**RE-ADVERTISEMENT** Transportation Engineering Technician II (61036138)

Responsibilities

• Maintains files and keeps all encroachment permits updated.
• Logs all permits in the computer Encroachment permit program before filing.
• Assists with drawings and completion of permits when necessary.
• Re-inspects work upon completion of rejects to make sure all work is in compliance with policies and specifications of construction and utility manuals.
• Assists in conducting field inspections on contracts or permits requiring a firm understanding of technical aspects, including traffic control, concrete, asphalt, earthwork, environmental and safety procedures.
• Stays in constant contact with utility companies, engineering firms, private individuals, and contractors; and is in daily contact with landowners and surveyors, looking up rights-of-way and special provisions.
• Assists in inspections for moderate-level contracts such as roadway mowing, vegetation or tree removal, and street sweeping where field measurements for pavement are required.
• Meets contractors for on-site inspections.
• Assists in obtaining information necessary to prepare reports required for project development, including but not limited to, assisting permit applicants in submittal process, and calculating estimates for quantities of moderate-level maintenance and district contracts.
• Takes the appropriate actions to maintain and keep right-of-way clear of illegal encroachments.
• Assists in verifying status of location and description of highway system additions.
• Assists maintenance forces with required routine maintenance inspections and during emergency and/or hazardous weather operations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A high school diploma and one (1) year of experience that is related to the area of employment; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• The physical demands for the essential functions involves frequent bending, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Walking for extended periods, treading rough terrain, working in close proximity to motoring traffic, and in natural environmental hazards.
• May require occasional exposure to noise.
• May require working outside of normal work schedules and weekends.