Performs basic design work and calculations. Performs field work; uses automated systems. Design activity is overseen by a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who has final approval authority for projects. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.
Essential Duties:
Transportation Engineer Tech I:
Performs basic design work.
Prepares field notes.
Prepares quantity summaries, hydraulic and utility studies and right-of-way maps.
Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
Transportation Engineer Tech II:
In addition to the duties listed above.
Performs intermediate design work.
Reviews entire sets of plans for format, drafting and calculation errors and correlation of plans and specifications.
Prepares roadway design, traffic control, lighting, signal, and building plans.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.
Experience:
Transportation Engineer Tech I: No experience required.
Transportation Engineer Tech II: 2 years of experience in drafting, design, plan preparation.
(Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related College education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
Licenses and Certifications:
Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
Competencies:
Interactive graphic and design information systems
Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
Follow verbal and written instructions
Performing basic design and drafting
Intermediate design and hand and computer-aided drafting procedures
Higher mathematics
Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
Subject to noise
Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
Visual Acuity-operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment
Conditions of Employment:
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- This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
- Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
- Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation - 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) - does not authorize "medical marijuana" under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.