medium to large highway construction projects.
    • Monitor contractor’s daily operations and perform/review test reports to ensure that all work and materials conform to specifications, plans, and contract provisions.
    • Perform contract administration duties, such as pay record entry/review, material received reports, certified payroll, haul tickets, as-constructed plans, and monthly estimates.
    • Manage and train junior technicians, including NCDOT staff and contracted construction inspectors.
    • Resolve daily constructability issues and troubleshoot problems to mitigate delays in contractor’s progress.
    • Monitor utility relocation efforts by inspecting and tracking relocation work.
    • Anticipate contractual problems and advise supervisor of need for plan revisions, supplemental agreements, or other contract adjustments to improve safety, timely delivery, and quality of delivered products.
    • Monitor contractor’s operations to ensure compliance with subcontract agreements and with the contract Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements.
    • Ensure compliance with NC Sedimentation and Pollution Control Act, and that all work performed in permitted areas is done in accordance with permits.
    • Effectively communicate and coordinate work with contractors, subcontractors, utility owners, and property owners to minimize delays and disturbances while maximizing project progress.
What You Bring
    • Knowledge in understanding, interpreting, and analyzing contracts, plans, standards, and specifications associated with highway construction projects, including roadways and structures.
    • Experience performing inspections, sampling, and materials testing (i.e., concrete, asphalt density) to ensure compliance with NCDOT specifications.
    • Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision.
    • General knowledge of surveying.
    • Computer skills using iPad, laptops, applications (e.g., Microsoft Office Word/Excel/Outlook, HiCams and SharePoint), and math functions.
    • Ability to establish and maintain positive communication between technicians, engineers, contractors, and the public.
    • Good verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate in a clear, concise, organized, and persuasive manner.
    • Ability to make independent decisions using sound engineering judgement.
    • Ability to work safely in an outside environment with exposure to hazards on construction sites, including heights, highway traffic, weather extremes, and traversing rough terrain when evaluating highway construction.
    • Physical fitness to walk, climb, balance, kneel, and stand.
    • Strength to lift 50 pounds.
    • Ability to work nights and weekends as required with fluctuating hours exceeding 50 hours a week on any assigned project in the Division.
    • You apply a safety philosophy and program to all operations.
    • Safety toe shoes.
 
Education & Experience
    • Associate’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Survey Technology, or a related field, and
    • 3+ years relevant technician-level experience; or
    • An equivalent combination of training and experience.
 
Questions?
Call me:  Christina Lassalle at (828) 250-3270.
 
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How to Apply

You MUST apply at  https://tinyurl.com/5h5n2yxf

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Award Winning, engineering, Government, great place to work, Living Wage Employer, ncdot, Public Sector, technician, and Veteran Friendly. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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