Distinctive Drafting Design Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Performs advanced and specialized drafting, calculations and design work; performs field work; uses automated systems; learns specialized techniques; trains and reviews the work of others; others. Design activity is overseen by a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who has final approval authority for projects. May serve as lead worker. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence.

Essential Duties:

Transportation Specialist I

• Assists in planning and coordinating office operations.
• Performs advanced and specialized design work.
• Prepares field notes.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Transportation Specialist II  
In addition to the duties listed above:

• Reviews entire sets of plans for format, drafting and calculation errors and correlation of plans and specifications.
• May assist in planning and coordinating office operations.
• Performs advanced and specialized design work.
• Performs advanced and specialized drafting and calculations in support of design activities; develops graphic presentations that include distinctive design features.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Transportation Specialist III
In addition to the duties listed above:
 

• Receives project assignments, determines work requirements to complete project plans and coordinates scheduling to accommodate projects already underway.
• Performs advanced and specialized design work.
• Prepares budget estimates.
• Trains less experienced technicians.
   

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies.

Experience: 

Transportation Engineer Specialist I:   6 years drafting, design, plan preparation.
Transportation Engineer Specialist II:  7 years drafting, design, plan preparation.
Transportation Engineer Specialist III: 8 years drafting, design, plan preparation.

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:

• Higher mathematics
• Applicable computer software applications and hardware
• Performing basic design and drafting
• Maintaining a safe and effective working relationship with others
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals
• Interactive graphic and design information systems
• Design and plan preparation methods and requirements
• Plan review methods, processes and procedures
• Performing intermediate drafting
• Writing, reviewing and revising documents to include engineering notes, specifications, standards and procedures
• Monitoring the status and progress of projects
• Leading, assigning, reviewing, and monitoring the work of others
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
• Application of engineering fundamentals
• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
• Performing advanced drafting
• Writing, reviewing and revising documents to include engineering notes, specifications, standards and procedures
   

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
• Kneeling-bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
• Crouching-bending body downward and forward by bending leg(s) and spine
• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

Conditions of Employment:
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• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical. 
• If this position is determined to be Safety Impact by responsibilities, it will be subject to random drug testing