Engineering Technician II - Project Inspector - #1401514

How to Apply
You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/5n88td9t by May 5.
 
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NEW HIGHER SALARY: $39,671 - $69,426
 
The Challenge
We are hiring an experienced Engineering Technician to join our Division 11 team as a project roadway/structure inspector.
 
In this role, you will
⦁    Support senior engineers administrating highway construction contracts.
⦁    Monitor contractor’s daily operations.
⦁    Perform/review test reports to ensure all work and materials conform to specifications, plans, and contract documents.
⦁    Perform contract administration duties, such as pay record entry/review, materials received reports, certified payroll review, daily diary review, as-constructed plans preparation, and monthly quantity verification prior to estimate payment.
⦁    Resolve daily constructability issues and troubleshoot problems to mitigate delays to project delivery.
⦁    Assist other NCDOT staff and contractors in utility relocation efforts by inspecting and tracking relocation work.
⦁    Anticipate contract problems and advise engineering staff of the need for plan revisions, supplemental agreements, or other contract adjustments to improve safety, timely delivery, and quality of delivered project
⦁    Monitor contractors’ 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.
⦁    Direct and schedule work of junior technicians in staking out and inspecting every phase of construction projects to ensure they are built according to contract documents in a timely and cost-effective manner.
⦁    Manage all aspects of assigned construction projects with limited supervision from senior engineers.
⦁    Actively engage with leadership, management, counseling, and training NCDOT and contractors' technicians.
⦁    Communicate and coordinate work with contractors, subcontractors, utility owners, and property owners to minimize delays and disturbances while maximizing projects' progress.
 
What You Bring
⦁    Knowledge and understanding of NCDOT highway and bridge construction, contracts, plans, standards and specifications.
⦁    Experience performing inspections, materials sampling and testing (concrete, asphalt density) to ensure compliance with NCDOT specifications.
⦁    Experience with contract administration, and maintaining neat, legible, and accurate records and reports, including computer/iPad data entry.
⦁    Ability to read and interpret construction plans.
⦁    Communications skills to effectively communicate with engineers, developers, the public, public officials, and NCDOT staff, and to communicate in a clear, concise, organized, and persuasive manner, both verbally and in writing.
⦁    Good engineering judgement to make independent decisions
⦁    Ability to work safely in an outside environment with exposure to hazards on construction sites, including heights, highway traffic, weather extremes, and climbing rough terrain in evaluating highway construction.
⦁    Fitness to perform moderate physical activity, including walking, climbing, balancing, kneeling, and standing.
⦁    Computer knowledge and skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook). Experience with iPads/tablets, HiCAMS, and SharePlus/SharePoint is highly preferred.
⦁    Advanced working knowledge of math functions.
⦁    Ability to work nights/weekends as required by project workload/staffing with fluctuating hours, if needed, on any assigned project in Division 11.
⦁    You apply a safety philosophy and program to all operations.
⦁    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:  Sadie Schneider at (336)903-9119.
 
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