Engineering Technician
About the role
Are you searching for a career where you can build your technical skills while helping to ensure that quality work is delivered on important transportation projects? As an Engineering Technician for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), you will enhance your skills while working directly with materials, measurements, and project documentation to ensure that construction projects are completed accurately. You will contribute to projects that improve travel and strengthen communities across the Commonwealth. If you are eager to grow in a professional, supportive team setting, we want to meet you!
Responsibilities
- Participate in inspections of construction materials and workmanship to ensure compliance with standards
- Create detailed checklists by researching contract items, manuals, and related standards
- Record project information manually or electronically and enter daily data into required systems
- Complete measurements, estimates, sketches, and calculations to support project accuracy
- Observe placement of materials such as concrete, bituminous mixtures, and drainage components
- Work with staff, agencies, legislators, and the public to support effective project administration
Qualifications
- An associate degree in surveying, drafting, designing, civil, or any other appropriate field of engineering technology (applicants within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree are considered to meet the requirement)
- Possession of a valid Class C Driver's License
- Meet the Pennsylvania residency requirement
- Ability to perform essential job functions
Schedule
Full-time employment; work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday–Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch. Telework may be available part‑time for those with a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and an approved work location inside Pennsylvania; otherwise reporting to the headquarters office in King of Prussia is required. Telework eligibility is subject to change.
Pay
Starting annual salary for new Commonwealth of Pennsylvania employees is $41,506.00 (before taxes).