Job Description and Duties
Will Consider Junior Engineering Technician
Under the direction and supervision of a Senior Transportation Engineer, the Transportation Engineering Technician performs activities requiring basic engineering knowledge and skills for the preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, design drawings, written documents, presentations, construction inspection, materials testing, contract administration, and other related work for transportation projects.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Transportation Engineering Technician / Junior Engineering Technician exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.
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Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Basic terminology and concepts related to transportation engineering work.
- Department and work unit policies and procedures such as sexual harassment prevention, discrimination, ethics, workplace violence prevention, and state equipment usage.
- Conventional and state-of-the-art equipment and computers applicable to office and field office transportation engineering work.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.
Human Resources Contact: Laura Laurent
Hiring Unit Contact: Laura Turner