Engineering Technician II - NEW HIGHER SALARY! - #1400522

How to Apply
You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/bdf3huya by May 2.
 
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NEW HIGHER SALARY: $39,671 - $69,426
 
The Challenge
We are hiring an experienced Engineering Technician to join our Watauga county team.
 
In this role, you will
⦁    Conduct on-site compliance inspections to ensure NCDOT standards are met for driveway connection, encroachment, and subdivision street construction projects.
⦁    Monitor illegal use of highway right-of-way for signs, utilities, and private activities.
⦁    Assist with collecting field data for reviews of driveway permits, site plans, utility and non-utility encroachment agreements, subdivision plans, and road additions/abandonments.
⦁    Meet with utility representatives, contractors, property owners, and others to discuss adherence to policies and procedures, answer questions, and address complaints from the public by phone, written correspondence, and in person.
⦁    Assist our Division during emergencies and bad weather.
⦁    Assist our District Engineer with tasks.
 
What You Bring
⦁    Good eyesight to use testing instruments and equipment, read plan details, make accurate field measurements, and inspect roadway and structure components.
⦁    Agility to climb on bridge substructures/superstructures.
⦁    Capability to exercise limited decision-making and judgement.
⦁    Ability to safely perform manual tasks using bush axes, sledgehammers, and other tools on steep and rough terrain.
⦁    You can apply the NCDOT safety program to all operations.
⦁    Ability to work safely in an outside environment with exposure to hazards on construction sites including traffic, heights, and traversing rough, steep, and uneven terrain.
⦁    Ability to work effectively in high volumes of traffic and extreme temperatures/weather conditions
⦁    Fitness to perform moderate physical activity, such as walking, climbing, kneeling, and standing.
⦁    You can work in emergency situations, nights, and weekends.
⦁    Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
⦁    Safety toe shoes.
 
Education & Experience
⦁    Associates Degree in Civil Engineering, Survey Technology, or a related discipline, and 
⦁    2+ years of engineering technician experience, or 
⦁    An equivalent combination of education and experience. 
 
Questions?
Call me: Tia Gilreath at (336)903-9521.
 
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