Engineering Technician Sr

Fillmore County • Preston, MN

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About The Position

The Engineering Technician Senior/ Engineer in Training position serves as project manager of road, bridge and culvert construction projects. Coordinates planning, design, survey, inspection, and completion according to specifications to ensure project is completed according to County and MNDOT standards. Performs safety inspections of in-service bridges. While these are the primary focus of the position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as part of their role with the County.

Requirements

• Knowledge of technical engineering methods, techniques, principles and
• Skill in use of computer aided engineering tools such as Autocad and road design software.
• Working Knowledge of Windows and MS Office
• Knowledge and skill of survey principles and operation of survey equipment
• Familiarity with current MN DOT specifications
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and general
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts from basic math computations through trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts to field surveying and engineering
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete
• Skill in communication in dealings with others both in and outside of the department. Interactions with others generally require influencing, instructing and negotiating with individuals to gain their understanding, cooperation, and
• Ability to operate surveying
• Ability to perform technical engineering
• Ability to operate drafting instruments and related
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering.
• Valid Driver’s License or evidence of equivalent mobility

Responsibilities

• Determines best method to collect survey data, supervises and schedules survey work, coordinates survey work with contractors, evaluates survey data, prepares and reviews plans, determines if plans need to be altered, and completes final design plans and specifications for road, bridge and culvert projects according to established procedures and to comply with departmental
• Supervises and performs all material testing for compliance with standards and specifications.
• Inspects projects in progress and completed including observing installation and testing of certain components to ensure compliance to project specifications and County standards. Maintains records of inspections performed as
• Determines staking lines for future construction and improvement projects, verifying staking and layout of each phase of project in association with plans and
• Reviews plans and specifications for projects and makes estimations regarding quantities of materials needed and computes mathematical data.
• Prepares proposals, abstracts, contract payment requests, construction changes, work orders, supplemental agreements, and plan drawings and submits for State approval. Completes all paperwork needed to finalize projects utilizing public
• Directs seasonal workers including assigning work schedules, monitoring assignments, training staff, and determining the priority of
• Performs safety inspections of all bridges as mandated by Federal Guidelines when certified to do so. Assists in this process until
• Interacts with public and contractors to respond to general inquiries and provide

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level