Engineering Technician (Geotechnical/Construction Quality Assurance)

About the role

NV5 is seeking an Engineering Technician for our Charlotte, NC location. This role is also open to those in Fayetteville, NC; Rocky Mount, NC; and Burlington, NC. Responsibilities include monitoring activities on construction sites and performing testing of soils, concrete, and asphalt pavement materials. A company truck, phone, and safety equipment will be provided at our office.

Responsibilities

• Performs In-Place Density Tests using nuclear density gauge, drive sleeve, or sand cone method.
• Aggregate Sampling.
• Concrete/Grout/Masonry sampling (including: air content; slump testing; visual observations; casting samples of concrete cylinders, mortar cubes, and grout prisms; and obtaining core samples).
• May perform asphalt sampling, backscatter tests, and coring.

Qualifications

• Will train employees without work experience; but prefer that candidates have at least some construction-related work history.
• Qualified candidates should have basic math and writing skills.
• Strong work ethics.
• Ability to work as a team player.
• Offer is contingent on background report.

Work environment and physical demands

• This position will be subject to outside environmental conditions, including weather conditions such as wet and/or humid environments, extreme cold and/or heat, dusty and noisy work environments.
• Work will primarily be in the field involving long-term standing and frequent walking as well as include common hazards at construction and project sites.
• Must be able to carry, lift and push/pull up to 50 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to walk over rough and uneven terrain and be able to stand up to 10 hours a day on occasion.
• Must have the ability to see, smell, hear, talk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel and twist, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, sit, stand, and walk.
• Weekend and overtime work and/or overnight work and travel may be required.
• Additional physical duties may be required, as necessary.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• PTO
• 401(k)
• Professional development/advancement opportunities