Engineering Technician, Highway Department

Salary

Hiring Rate: $29.32/hour, Grade 16, Non-Exempt, Teamsters - General Unit

Stearns County Mission: Provide Exceptional Public Services to Assure a Safe, Healthy, Vibrant County for All.

Stearns County Values: Professional | Approachable | Responsive | Collaborative | Fair & Equitable

It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Starting Salary

$29.32/hour (Effective 1-1-27 $30.79/hour)

Stearns County derives strength from the diversity of its workforce and provides a welcoming environment where all are respected and valued. We are seeking an Engineering Technician to join our team. The ideal candidate will be flexible, adaptable, detail oriented, and highly organized. If you are self-motivated, thrive in a changing environment, and enjoy project-based initiatives, this may be your new career in public service! Stearns County employs nearly 1,000 skilled and talented employees whose daily contributions drive our mission, values and strategic plan.

Position Objective

To serve as instrument person on survey crew, perform construction inspection duties independently on projects and prepare detailed construction plans for highway improvements. This position is responsible for assisting in establishing accurate construction plans to maintain safe roads and bridges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These examples do not include all possible responsibilities in this position and do not limit the assignment of related duties to this classification.

• Performs survey duties including: operates total station, transit, level and other engineering instruments; performs rod, chain and recording; performs staking; reduces field notes and performs engineering computations.
• May serve as temporary survey crew chief.
• Performs plant inspections for concrete and bituminous production.
• Inspects construction to ensure compliance to plans and specifications for grading and surfacing projects.
• Measures and documents pay quantities.
• Approves and records routine revisions to contracts and refers non-compliance or major revisions to assistant engineer.
• Assists with annual bridge inspections.
• Serves as liaison to general public and property owners on projects.
• Keeps a diary on construction projects; prepares progress reports and pay estimates.
• Uses computer and manual drafting techniques to produce detailed construction plans.
• Researches property ownership records and interprets legal descriptions.
• Prepares and updates maps.
• Performs routine engineering computations.
• Enters data on projects to software including project bid item quantity and correct funding sources.
• Designs sealcoat projects and calculates quantities.
• Assures adherence to State and Federal requirements for plan format and content.
• Communicates and coordinates with MnDOT, city councils, city engineers, city maintenance departments, MPCA, county commissioners, and other various governmental agencies regarding engineering projects.
• Attends work in a regular and timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Minimum Qualifications

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must possess the following:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Two-year Civil Technology Certificate OR fours years of progressively responsible highway technology experience
• Experience using Microsoft Office Applications
• Valid MN Driver's License or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment
• Reliable means of transportation to travel to multiple locations around Stearns County, some of which may not be accessible by public transportation

Preferred Experience Beyond Minimum Qualifications

• MN/DOT certification in Aggregate Production, Bituminous Plant I, Bituminous Street I and II, Concrete Field I, Concrete Plant I, Grading and Base I and II
• MPCA certification in Site Management

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the standards, requirements, principles and practices of highway design.
• Knowledge of legal land descriptions.
• Knowledge of the practices, equipment and techniques of drafting.
• Knowledge of engineering and survey practices.
• Knowledge of engineering maps and records.
• Ability to make required mathematical calculations rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to learn use of technical engineering instruments.
• Ability to work under adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to manage landowner problems and concerns.

Accountabilities Shared By All Employees

• Consistently performs job responsibilities with a positive attitude and in a manner consistent with the County's mission and values.
• Develops and maintains a respectful and collaborative professional relationship with all County employees and the public we serve.
• Values and respects the diversity each employee brings to the organization.
• Develops and maintains knowledge and understanding of all department and County-wide policies, protocols and procedures that apply to the performance of this position.
• Complies with all rules and policies to maintain a safe work environment.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

This position involves indoor work approximately 50% of the time and outdoor work 50% of the time; ability to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis and 100 pounds on an occasionally basis; ability to climb up and down manholes; and deal with extreme heat and cold for extended periods of time. Click the following to view the: Functional Job Analysis for this job.

Extent of Supervision or Guidance Provided

• Work is performed under the general supervision of the Assistant Engineer.
• Responsibility for Public Contact
• Frequent.

Hours of Work

This position has a normal work schedule of 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; may include some hours outside of normal work hours on occasion. All employees are required to reside within the state of Minnesota.

Interview Date

• If you are selected to be interviewed for this position, interviews will be held on a date to be determined.
• Invitations to interview will be sent to the email address listed on the job application and will be based upon an assessment of education and experience.
• A job specific physical, drug and/or psychological exam may be required before appointment.

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