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.
- Performs intermediate drafting and calculations in support of design activities; accomplishes non-routine and complex assignments.
- Prepares field notes.
- Prepares quantity summaries, hydraulic and utility studies and right-of-way maps.
- Prepares roadway design, traffic control, lighting, signal, and building plans.
- Uses automated programs, interactive graphics and the Design and Construction Information System.
- Works on reproduction of plans.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
Transportation Engineer Tech II - all of the above and:
- Assists in on-the-job training of less experienced technicians.
- Performs advanced drafting and calculations in support of design activities; develops graphic presentations that include
distinctive design features.
- Performs intermediate design work.
- Reviews entire sets of plans for format, drafting and calculation errors and correlation of plans and specifications.
- Writes general notes, specifications and provisions.
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 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:
Transportation Engineer Tech I:
- Higher mathematics
- Building construction and contractor field procedures
- Performing basic design and drafting
- Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
- Follow verbal and written instructions
Transportation Engineer Tech II - all of the above and:
- Intermediate design and hand and computer-aided drafting procedures
- Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
- Interactive graphic and design information systems
- Writing and revising standards and procedures
- Advanced and specialized design/drafting procedures
- Performing advanced drafting
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs. at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
- Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
- Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
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.