Engineering Technican III

Washtenaw County Road Commission•Ann Arbor, MI

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About The Position

Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) is seeking an Engineering Technician III for the Design & Construction section of its Engineering Department. The position oversees quality control inspection activities, participates in reviewing and preparing plans and related documents, and helps ensure transportation construction activities comply with Road Commission and Michigan Department of Transportation procedures, specifications, and documentation requirements. Work includes roadway and bridge construction.

Requirements

Associate's degree in civil engineering technology, construction technology, surveying technology, or equivalent.
At least five years of experience as a Technician II or equivalent, performing technical quality control inspection activities and reviewing and preparing plans and related documents.

Responsibilities

Ensure transportation construction activities, including roadway and bridge construction, conform to Road Commission and/or Michigan Department of Transportation procedures, regulations, approved plans, and specifications.
Consider project budget constraints, facilitate efficient completion of tasks and site work, and evaluate alternative construction techniques to resolve jobsite complications.
Draft and review daily inspection reports, site logs, and sketches, and compute areas and volumes.
Set up and maintain engineering file systems to support timely contractor payments and accurate documentation for federal and/or state funding compliance.
Review and prepare transportation construction plans, specifications, contract documents, and estimates.
Prepare correspondence to document and facilitate completion of tasks.
Assist the project engineer with scheduling construction project personnel, including contractor, surveying, and testing personnel.
Provide timely written and/or verbal responses to inquiries and concerns from project stakeholders within areas of responsibility.
Attend stakeholder meetings to review, discuss, and resolve issues related to transportation construction activities.
Analyze and interpret laboratory and field data from investigations.
Use Road Commission equipment, including surveying instruments, measurement tools, office supplies, personal computers, jobsite office trailers, and assigned vehicles.