Engineering Technician

Are you excited to channel your passion and education into a rewarding engineering career with the Department of Transportation? If so, Engineering District 9-0 is currently seeking a full-time Engineering Technician to join our Highway Design team. During a 12-month training program, you will acquire in-depth knowledge of traffic engineering principles. Do not miss this opportunity to apply and discover how your work can make a difference in your community!

This one-year trainee program focuses on responsibilities related to highway design. The role involves aiding in the creation of highway plans based on field survey data. Responsibilities include drafting and detailing work necessary for developing highway plans, progressing from initial sketches to comprehensive final plans. The trainee will also support the preparation of plans for simpler highway projects, such as resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, lane widening, and safety improvements at intersections. Additional tasks include performing basic computations, assisting in the establishment of grade lines and gradients, calculating earthwork and material quantities, and plotting roadway and channel templates on cross sections. The trainee will contribute to the preparation of various plans for highway construction, encompassing right-of-way maps, centerline drawings, profiles, topography, cross sections, drainage, and final construction documents. Furthermore, the role involves creating soils maps that highlight geographical issues, deed plot drawings, viewer plans, and other relevant charts. Participation in field trips with project engineers is also expected to assist in taking measurements, notes, and sketches.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Hollidaysburg.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $39,785 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• An associate degree in surveying, drafting, designing, civil, or any other appropriate field of engineering technology.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.