Highway Tech I

About the role

Performs intermediate skilled technical work providing support in the areas of preliminary surveying, construction surveying, project design, and project inspection.

Responsibilities

• Conducts field surveys by setting up and operating field survey equipment to locate and record project topography.
  • Checks for road alignment and flow line culvert placement; photographs and visually describes drainage ways; ss soil, pavements, and excavation areas; locates and places construction stakes.
• Provides technical support in the design and plan preparation for highway construction projects using computer programs.
  • Prepares estimates, drawings, charts, graphs, and visual aids; computes quantities; researches land records for right-of-way activities.
• Performs and oversees project inspections, including physical and visual inspections of and quality assurance on materials and soil.
  • Measures and establishes construction stakes, elevations and alignment data; notifies contractor of issues and concerns.
• Completes paperwork and prepares reports and documentation.
  • Performs other duties and activities as assigned.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications & Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:
  • Associates/Technical degree in civil engineering, and one year of experience in surveying, planning, inspections, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • MnDOT Inspector certification is preferred.
  • A valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility is required upon hire.

Physical Requirements

• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, frequently requires standing, walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and lifting;
• Work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound;
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities;
• Work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather) and exposure to vibration;
• Work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Benefits

Wright County offers an exceptional benefit package including vacation, sick leave and holiday pay. Also included in this benefit package is health, preventative dental and life insurance; medical and dependent care reimbursement accounts (Section 125 Plan); deferred compensation plan and Public Employees Retirement (pension).