Surveying (EPS) Technician V

State of Delaware•Dover, DE

About The Position

The Division of Transportation Solutions works to provide excellence in transportation by developing, constructing, and maintaining Delaware’s infrastructure in a way that supports a safe, cost-effective, and efficient multimodal transportation network and enhances mobility, commerce, and livability. The division also provides support services to other department divisions. This position is described as a supervisor in the Transportation Management Center (TMC), which provides centralized management and coordination for the state’s multimodal transportation system and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The role oversees team operations, manages a team of professionals, and supports the efficient handling of incidents and events affecting the transportation network. Work involves rotational shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Employees may need to remain at the TMC until unplanned or weather events conclude and may work extended hours during incidents or emergencies. The job class’s essential functions include inspecting infrastructure and documenting compliance or deficiencies; designing, developing, or reviewing engineering project and site information; collecting and recording survey, inspection, and testing information; conducting studies and data analysis; evaluating materials, designs, and traffic-related information; performing surveying measurements and calculations; using drafting equipment, surveying tools, automated information systems, and computer software; interpreting engineering documents; and performing related duties as required.

Requirements

Three years of experience using intelligent transportation systems to perform transportation management, including optimizing traffic flow and operations.
Three years of experience developing, implementing, and evaluating traffic management solutions for planned events and non-recurring incidents that impede normal traffic flow.
Three years of experience evaluating the effectiveness of traffic control methods and devices, including signs or pavement markings.
Three years of experience analyzing causes of and remedies for high-risk traffic conditions.
Three years of project management experience, including planning, developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating projects to ensure objectives are met.
Six months of contract management and control experience, including ensuring compliance with contract terms and negotiating changes to existing contracts.
Three years of experience using an automated information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve or inquire about, and report on data.
Knowledge of staff supervision acquired through coursework, academic training, employer-provided training, or lead-worker oversight; alternatively, experience supervising staff or supervising subordinate supervisors and professional, technical, and clerical employees.
Possession of a valid driver’s license that is not suspended, revoked, cancelled, or disqualified.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; the State of Delaware does not provide employment-based sponsorship.
Must pass pre-employment drug testing after a conditional offer.
Must pass a satisfactory criminal background check as a condition of hire.

Responsibilities

Oversee Transportation Management Center team operations and manage a team of professionals.
Ensure efficient handling of incidents and events affecting the transportation network.
Inspect infrastructure for compliance with design plans, material specifications, safety requirements, construction processes, applicable codes, and maintenance requirements; document and report compliance or deficiencies.
Design, develop, or review engineering project and site layouts, alignments, profiles, studies, graphs, and related work.
Compile and record notes, sketches, test results, inspection data, and other information to document compliance or develop designs, specifications, reports, maps, and geographically based data.
Conduct studies to support analysis of needs, plan development, recording characteristics, and related activities.
Analyze data to assess accuracy, develop recommendations or corrective designs, and ensure compliance.
Test or evaluate the quality of materials or designs for adherence to contracts and specifications.
Obtain survey data, including angles, elevations, points, and contours, using electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying instruments.
Calculate or measure area and volume dimensions, horizontal and vertical geometry, profiles, component specifications, and material-testing dimensions using calculators or computers.
Operate computer-assisted drafting equipment and other tools of the trade; use automated information systems and software to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve, and report data.
Read and interpret plans, specifications, blueprints, and other engineering documents.
Perform other related duties as required.