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Engineering Technician I

Salary

$35,984.00 - $62,971.00 Annually

Location

Randolph County, NC

Job Type

Permanent Full-Time

Job Number

25-05955

Department

Dept of Transportation

Division

State Hwy Administrator - Div of Hwys

Opening Date

05/13/2025

Closing Date

5/26/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Job Class Title

Engineering Technician I

Position Number

60025311

Salary Grade

NC07

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+ Benefits

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Description of Work

Salary GradeNC07 Salary Range: $35,984 to $62,971

This position with NCDOT offers fullState Benefits (https://oshr.nc.gov/state-employee-resources/benefits) , competitive salaries and many career development opportunities.

The primary purpose of the Location & Surveys Unit is to provide Statewide engineering and geomatics analysis in the development of transportation facilities and acquisition of property in accordance with the best professional engineering and surveying practices consistent with all laws and regulations governing the State Highway System. For more information about the Location & Surveys Unit watch thisvideo (https://youtu.be/lhBg7b\_uMtM) .

We are looking for an Engineering Technician in the Plymouth office. This position is responsible for technical work supporting higher level technicians or engineers in route location surveying. It requires the performance of a wide variety of standardized and non-standardized tasks and assignments in compiling, analyzing, computing, editing, and processing field data. The successful applicant must perform a full range of calculations and computations. This position is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions.

In this role you will perform:

+ Work as a part of an engineering survey crew under the supervision of higher-level technicians or engineers.

+ Basic field or office technical assignments in connection with highway route location surveys of projects.

+ A variety of survey instrument operations and/or CADD and computer operations in the surveying and creation of plan sheets and survey data including hydraulic surveys, complex horizontal alignments and setting photogrammetric controls, property condemnation and Global Positioning System (GPS) field work.

+ Operation of Electronic Engineering Survey Equipment.

+ Operation of CADD equipment.

+ Courthouse research.

+ Steps to maintain safety of self and worksite.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

+ Experience communicating technical information verbally including via handheld radio and performing basic internet skills such as online property searches.

+ Experience with minimum basic skills in math including geometry, trigonometry, and algebra.

+ Experience following oral or written procedures and instructions given by others.

+ Experience working as a member of a team in less complex assignments such as collecting DTM data or photogrammetric and topographical features in the field for plan sheet preparation.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

Associate’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Survey Technology or assigned discipline from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

If there are no qualified candidates remaining in the applicant pool who meet the minimum Education and Experience or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position, the agency may consider for this position, a trainee who does not meet the minimum requirements. Salary for a trainee may be set at a lower level than the classification salary range and recruitment range that is listed in the posting with the salary being adjusted up accordingly as the trainee has obtained the necessary additional education and experience to fully meet the minimum qualifications as outlined in the classification specification.

Supplemental and Contact Information

Wanda Hollowell, 252-741-6060

It is important that your application includes all of your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application. NCDOT will not accept "See Attached" or Resume's in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application. If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting close date will be accepted."

Applicants must meet both the minimum requirements and all posted Knowledge, Skills and Ability requirements to be considered Qualified for the position. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application.

NCDOT will not accept “See Attached” or “See Resume” in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application. If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting date will be accepted.

NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.

For permanent and time-limited appointments:

Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.

01

I understand in order to be qualified for this position, the description of my work experience must clearly reflect the required education and experience as well as the posted knowledge, skills and abilities for this position. I have included all of this information within my application. (If you haven't completed the application requirements, please return to your application to finish it before submitting your application.)

+ Yes

+ No

02

Which of the following best describes your level of experience communicating technical information verbally including via handheld radio, and performing basic internet skills such as online property searches?

+ None

+ Less than 1 Year

+ 1-2 Years

+ 2-3 Years

+ 3-4 Years

+ 4-5 Years

+ 5 or More Years

03

Explain how you have experience communicating technical information verbally including via handheld radio, and performing basic internet skills such as online property searches.

04

Which of the following best describes your level of experience with minimum basic skills in math including geometry, trigonometry, and algebra?

+ None

+ Less than 1 Year

+ 1-2 Years

+ 2-3 Years

+ 3-4 Years

+ 4-5 Years

+ 5 or More Years

05

Explain how you have experience with minimum basic skills in math including geometry, trigonometry, and algebra.

06

Which of the following best describes your level of experience following oral or written procedures and instructions given by others?

+ None

+ Less than 1 Year

+ 1-2 Years

+ 2-3 Years

+ 3-4 Years

+ 4-5 Years

+ 5 or More Years

07

Explain how you have experience following oral or written procedures and instructions given by others.

08

Which of the following best describes your level of experience working as a member of a team in less complex assignments such as collecting DTM data or photogrammetric and topographical features in the field for plan sheet preparation?

+ None

+ Less than 1 Year

+ 1-2 Years

+ 2-3 Years

+ 3-4 Years

+ 4-5 Years

+ 5 or More Years

09

Explain how you have experience working as a member of a team in less complex assignments such as collecting DTM data or photogrammetric and topographical features in the field for plan sheet preparation.

Required Question

Employer

State of North Carolina

Website

http://www.ncdot.gov/

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